Fashion-conscious supply chain professionals could soon have a cast-iron case for demanding an iPhone as software houses develop apps for their supply chain execution systems.

There’s no denying it’s been a tough old year for the third party logistics sector, but that hasn’t stopped the contracts rolling in. Lucy Tesseras takes a look at the latest deals.

Marks & Spencer has just opened its giant new distribution centre at Bradford. The group’s logistics and IT director Darrell Stein took some time out from the celebrations to talk to Malory Davies.

If you haven’t already noticed, the terms of the debate on carbon emissions have been changing. There is less talk about saving the planet, and lots more talk about how your life is going to be made miserable if you don’t get into line.

IBM has completed its takeover of Sterling Commerce which provides software for cross-channel commerce and integration of customer, partner and supplier networks across a wide range of industries.

GLS Ireland is to launch a guaranteed national express delivery service from tomorrow (1st September).

Scania has selected Porsche Engineering Group as its partner in the development of the next generation of truck cabs.

Dematic has opened a new customer and technology centre at its headquarters in Offenbach, Germany for customers to see and try out material flow solutions.

Norbert Dentressangle is to buy the freight forwarding operations of US-based Schneider Logistics.

The Kent International Gateway, AXA REIM and DMI Properties’ 275 acre rail and road freight terminal scheme near Maidstone, which would have supplied Xm sq ft of warehousing space and generated an estimated 3,500 jobs, has been rejected at appeal.