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Inditex opens 100m euro DC for shoes

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Tempe, the Inditex company which designs, manufactures and distributes footwear and accessories to all Inditex fashion retailers, has opened a 100 million euro logistics hub at Elche in south east Spain

Operating profit rises at K+N

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Kuehne + Nagel saw operating profit (EBITDA) rise by 5.7 per cent (currency adjusted) to CHF 502 million (£382m) in the first half of 2011, while sales at CHF 9,786m (£7,440m) were slightly down on last year owing to negative currency effects.

Hermes network expansion

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Hermes has opened a 100,000 sq ft hub is at the Warrington South Distribution Park to replace an existing site in Bradford. The move is expected to reduce mileage and journey times for the trunking operation

Supply chain constraints hit Sony Ericsson

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Mobile phone maker, Sony Ericsson, has blamed “supply chain constraints” caused by the Japanese earthquake for the 50 million euro (£44 million) loss it experienced during the second quarter of 2011

Bunker levy is “passing the buck”

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The British Shippers Council, a democratic arm of the FTA, has lambasted proposals to impose a bunker levy on shippers to fund environmental compensation schemes, saying it would simply pass on shipping carbon costs rather than actually reducing emissions

14pc growth for Electrocomponents

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Electrocomponents, the distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has recorded a 14 per cent rise in first quarter revenue compared to last year