European own brand retailer HEMA supplies some 600 stores from its distribution centre in Utrecht. With its network growing at a rate of 50 stores per year, it decided it needed to expand the capacity of its Utrecht facility, and enlisted Witron…
Browsing: Automation
The growth of internet sales and a burgeoning multi-channel retail sector has created a ready market for automated solutions that centre on order picking efficiency. But take it a step at a time
The Automated Material Handling Systems Association has appointed Peter Lerigo as president for a two year term
Balancing the short term cost savings against the long term benefits is critical to the success of a storage and retrieval project. And getting the equation wrong can cost you dear…
The rise of online retail has made returns processing the critical final customer service interaction. Somewhere among the growing demands, there is a seam of value waiting to be mined
Between demanding retailers and unforgiving B2C operations, more and more is being demanded of distribution operations. And the rise of multi-channel retail strategies is having an impact on how order picking is organised.
Sporting goods retailer Intersport has called in TGW Logistics Group to design and install an automated warehousing system to support its expansion in Poland
TNT Express has chosen a Vanderlande automated sorting system for its new regional hub in Hong Kong
Delivery specialist Hermes has invested 14m euros in a sixth transhipment centre for its German logistics network to include a sixth transhipment centre
Harrods has appointed SSI Schaefer to fit-out its new 240,000 sq ft distribution centre at Thatcham near Newbury
