In August, NBTY Europe, the parent company of the UK retail brand Holland & Barrett awarded SSI Schaefer with a contract to provide an automated system to revolutionise its e-commerce capabilities

Varner Group, a leading retailer of fashion brands in Scandinavia, has awarded an automation contract worth some £36 million to Swisslog

The new ways retailers ply their trade have caused drastic changes within the warehouse, and that’s putting automation systems back in the frame. Johanna Parsons reports

At first sight, the term Omni-Channel appears to be no more than a trendy way of expressing concepts that have been going around the supply chain for years. However, it became clear from the debate at the Omni-Channel Conference last month that

Doncaster will be the place to be for savvy equipment buyers when Logistics Link North opens at the racecourse exhibition centre on 15th October

John Lewis has opened its first railway station shop at St Pancras International, giving customers another click and collect option as well as offering a selection of electronics, gifts, beauty, home and fashion accessories

Amazon has launched a same-day collection service through a collaboration with Smiths News, the newspaper and magazine distributor

Suttons has appointed Michael Cundy as managing director of its UK based Road Tanker division

Sales in online retail are expected to top £11bn this December, but consumers are still concerned by delivery and returns processes, and the protection of their personal data, according to two separate polls

Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Gianfranco Sgro to the management board, with global responsibility for the firm’s contract logistics business