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Online fashion retailer Boohoo has completed the fit-out of the extension to its Burnley distribution centre which includes an element of automation, the company said as it unveiled a 48 per cent increase in sales last year. The retailer, whose brands include PrettyLittleThing and Nasty Gal, is in the process of building a distribution network…
Gartner has identified its top eight supply chain technology trends in 2019 saying they are all trend that will have a broad industry impact but have not been widely adopted yet. They are: Artificial Intelligence: technology that seeks to augment human performance. Through self-learning and natural language, AI capabilities can help automate various supply chain…
XPO Logistics has released its first annual report on sustainability initiatives which sets out initiatives in North America and Europe in areas, such as safety, engagement, workplace inclusion and environmental protection. XPO intends to use its inaugural report as a baseline for future presentations. Chief executive Bradley Jacobs said: “We believe that the only enduring…
43 per cent of UK shoppers say they are now more likely to shop with a rival retailer if they offer a greater range of sustainable delivery options but only 6 per cent always collect their shopping instead of having it delivered, research conducted by YouGov on behalf of Doddle has found. Two-fifths of shoppers…
An independent planning inspector has allowed an appeal against the decision to refuse Gazeley planning permission for a 4.5 million sq ft of new space at Magna Park near Lutterworth. Harborough District Council rejected Gazeley’s plans in January 2018 – after initially approving them. According to the council, the decision relating to Gazeley’s application was…
The UK government is to extend the deadline for businesses to apply for funding towards training courses that help them to complete customs declarations to May 31 2019. The British International Freight Association has welcomed this news. The funding was initially revealed in December 2018. Grants are being made available for all customs intermediaries and…
BSI has found the top supply chain risks for 2019 to be the revision of the Minimum Security Criteria under the US Border Protection’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT), supply chain growth in Africa, mass migration, political shifts and cyber security issues, it says in its “Supply Chain Risk Insights Report”. The report found that…
Online retailer AO.com has selected BluJay Solutions’ DropShip solution to enable direct shipping of its fast-moving consumer products. “Our last-mile delivery is central to our business model and customer relationships,” said AO head of retail development, Jennifer Hollowood-Smith. “We can’t afford to compromise on quality, and we are excited to be working with BluJay. With…
Anybody watching the demonstration in London over Easter might be forgiven for thinking the rest of the world is ignoring sustainability issues. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. And the latest example of activity in the supply chain comes from Walmart, owner of Asda, which has joined forces with HSBC to launch…
HSBC and Walmart have joined forces to launch a supply chain finance programme that pegs a supplier’s financing rate to its sustainability performance. Under the scheme, Walmart suppliers who demonstrate progress in Walmart’s Project Gigaton or Sustainability Index Programme will be able to apply for improved financing from HSBC based on their sustainability ratings. Project…
If Germany hopes to maintain its dominant role in the global logistics marketplace, it must be willing to invest more heavily in digital transformation, according to experts at a forum organised by Siemens Digital Logistics. “We need to increase the investments in implementing digital solutions. Digital transformation is not cheap, it doesn’t happen on its…
Epicor has launched Epicor Virtual Agent (EVA), a digital agent driven by artificial intelligence technology to accelerate pace of operations by simplifying interactions with ERP systems. EVA appears on-screen as a virtual assistant that users can access via text or voice powered by natural language processing. The idea is to transform data into visual information…
Nikola, the US electric truck start-up, has unveiled the Tre, an artic designed specifically for the European market, at an event in Phoenix, Arizona. President Mark Russell said: “With a range between 500 and 750 miles depending upon load, this gorgeous vehicle will have fast hydrogen fuelling in under 15 minutes, even in Europe.” And…
The government should ban sales of diesel HGVs by 2040 at the latest as part of a plan to make the road and rail freight industry carbon-free by 2050, according to the National Infrastructure Commission. Commission chairman Sir John Armitt said the move was necessary to provide the freight industry with the certainty it needs…
Panalpina’s operating profit (EBIT) rose three per cent in the first quarter to CHF 28.1 million despite a three per cent fall in gross profit to CHF 358.1m. The company has just agreed a takeover by DSV. In Logistics, gross profit decreased two per cent to CHF 82.1m. Air Freight volumes increased eight per cent…
