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AO expands logistics footprint with 110,000 sq ft Crewe warehouse
AO has opened its third distribution centre in Crewe, adding 110,000 sq ft of distribution space giving the e-commerce electricals retail just under one million sq ft in the north-west. As well as...
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Wickes extends Wincanton home delivery contract
Wickes has extended its contract with Wincanton to cover the delivery of kitchen and bathroom products across Devon and Cornwall. The extended contract follows Wickes’ transition to Wincanton from its...
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E-commerce and digital supply chains top priorities for retailers
Almost three quarters (72%) of UK retailers have said they are suffering from supply and logistical issues during the Covid-19 crisis, and they are looking to invest in digital as a means to combat...
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LondonMetric secures 42% rent increase across four warehouses
LondonMetric has secured an average rent increase of 42% above previous passing rents across four warehouses totalling 213,000 sq ft. At its Stoke-on-Trent development, Pets at Home has taken a new...
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Amazon ramps up warehouse acquisitions
Amazon has already acquired more warehouse space in the UK 2020 than it did in the whole of 2019, and looks set to take more than the 5 million sq ft of space it did in 2018. According to Gerald Eve’s...
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Miele extends contract with CEVA Logistics
High-end domestic appliance manufacturer Miele has awarded a two-year extension to CEVA Logistics in Italy. The two parties have worked together for 30 years, with CEVA providing Miele with back-office...
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Tritax Symmetry calls for planning shake-up to stimulate economy
With the economic outlook set to be bumpy following the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been calls to shake-up the planning system in order to speed up the process for economic recovery. Andrew Dickman,...
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Logistics Manager Analysis: How Covid-19 is disrupting inventory management
Coronavirus has given rise to huge cross-industry disruptions, shining a light on the importance of effective inventory management in the supply chain. Alexandra Leonards investigates the impact of the...
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UK economy shrinks by a quarter in April
The UK suffered its largest ever recorded fall in economic activity as GDP fell by 10.4% in the three months to April 2020. Record falls were seen across all sectors: services fell 9.9% – the largest...
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Tritax confirms 2.3 million sq ft pre-let with “world-leading online retailer”
Tritax Big Box REIT has confirmed that it has pre-let a 2.3 million sq ft distribution centre at its Littlebrook Dartford development. While it is rumoured that the facility has been pre-let to Amazon...
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Clipper Logistics in “advanced discussions” with Arcadia over contract
Clipper Logistics has revealed it is in advanced discussions with Arcadia Group to agree a transportation contract for the retailers store delivery network. While Clipper did not reveal which 3PL was...
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Amazon linked to Swindon mega shed
Amazon is thought to be the mystery tenant behind the recent planning application for a 2.3 million sq ft mega shed in Swindon. The application was unanimously given consent by the council last week....
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3PL looks for warehouse management efficiencies
Wigan-based multichannel fulfilment specialist 3PL has chosen SnapFulfil as its billing software supplier. SnapFulfil said the software would allow for better data quality, resource allocation and...
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Morrisons extends Wincanton contract
Morrisons has awarded Wincanton the management of its transport and vehicle maintenance unit operations at Willow Green, Bridgwater,in a substantial contract extension between the supermarket and 3PL....
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DPD to invest in people and property as online sales boom
DPD is to ramp-up its operations, recruiting 6,000 employees and adding 15 regional depots to its network, in the face of what it describes as the “biggest boom in online retailing”. The express parcel...
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Waitrose doubles online orders in six months
Supermarket Waitrose has processed 150,000 online orders in a week for the first time, more than double the amount of weekly orders at the start of 2020. Given the combination of its deal with Ocado...
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Amazon in for East Mids spec shed
Amazon is believed to have taken Panattoni’s 500,000 sq ft plus speculative warehouse at Panattoni Park Nottingham in the East Midlands. Amazon’s fulfillment centre, Boundary Way, Hemel Hempstead The...
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Ten new depots for Hermes due to pandemic
Parcel delivery firm Hermes is opening ten new depots in response to continued growing demand for online shopping since lockdown began. In September Hermes completed the construction of a third...
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CM Downton signs four new contracts including Mattel win
CM Downton, part of EV Cargo, has won four new contract extensions across the paper, cardboard, and sustainable packaging industries. Gloucestershire-based Downton, now part of EV Cargo’s Logistics...
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E-commerce boom to continue despite lockdown easing
ParcelHero has said that the government’s easing of the two metre rule will not “trigger significant alterations to doorstep deliveries”. The company has said that the front door will remain the...
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