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Getting the goods to the customer is the biggest single headache for many online retailers. But, there are an increasing range of options to meet shoppers’ expectations. Malory Davies reports
The industry has been arguing for it for years. And it looks like it might actually get it, but the credit is probably going to go to Mary Queen of Shops. The issue is cutting restrictions on night time deliveries to the high street…
Retail guru Mary Portas has called for fewer restrictions on night-time deliveries to boost UK retail business, in her independent review into the state of our high streets and town centres, commissioned by the government
Westfield Stratford City has chosen DHL Supply Chain to provide a consolidation and dock management delivery service for the shopping centre which houses 250 retailers
Fashion retailer Urban Outfitters has chosen Vanderlande Industries to integrate an automated material handling system at the direct-to-consumer fulfilment centre it is building in Reno, Nevada
Making trucks meet the Euro 6 emission standard is going to be expensive, so perhaps it is time to start investigating the alternatives. But, says Malory Davies, it’s vital to understand the operational pros and cons – and to get the arithmetic right.
DHL has launched a competition on City Logistics which aims to gather ideas and input from academics, politicians, IT experts and others
The retail sector has seen some high profile automation projects in the past couple of years often driven by the move to multi-channel retailing. Malory Davies reports on developments in the market.
It’s time to start thinking about making supply chains shorter, reducing the risk of disruption and high cost increases, says a new report published by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
