Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is expected to attract major interest from visitors attending this month’s Retail Solutions 2004 exhibition and seminar, which is being held from June 8 to 10 at Birmingham’s NEC.
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Like many other retailers, SPAR faced a number of challenges in the late 1990s including ever-increasing SKUs, rising labour costs and a lack of available land to build on. SPAR’s marketing operation wanted the stores to carry a greater range of products
Radio frequency identification (RFID) will be ready for adoption within supply chain infrastructure by 2005-6, but at current development rates, it will be 2013 and beyond before it is widely implemented at item-tagging level, according to AMR Research.
Leading electrical retailer Comet has taken on 35 Volvo FM12 tractor units on a four-year contract hire deal with Volvo Financial Services after Volvo won a competitive tender against several other manufacturers.
Crown has extended its range of SP 3000 stockpickers to include two new models featuring extra lift height.
Focus, part of DIY company Focus Wickes, has awarded European supply chain solutions company Wincanton a contract to provide a seasonal goods warehouse. Based in Derby, the 18,600sq m warehouse will contain seasonal and campaign stock, inclu
Scottish retailer Argee Stores has invested in a modern retail IT system for its chain of convenience stores in Central Scotland. The new system, Accord-Retailer from Business Computer Projects, offers Argee all the benefits of modern retail technology,
Shell contractors Hoyer UK and JW Suckling Transport have taken delivery of more than 70 new Heil articulated trailers for use on the oil company’s contract. Manufactured to ADR specifications, the equipment includes
National refrigeration and air-conditioning wholesaler Dean & Wood has been supplied with three OM Pimespo reach trucks and a four-directional narrow aisle truck, supplied by Forktruck Solutions, to meet requirements at its 50,000sq m
DTS Logistics has implemented two new operational systems to support its major retailer contracts. It has introduced flexible route planning to enhance and fine-tune the decision making process. The routeing and scheduling capabilities of Plan LogiX wil
