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Wincanton feels the pinch in April, cautious on volume returns
Turnover at Wincanton fell 15% year-on-year in April, with a 70% fall in its construction logistics division, as lockdown hit volumes at the 3PL. The 3PL had been forced to furlough 15% and temporarily...
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Improved forecasting and increased visibility required for retail to adapt in...
Dramatic changes in consumer buying habits during the coronavirus pandemic will have substantial supply chain implications, a survey has found. According to software vendor Blue Yonder , which surveyed...
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Supply Chain Excellence Awards: enter now with new categories for 2020!
The current lockdown to combat the Covid-19 pandemic has made the world realise something Logistics Manager has understood for 23 years: supply chains are really important. To celebrate the...
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Perfect Moment returns for Allport Cargo Services
EV Cargo division Allport Cargo Services has developed a new reverse logistics software platform for skiwear retailer Perfect Moment. Allport Cargo Services built an online returns portal for the...
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N Brown commits to supplier orders; changes warehouse practices
E-commerce retailer N Brown, the company behind brands such as Jacamo and Simply Be, has said it will continue to pay its product suppliers to terms despite the slump in sales during lockdown. In a...
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Menzies Distribution makes food convenient for One Stop Stores
Menzies Distribution has delivered food products to over 500 of One Stop Stores’ 900 UK convenience store outlets, in addition to the daily newspaper and magazine service. Menzies said that...
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Amazon seeks further development at Follingsby Max scheme
Follingsby International Enterprise Park Ltd (now NCL1 Ltd), which is majority controlled by Amazon.com, has been given the go ahead for a reserved matters application for a 148,725 sq ft warehouse on...
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M&S targets logistics and supply chain savings as it preps for Ocado-driven...
Marks & Spencer has unveiled plans to cut £500 million of costs, including £60 million in its clothing and home logistics functions, as it anticipates a 70% reduction in volume in some areas of its...
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Sheffield wholesaler doubles warehouse space in South Yorkshire to keep up...
Sheffield-based wholesaler and distributor Pricecheck has doubled its warehouse after leasing an additional site to cope with demand. The deal, brokered by joint letting agents, Knight Frank and CBRE,...
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M&S snaps up warehouse for food division
Marks & Spencer has snapped up Logicor’s MK360 warehouse in Milton Keynes to service its food division. In a statement yesterday the company said it would be looking to cut £500 million of costs,...
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E-commerce takes record share after dramatic retail slump in April
Overall retail sales in the UK fell 18.1% in April, following a 5.2% drop in March, as volumes in the sector slumped to record lows. Yet, according to the ONS, the proportion spent with e-commerce...
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Warehouse demand rises on back of online shopping boom
With the latest ONS figures showing the highest online shopping figures on record in April 2020, there has been a subsequent increase in demand for warehouse space nationwide. Ed Cole, head of...
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James and James Fulfilment expand e-commerce warehouse footprint
E-commerce fulfilment provider James and James Fulfilment has signed a ten year lease on Liberty 196, a new Prologis facility on Northampton’s Brackmills Industrial Estate. Liberty 196 will become...
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DPD secures net zero carbon warehouse in Bicester
Parcel company DPD has pre-let a warehouse at Tritax Symmetry’s Symmetry Park, Bicester scheme in Oxfordshire. The facility which will be constructed to net zero carbon will be used as a specialist...
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Covid-19 will be “tipping point” for digital procurement, says Ivalua
Companies believe that the coronavirus pandemic will be a driving force for the increased need for digital transformation in procurement. Research conducted by Ivalua shows that of the 200...
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Clipper Logistics looks to future with “confidence” driven by e-commerce boom
Clipper Logistics saw its EBITA profit rise 19% year-on-year despite the impact of lockdown on the final five weeks of its financial year. In a statement to investors Clipper said that it had traded...
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Greater London residential site snapped up by Amazon
Amazon has reportedly paid in the region of £65 million for a residential site in Greater London. The 95,000 sq ft former Pentavia Retail Park in Mill Hill, Barnet had secured planning permission for...
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Gousto renews delivery contract with Yodel
Meal box firm Gousto has extended its contract with Yodel . The new agreement will see Yodel distribute at least 3 million recipe boxes per year. Yodel said that during lockdown it had made 20,000 food...
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Grocery sales accelerate as lockdown eases
Take-home grocery sales rose by 14.3% in the 12 weeks to 17 May, the fastest rate since records began according to data from Kantar. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar,...
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Amazon sets up new delivery station in Belfast
Amazon is opening a new delivery station in Northern Ireland to meet a jump in demand. The 9,500 sq ft warehouse is located at Channel Commercial Park in Titanic Quarter, Belfast and is expected to...
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