Confidence is on the up in the UK service sector, according to the CIPS/Markit Business Activity Index which rose to 56.8 in December from 56.6 in November.
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Let’s start with the good news – growth is back on the agenda after one of the toughest years on record, and the new year promises to bring new supply chain opportunities – along with a few challenges.
Online retailers were still dispatching goods on Christmas Eve despite cut off dates for Christmas day having passed, according to MetaPack’s eCommerce 100 tracker.
Sony DADC has began a major investment programme centred on its Enfield distribution centre in response to customer ordering trends shifting from bulk buying to ordering little and often, based on next day delivery.
Supply Chain Standard is hosting a live web TV debate in association with Oracle to look at the challenges of achieving visibility in complex global supply chains and the role technology has to play
TGW Systems Integration and Crisplant have been awarded a contract to install state-of-the-art warehouse and distribution systems in a new logistics centre for clothing retailer, Bestseller, in Haderslev, Denmark.
GS1 UK, the independent global supply chain standards and solutions organisation, has appointed executives from J Sainsbury and NHS Connecting for Health as members of its supervisory board representing retail and health industries.
Drinks logistics specialist Tradeteam has bought 20 Volvo FH13s and five DAF CF85s.
Electronics retailer Elgiganten has rolled out an automated pick and pack system at its central warehouse in Jönköbing, Sweden, to help it deal with its surging e-retail business.
What constitutes a dynamic supply chain and how do you bring all the elements into alignment to maximise its potential? Dr John Gattorna has the answers and will be the keynote speaker at the Extended Supply Chain conference
