Online grocer Ocado moved into profit in the second half of last year driven by sales growth and supply chain efficiencies
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myWarehouse, which offers e-tailers warehousing on a pay-as-you-go basis has moved to a 12,000 sq ft site at Heathfield Industrial Estate in Milton Keynes.
Picking strategies are changing radically, driven by the mounting pressures caused by the explosion of e-commerce. Jessica Davies reports.
With no speculative development on the horizon and a steady take up, pre-lets could be the only option for occupiers in the region. Liza Helps investigates.
The big success of an otherwise disappointing business year has been the continued growth of online retail. For many, providing a service has simply been a matter of bolting on the facilities. But times are changing and multi-channel is moving to the co
The launch of Tesco Direct in the autumn of 2006 was a key event in the development of multichannel retailing – the UK’s largest supermarket chain moving decisively into the non-food sector with an online offering. The success of the operation won Tesco
Electrical retailer Maplin recently moved to a 200,000 sq ft distribution centre atManvers, close to Rotherham.
Ceva Logistics has won a contract with Sainsbury’s to provide nationwide two man white glove home delivery services.
Ever-changing patterns in customer demand, globalisation, multi-channel distribution, outsourced manufacturing, and increased competition all add to the complexity of supply chains, writes Jessica Davies.
The posters in the high street say it all: “half-price sale”, “up to 70 per cent off”, “extra discount today”. As the “credit crunch” continues to bite, discretionary spending plummets and sales at discounters soar. How is the current downturn hitting ret
