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Amazon ‘Prime Now’ expands to Surrey
Amazon has launched its one-hour delivery service ‘Prime Now’ in parts of Surrey. The one-hour service is available to Prime members in selected postcodes including: Camberley, Lightwarer and...
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Sales growth moves Tesco back into profit
Tesco moved back into profit last year, driven by a move back into like-for-like sales growth and a £300 million reduction in inventory. It made an operating profit of £1 billion for the 52 weeks to 27...
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Iceland aims to drive sales with JDA system
Food retailer Iceland has chosen to implement four category management products from JDA: Floor Planning, Category Knowledge Base, Assortment Optimisation, and Planogram General. Deeside-based Iceland...
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Only 4 pc of shoppers care about next day delivery
New research by HGVtraining.co.uk has found that only four per cent of shoppers surveyed thought next day delivery was important when buying online. 67 per cent were influenced by the price, 57 per...
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Why Ocado adopted different strategy for GM
Ocado has built its reputation as a grocery retailer, but it has also been building a substantial general merchandise business. Richard Locke, head of general merchandising and analytics at Ocado And...
View ArticleAutomation is top issue for UK retailers
Automation of key processes is UK retailers’ top supply chain planning and execution issue, according to research by Martec International for Relex the supply chain IT specialist. This is the second...
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Sainsbury’s acquires first natural refrigerant trailer
Sainsbury’s is the first ever customer to take delivery of Carrier Transicold’s new prototype natural refrigerant trailer unit. The new trailer is a 13.6 metre dual-compartment tri-axle reefer,...
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It takes 400 vans a day to deliver London’s toilet roll
According to the FTA, it takes 400 vans to deliver all the toilet roll used by London residents every day. The association has used this example to demonstrate ‘why freight is so vital to the capital...
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London food chain risks failure, says UKWA
London’s food supply chain is at risk of failure, the UK Warehousing Association has warned. It has published a report entitled “Feeding London 2030” which explores issues impacting the food logistics...
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Lidl to build 600,000 sq ft DC in Bristol
Lidl UK has purchased a 33-acre site in Avonmouth, near Bristol, where it plans to build a 600,000 sq ft regional distribution centre. The new warehouse is to replace Lidl’s current DC in...
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Amazon Prime Now expands to Portsmouth
Amazon has launched its one-hour delivery service ‘Prime Now’ in selected postcodes in Portsmouth, including: Fareham, Gosport and Southsea. A two-hour delivery service is available across South...
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Profits slip at Argos ahead of Sainsbury’s deal
Argos made an operating profit of £83.1 million in the year to 27 February – down from £129.2m the year before, Home Retail Group has revealed in its annual results. Argos concession in Sainsbury’s...
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Awards now open for entries
The 20th Anniversary Supply Chain Excellence Awards, organised by Logistics & Supply Chain magazine, are now open for entries. Over the past 20 years, the Awards have become established as the...
View ArticleAO.com takes Cheshire hub
Online appliance retailer AO.com has taken a 10 year lease on Prologis’ 386,753 sq ft warehouse Crossflow380 in Crewe, Cheshire. Crossflow380, which is located on Weston Road, provides easy access to...
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Waitrose starts move from diesel to bio-methane
Waitrose has introduced two gas-fuelled Scania tractor units at its RDC at Leyland, as a first step to displacing as much diesel as possible with bio-methane. The move follows the opening of a gas...
View ArticleFortnum & Mason extends iForce contract
Fortnum & Mason has extended its contract for multi-channel fulfilment services with iForce. The contract includes the supply of products to Fortnum and Mason’s stores in Piccadilly, St Pancras,...
View ArticleDoddle puts focus on shopping malls
Doddle is targeting shopping malls with new sites at Birmingham’s Bullring and Westfield London. It already has sites at Westfield Stratford City and Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre which it says have...
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Asda extends Sustain & Save programme
Asda has extended its Sustain & Exchange programme, which provides suppliers with a free online tool and workshops to improve resource efficiency. The programme will target collective savings and...
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Online returns: difference between perception and reality
More than one in ten online shoppers (12 per cent) have returned an internet purchase because it looked different to the pictures they saw online, according to research commissioned by Royal Mail. The...
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New returns service for Advanced Supply Chain
Advanced Supply Chain has launched ‘ReStore’, a new returns service. The global supply chain provider said it hopes the new service will ‘stem the losses incurred by retailers due to inefficient and...
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