Browsing: Logistics & Supply Chain

Crate rental company PHS Teacrate is to produce its new IT2 flat screen computer crate in the UK rather than outsource the work to a manufacturer in China.

The introduction of road pricing to manage the demand for road space is a necessity and an inevitability, Richard Turner, chief executive of the Freight Transport Association, told delegates to the association’s summit meeting in London today.

Supply chains are becoming more extended and complex as retailers move to sourcing goods on a global basis. Motivated by lower manufacturing costs, retailers and distributors are now confronted by greater complexity in managing the flow of goods to market

Are you geared up to take a slice of the €15.6 billion, 2007 online Christmas cake? With the ghost of Christmas past still stalking retailer’s financial results, its time leading players looked seriously at adopting an Integrated Multi Channel Retail stra

Retailers are shifting their focus away from out of town supercentres to more local stores in the middle of towns and shopping centres. And indications are that we may well be at the beginning of a ‘Convenience shopping’ revolution. But what are the imp

Retail supply chains used to be about manufacturers sending goods to shops with the occasional wholesaler or distribution centre in between. Not any more – the extended retail supply chain goes to the shelf, the shopping basket and even the kitchen cupboa