Christmas volumes are up more than five per cent on the previous year, according to DHL Supply Chain
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Christmas is coming and the geese are getting fat – but will they be delivered on time? Or shall we see retailers taking matters into their own hands?
Online retailers are predicting that 30 November will be the busiest day for sales this Christmas, according to Royal Mail’s latest research
Gist is trialling a fleet of six eco-friendly Frostcruise vehicles, to serve its distribution contracts with both Marks & Spencer and Starbucks, which use technology developed by its parent-company The Linde Group and its UK subsidiary BOC
John Lewis, Wilkinsons, Next, Hermes, Yodel, Argos, and Superdrug are just some of the big names in retail logistics that have founded The Logistics and Supply Chain Loss Prevention Forum to minimise multi-million pound losses in the supply chain
Seko Logistics has launched an integrated e-commerce and logistics division, Seko Omni-Channel Logistics to offer a single source for global fulfilment, delivery management, returns solutions and e-commerce development and design
Swapping the south for the north is proving highly profitable in supply chain terms. Liza Helps investigates
Gatwick Airport is creating a consolidation centre to smooth the flow of goods into retailers as well a reducing the number of final mile deliveries into the airport
As retail channels proliferate and customers expect instant and accurate information about orders and availability, supply chain systems have moved into pole position enabling many of tomorrow’s ‘must-have’ attributes
The meteoric growth of omni-channel is driving major changes in retail logistics operations. Rosy Hill reports from the recent Logistics Manager Summit on how companies are responding
