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Aldi picks XPO to handle reverse logistics
XPO Logistics has won a multi-million pound reverse logistics and maintenance contract with supermarket retailer Aldi. The logistics company will wash and repair reusable transit packaging from the...
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Over 20 pc of retail sales made online
Online sales made up 20.4 per cent of total non-food sales in the UK last month, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has found. Online non-food sales made up 18.9 per cent in February 2015. The BRC...
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3P Logistics to distribute Hatton Boxing products
Former professional boxer Ricky Hatton’s company Hatton Boxing has chosen 3P Logistics to distribute its new ‘pride in battle’ equipment range. The UK based logistics business will fulfill consumer...
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Amazon’s Manchester DC to open this autumn
Amazon is set to open its 260,000 sq ft fulfilment centre near Manchester Airport in autumn this year. It has started the recruitment programme for the site. This will be the first distribution centre...
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Internet now 51pc of Argos sales
Internet sales now represent more than half of Argos’s sales, according to Home Retail Group’s trading statement for the eight weeks to 27th February. They were up from 46 per cent last year to 51 per...
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Hermes Click and Collect for Co-op stores
Delivery company Hermes’ Click and Collect service, ‘Parcelshop’, will soon be available in 450 Co-operative stores across the UK. Hermes and the Co-op will ‘strategically choose’ which outlets they...
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Iceland chooses XPO to support future growth
Frozen food retailer Iceland has awarded a five-year warehousing and distribution contract to XPO Logistics that will include both dedicated and shared user facilities. Iceland currently has 850 stores...
View ArticlePlumbs chooses Paragon
Furniture and reupholstery company Plumbs has chosen Paragon’s routing and scheduling software to reduce fuel consumption, increase productivity and enhance customer service within its supply chain....
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PD Ports signs new deal with Sifcon at Felixstowe
PD Portcentric Logistics, part of the PD Ports Group, signed a four year deal with supplier of gifts and interior accessories Sifcon International plc (SIL) at Felixstowe. PD will manage the supplier’s...
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Co-op driver strike suspended
A scheduled strike by Co-op drivers over the planned transfer of 87 drivers to Eddie Stobart has been suspended for ‘meaningful’ talks with ACAS. The strike was arranged to take place for 48 hours from...
View ArticleSainsbury’s launches bid for Home Retail Group
Sainsbury’s has made a formal offer to buy Home Retail Group, parent of Argos, just half an hour before the deadline. It is offering 0.321 Sainsbury’s shares plus 55 pence cash for each HRG share,...
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Dutch discount retailer pre-lets first mega shed in France
Dutch non-food discount retailer Action has secured its first warehouse base in France with the letting of eight units totalling 516,668 sq ft at Prologis Park Moissy 2 in the city of Moissy-Cramayel...
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Bodie and Fou choose Walker Logistics
Walker Logistics won a contract with online retailer Bodie and Fou to manage its UK and European supply chain. The Berkshire-based logistics company will receive incoming stock and dispatch orders...
View ArticleAmazon sues former supply chain executive
Amazon.com has sued a former supply chain executive because of an alleged violation of a noncompetition arrangement after Target Corp hired him. The retail giant has filed a lawsuit against Arthur...
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Next to improve delivery services
Fashion retailer Next plans to improve its delivery services later this year with new collect and return options and a two-hour pre-advised window for home deliveries. It is targeting a September...
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Sainsbury’s go-ahead for Argos takeover
Sainsbury’s is to press ahead with its takeover of Argos parent Home Retail Group after the two companies reached agreement on the terms of the £1.4 billion deal. The takeover is now expected to be...
View ArticleRiver Island saves £3m
Fashion retailer River Island says it has generated £3million in cost savings by implementing MetaPack Manager and setting up ‘advanced allocation rules’ that dynamically assign every parcel to the...
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Aldi opens its largest UK DC
Aldi has opened a 611,250 sq ft site in Bolton – the supermarket retailer’s biggest UK distribution centre. The £50 million purpose-built facility will be occupied by 550 relocated employees – the site...
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Door-Stop picks XPO for door delivery contract
XPO Logistics has won a multi-million pound three year contract with door manufacturer Door-Stop International. It will deliver products from its Nottingham site to customers across the UK. The...
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Aldi pick iForce for new e-commerce operation
Aldi has awarded iForce a long-term contract to deliver a range of fulfilment services for Aldi’s non-food e-commerce platform. Aldi revealed plans to launch an e-commerce operation in September last...
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