Footwear company goes large in Liege for third time
High performance and lifestyle footwear company Skechers has signed a 592,015 sq ft expansion deal with Prologis at Prologis Park Liege in Belgium. The development will represent Skechers’ third...
View ArticleManchester latest city to receive Prime Now
Manchester is the latest city to receive Amazon Prime Now, the one-hour delivery service. Along with surrounding towns including Wigan, Warrington, Stockport and Oldham, the city will have access to...
View ArticleLogistics has key role in omni-channel transformation
The logistics industry has a significant role to play in the transformation to an omni-channel business model, according to a report by DHL in collaboration with the data analyser IDC Manufacturing...
View ArticleHobbs adds Doddle delivery option
Fashion retailer Hobbs has started using Doddle to enlarge the number of delivery and return options for online purchasing. Online shoppers buying from Hobbs will have access to free next day delivery...
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Sports Direct launches agency worker review
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley is to oversee a review of the company’s employment practices for temporary warehouse and retail staff, following allegations in the press and parliament. In a...
View ArticleFootfall down 4pc on Panic Saturday
Footfall has found that shopper traffic on the Saturday before Christmas, dubbed ‘Panic Saturday’, was down by 4.03 per cent year-on-year. The retail intelligence company said that the decrease was a...
View Article450,000 eBay listings expected on Christmas Day
According to research by eBay, there are expected to be 450,000 new listings on the web site on Christmas Day. A further one million will be uploaded by the end of Boxing Day. eBay has attributed this...
View ArticleExpress delivery up 25pc before Christmas
Over the last week 45 per cent of UK deliveries have been express services, according to MetaPack. Earlier in December, only 20 per cent of deliveries were express – demonstrating a total increase of...
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The Entertainer extends XPO contract
High street toy retailer The Entertainer has extended its contract with XPO – the logistics company will manage the retailer’s storage and distribution operations for the next 10 years. XPO will be...
View Article80pc of SMEs confident about 2016
Eight out of ten UK SME e-retailers are confident they will increase sales in 2016, Royal Mail has said. The figures, which were up from seven out of ten, were revealed in Royal Mail’s annual study...
View ArticleMail-Back Monday busiest returns day
Royal Mail said it expected the first Monday of the New Year, or ‘Mail-Back Monday,’ to be the busiest day for online Christmas present post returns. It predicted that online returns via post will...
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Home Retail Group rejects bid from Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s has revealed that Home Retail Group, which owns Argos, Homebase and Habitat, rejected a takeover bid in November. Sainsbury’s now has until 2nd February to make a new offer. It said it was...
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Poor stock availability hits growth at Next Directory
Poor stock availability played a part in disappointing pre-Christmas sales for Next Directory, the group has said in its trading statement. Full price sales growth for the 60 days to 24 December for...
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Ceva to manage new IKEA warehouse
IKEA has awarded Ceva Logistics a three year contract to manage its new 150,000 sq ft warehouse in Corby. The warehouse will support the growth of IKEA’s online business. An IKEA spokesperson said: “We...
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Online boost for sales at John Lewis
Strong online growth helped John Lewis increase sales by 6.9 per cent to £951.3m for the six weeks to 2nd January. Group chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield said: “Our performance reflects to a large extent...
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Mark Bolland steps down as M&S CEO
After six years in the role, Mark Bolland will be stepping down as CEO of M&S. The announcement arrives as the retailer publishes its third quarter trading statement. Marc Bolland Bolland will...
View Article36 pc of Click & Collect shoppers experienced issues at Christmas
Over a third of Click & Collect Christmas shoppers experience issues with their orders, a JDA/Centiro Christmas Customer Pulse report has found. Of those who experienced issues, 31 per cent found...
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Yodel says consumer satisfaction is at all time high
Yodel said customer service satisfaction after Black Friday and the Christmas peak period reached an ‘all-time high’. eDigitalResearch said 83 per cent of online shoppers saying they had experienced a...
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ASOS starts work on giant Berlin ‘Eurohub’
Online retailer ASOS is starting work on a new European distribution centre near Berlin, twice the size of its current location. In its first phase the centre will measure 44,000 sq m, with the...
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Sainsbury’s online sales increase by 10pc
Online grocery sales rose ten per cent at Sainsbury’s, the retailer said in its trading statement for the 15 weeks to 9th January. “We had a record week in the quarter, delivering over 289,000 online...
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