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Improved DC performance helps ASOS hit £1bn
ASOS burst through the £1 billion turnover barrier for the four months ending 31 December 2019, up 20% year-on-year. Total group turnover, including UK and international sales, hit £1.106 billion in...
View ArticleThe Range leases 546,970 sq ft shed in West Yorkshire
The Range is to open a distribution centre in West Yorkshire after leasing one of the largest vacant distribution warehouses in the North of England. The shed measures at 546,970 sq ft and sits within...
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New CEO for Sainsbury’s
Mike Coupe is to retire from his role as chief executive at Sainsbury’s from 1 June. He will be replaced by retail and operations director Simon Roberts. Coupe will have spent six years as chief...
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Amazon volumes boost UPS
Strong volume growth in the US led by Amazon offset declines in international package and supply chain and freight divisions at UPS during 2019 – in a year that saw a 3.1% increase in turnover to $74...
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XPO Logistics wins Waitrose & Partners contract
XPO Logistics has won a contract with Waitrose & Partners to provide multi-service regional and national distribution from two sites in Milton Keynes. Under the contract XPO will operate the Magna...
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DSV Panalpina cautious on 2020 despite strong 2019
DSV Panalpina has warned that it will be “difficult to predict the market situation in 2020” as DSV felt the benefits of the acquisition of Panalpina in the second half of 2019. For 2019 DSV Panalpina...
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Veganuary and Dry January drive supermarket sales
The grocery market grew 0.3% in the 12-weeks ending 26 January driven by Dry January and Veganuary promotions, according to Kantar WorldPanel. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at...
View ArticleLidl buys land to increase shed space in Wales
Lidl has bought land next to its existing warehouse in Bridgend, as it looks to expand its distribution centre in south Wales to over 387,500 sq ft. Simon Hedderman, regional director at Lidl GB, said:...
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Ocado “uniquely placed” for 2020 after recovery from Andover fire
Ocado bounced back from the fire in its Andover fulfilment centre, posting near 10% growth across its retail and solutions divisions, signing new customers in Australia and Japan and completing the...
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Indigo shows Panache with WMS deployment for fashion e-tailer
Panache Lingerie has implemented a multi-level omni-channel model, managed by Indigo WMS, covering over one million stock items, 11,500 individual SKUs and ensuring 98% stock availability. The plus...
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M&S to move to national network model: XPO and DHL run RDCs to close
Marks & Spencer has said that its move to a national network of distribution centres will be complete next summer as it looks to “work to fix the basics of its supply chain”. The retailer said that...
View ArticleAsda sales down 1.3%
Asda parent Walmart said that the supermarket saw a sales decline of 1.3% during the fourth quarter of 2019. Walmart said that its consumer spending remained subdued in a challenging environment in the...
View ArticleLidl opens 800th store with £1.3bn expansion plans
Lidl has opened its 800th store and said it will spend £1.3 billion in store expansion over 2021 and 2022. The grocery store has opened 50 new stores over the past 12 months and has today opened stores...
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Ted Baker reveals transformation plans after inventory overstatement
Ted Baker has said that the first phase of its transformation plans will focus on profitability, cost, and the effective use of capital. In an attempt to recover from its £58m overstatement of...
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Waitrose.com expands footprint ahead of Ocado split
Waitrose is to add online delivery services to 24 more of its stores as it prepares to split from Ocado. From 1 September, Ocado will provide home delivery for Marks & Spencer, but Waitrose...
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H&M’s new Milton Keynes DC puts jobs at risk in Stoke-on-Trent
Upwards of 500 logistics jobs are thought to be at risk in Stoke-on-Trent when H&M opens its first UK wide omni-channel DC in Milton Keynes.The fashion retailer is looking to recruit up to 800...
View ArticleHand sanitiser sales up 255% in February as grocers see healthier performance
Year-on-year supermarket sales have seen the fastest growth rate since November last year: up 0.7% over the 12 weeks to 23 February. Sainsbury’s was the only one of the “big four” grocery stores that...
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Logistics Manager Analysis: Excellence in practice… Graze
The judges of the 2019 Supply Chain Excellence Awards described Graze’s capacity to respond to the huge peaks created by the retailers’ special promotions as supply chain excellence in practice....
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One in four retailers report “significant’ supply chain issues due to...
A quarter (24%) of food, fashion and health retailers have said that supply chain delays resulting from coronavirus is a ‘significant’ issue for their business. According to a survey by Retail...
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K+N sells bulk of UK contract logistics division to XPO Logistics
Kuehne + Nagel is to sell a major part of its UK contract logistics portfolio to XPO Logistics. As a result of the sale XPO will acquire the former drinks logistics, food services and retail and...
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