Rhenus acquired Freight Logistics, the Miami-based freight forwarder and logistics provider. Freight Logistics operates a consolidation hub near Miami Airport, and has offices in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Jörn Schmersahl, chief executive of Rhenus Air & Ocean Americas, said: “The acquisition of Freight Logistics is an important step for us in expanding our business activities…
St Modwen has acquired a 10.8-acre site north west of the centre of Poole, Dorset with 160,000 sq ft space available to build units which will be named St Modwen Park Poole. The site is expected to comprise three units of between 30,000 and 100,000 sq ft with a a gross development value of £30…
Kuehne + Nagel has officially opened its new Overland hub at East Midlands Gateway officially opens. The facility has 40,000 sq ft of temperature-controlled space dedicated to pharmaceutical products, and a 155,000 sq ft cross-dock area for general cargo. The site is close to J24 of the M1. It will combine activities currently carried out…
DHL Industrial Projects, part of DHL Global Forwarding, is launching a digital sub-contractor management programme to identify the best suppliers for customers’ needs and share data on the risk levels and performance of more than 1,000 sub-contractors across its operations. The new platform has been developed with Achilles, the supply chain risk specialist and will…
The Derby and Leicester franchises of Speedy Freight have been taken over by Gary Sawyer, who already operates the Bolton, Wigan and Oldham franchises. Speedy Freight, which is part of Eddie Stobart Logistics, provides urgent freight deliveries from some 60 franchised depots around the country. It operates some 4,000 vehicles ranging from artics to vans….
The Derby and Leicester franchises of Speedy Freight have been taken over by Gary Sawyer, who already operates the Bolton, Wigan and Oldham franchises. Speedy Freight, which is part of Eddie Stobart Logistics, provides urgent freight deliveries from some 60 franchised depots around the country. It operates some 4,000 vehicles ranging from artics to vans….
Apple says that it has almost doubled the number of suppliers that have committed to run their Apple production on 100 per cent clean energy, which will enable it to exceed its goal of using four gigawatts of renewable energy in its supply chain by 2020. Malory Davies, FCILT, Editor. Last year the company announced…
Industrial door manufacturer Hörmann has provided Panattoni with a bespoke cross dock facility at its £50 million 448,000 sq ft development at Four Ashes Business Park in Wolverhampton. Hörmann provided 60 loading bays, 52 standard bay dock shelters and eight double deck dock shelters. The loading bays can increase double dock shelters on all dock…
The Stena Edda, which will be used to increase capacity on the Liverpool-Belfast route, has been floated out of the dock at the Avic Weihai Shipyard in China. The ferry, which is scheduled to enter service in Spring next year, will provide freight capacity of 3,100 lane metres as well as space for 120 cars…
Electrameccanica Vehicles Corporation, which manufactures electric vehicles, has chosen Crane Worldwide to ship cars from the factory in Chongqing, China to Los Angeles and Vancouver. The Solo car has been designed as a high performance, commuter friendly single seater. Crane worked closely with CFR Rinkens to develop a top-of-the line racking system that would be…
Warehouse REIT has exchanged contracts in a £37m deal to acquire a multi-unit estate in Northampton let to John Lewis and a multi-let industrial estate in Aberdeen. In Northampton, it has acquired the freehold of two John Lewis distribution units, totalling 336,000 sq ft, on the Brackmills Industrial Estate. In its second transaction, the company…
Automotive supplier Brose has invested nearly £2 million over the last two years into the introduction of AGVs to speed up the movement of finished goods and eliminate human error. The company, which provides seat structures and window regulators to Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan and Toyota, has used its Coventry site as a pilot location…
British companies, on average, lose significantly more money to procurement fraud, and the country is far more reliant on ineffective manual detection techniques than other nations, according to a new study by analytics company SAS. Some 24 per cent of UK businesses have been victims of collusion between suppliers, and 21 per cent have caught…
Kuehne + Nagel has launched K+N Pledge, which provides a guaranteed lead time for full container transport that covers all delivery combinations from port-to-port to door-to-door. In the event that a delay becomes unavoidable, customers who have booked KN Pledge will not pay the freight charges. The service promise also contains an extended cargo liability…
Xpediator has appointed Dan Harris as IT infrastructure service & operations director. Harris oversaw the delivery of Tesco’s Payqwiq solution, spent three years at Home Retail Group and recently held the role of Senior IT development manager at Sainsbury’s Argos where he supported the merger of both companies, developing IT and governance structures to provide…
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