Puma takes 261,000 sq ft Castleford warehouse
Global sportswear company Puma has taken Barwood Capital’s 261,000 sq ft ‘Super G’ speculative warehouse at Glasshoughton, near Castleford in Yorkshire.
Global sportswear company Puma has taken Barwood Capital’s 261,000 sq ft ‘Super G’ speculative warehouse at Glasshoughton, near Castleford in Yorkshire.
Supply chain shortages in North America have done little to dent sales growth at adidas in the first half. Overall group revenue for the first half rose five per cent to €11.4 billion while operating profit was up 13 per cent to €1.5bn.
ASOS has warned that higher warehouse transition costs combined with lower sales will impact pre-tax profit, which is now expected to be in the range £30-35 million for the year.
Recruitment is now underway at H&M’s 73,000 sq m logistics hub in Milton Keynes and is set to bring 800 jobs to the region.
PUMA aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions from its facilities and energy needs by 35 per cent by 2030 to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Burberry has set two new climate goals approved by the Science Based Target initiative to reduce emissions from both its direct operations and extended supply chain.
Debenhams is to take its distribution operations in the UK in-house as of August 1, 2019 as part of its restructuring plans.
Fashion retailer H&M is supporting Maersk’s carbon-neutral shipping product, the company has revealed, saying: “It is important to the H&M Group that tangible steps towards the decarbonisation of ocean shipping are taken.”
Online fashion retailer Isawitfirst.com has partnered with CollectPlus to offer its customers a store-based delivery and returns service option at one of 7,000+ CollectPlus Points across the UK.
Ted Baker has seen a 3.8 per cent increase in Group revenue for the for the 19-week period from 27 January 2019 to 8 June 2019 which it has described as a “difficult” trading period due to consumer uncertainty in a number of its key markets.