A global standard for consumer goods is a step closer following a deal between the British Retail Consortium and the Retail Industry-Leaders Association in the United States.

Direct home shopping company JD Williams installed an order management system from Kewill to help boost its direct dispatch business to its two million customers.

Wincanton has delivered an upbeat assessment of its business prospects in its interim management statement

A move away from paper-based processes to electronic processing has always been an essential strategy to improve efficiencies in customs clearance.
WOLFGANG SCHWAB identifies some of the challenges that exist in implementing an electronic customs strateg

Gigaset Communications has appointed Kuehne + Nagel to manage its national distribution centre in Shanghai.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics cut its carbon dioxide emissions by 6.9 per cent between 2007 and 2008 as part of its environmental policy.

Rugged mobile computer manufacturer Getac Technology has unveiled an RFID tracking and management system to help reduce labour time and costs.

Logico, Freightliner’s trading division, has launched a service from Southampton to Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) on behalf of Allport.

Distribution warehousing is coming back into vogue with investors.

FedEx Express has added ten Modec electric delivery vans to its UK fleet in a move to push forward with its target to improve fuel efficiency by 20 per cent