Much to my own personal disappointment I found myself recently drawn into a social media spat regarding politics. Yes… I know. I shouldn’t have done it. I was disappointed in myself and should have risen above it, but sometimes you see something that just pushes your buttons. In this case it was on LinkedIn, the…
Clipper Logistics saw its EBITA profit rise 19% year-on-year despite the impact of lockdown on the final five weeks of its financial year. In a statement to investors Clipper said that it had traded well throughout its financial year ending 30 April which would result in an EBITA of approximately £24 million. Executive chairman Steve…
Primark is believed to be looking for up to 400,000 sq ft of warehouse space on a short term basis to store excess stock owing to lockdown. At the start of the re-opening of stores the fashion retailer, which does not have an ecommerce channel, had £1.5 billion of stock on hand, and had also…
The June issue of Logistics Manager – a supply chain special looking at fashion, visibility, digital technology and extended supply chains – is out now in print, online as well as for the iPad and Android. Cover Story: Extended Supply Chains Inertia is the enemy… Extended supply chains have huge benefits for businesses and for the consumer, but currently face pressure…
Standortnetzwerk erweitert/Wachstum auch in Polen und in der Türkei 28. Mai 2020. Mit einem neuen Logistikzentrum in Frunse, einem Stadtbezirk von Jaroslawl rund 250 Kilometer nordöstlich von Moskau, baut Arvato Supply Chain Solutions sein Standortnetz in Russland weiter aus. Wenige Monate vor dieser Erweiterung war bereits ein Distributionszentrum in Noginsk im Großraum Moskau in Betrieb…
Jährlich veröffentlicht das US-amerikanische Fachmagazin „Modern Materials Handling“ eine Liste der 20 größten Anbieter von Intralogistiklösungen. Bereits zum sechsten Mal in Folge führt DAIFUKU das Ranking an. Der japanische Systemlieferant bleibt im Bereich Materialfluss das mit Abstand umsatzstärkste Unternehmen der Welt. Im Jahr 2019 erzielte DAIFUKU erneut ein Geschäftsvolumen von mehr als vier Milliarden US-Dollar. Damit…
Der internationale Transport- und Logistikdienstleister cargo-partner hat sein Serviceangebot in Westeuropa um zwei neue Standorte in Belgien und den Niederlanden erweitert. Dabei handelt es sich um ein neues Lager samt Büroflächen im niederländischen Roermond sowie ein Büro am Flughafen im belgischen Liège. Mit der neuen Station am Flughafen Liège (LGG) unterstreicht das Unternehmen seine Stärke…
Webshop als digitaler Zwilling der Filiale wird zum Must-have. Studienpartner legen erstmals alle Kriterien als Checkliste offen zur Förderung des Digitalstandortes Österreich. Online-Shopping gerade so, als wäre man im Geschäft, nur vom Sofa aus, rund um die Uhr: Auswählen aus dem Verfügbaren, zurücklegen lassen und abholen, wenn es gerade passt. Ohne Versandkosten, ohne Vorauskasse und…
E-commerce fulfilment provider James and James Fulfilment has signed a ten year lease on Liberty 196, a new Prologis facility on Northampton’s Brackmills Industrial Estate. Liberty 196 will become operational in late July once Prologis and James and James Fulfilment install safety measures which will include employee welfare facilities. Construction of a mezzanine level will…
There is a school of thought that the major wave of post-war economic growth wasn’t just the euphoria of peace, it was driven by something we take for granted these days…. the widespread proliferation of infrastructure such as plumbing, electricity and refrigeration. But think back to how revolutionary such technology was… Think of the impact…
With the latest ONS figures showing the highest online shopping figures on record in April 2020, there has been a subsequent increase in demand for warehouse space nationwide. Ed Cole, head of logistics, JLL, said: “April saw us move into a full month of lockdown and as we expected these numbers from ONS show us that…
Overall retail sales in the UK fell 18.1% in April, following a 5.2% drop in March, as volumes in the sector slumped to record lows. Yet, according to the ONS, the proportion spent with e-commerce soared to the highest on record in April accounting for 30.7%, which compares with the 19.1% reported in April 2019….
With the government pushing for a net-zero carbon future could rail, air and port related warehousing schemes be the answer? Liza Helps reports. On 27 June 2019 the UK became the first major economy in the world to legislate to end its contribution to global warming by 2050, and it turned its gaze firmly on the logistics industry…
Marks & Spencer has unveiled plans to cut £500 million of costs, including £60 million in its clothing and home logistics functions, as it anticipates a 70% reduction in volume in some areas of its business due to the impact of lockdown. Forecasting sales volumes for the remainder of the year M&S said that in…
With the rate at which technology accelerates, we ask ourselves what the next step is in the warehouse, in the supply chain, and in the world of logistics in general. Businesses need to focus on keeping up with this acceleration, while keeping sustainability in mind. So, can they do this with the help of robotic…
Zurück in die Filiale? Am 27. Mai präsentieren Handelsverband und Google den brandneuen Report zur digitalen Lage des österreichischen Handels. Wie gut sind die digitalen Kanäle im österreichischen Handel verzahnt? Der Handelsverband präsentiert am 27. Mai zum bereits dritten Mal den Omnichannel Readiness Index (ORI) – den Benchmark und Leitfaden, der zum Standard geworden ist…
E-commerce retailer N Brown, the company behind brands such as Jacamo and Simply Be, has said it will continue to pay its product suppliers to terms despite the slump in sales during lockdown. In a statement to investors N Brown said that throughout the pandemic it would continue to pay product suppliers to contractual terms…
EV Cargo division Allport Cargo Services has developed a new reverse logistics software platform for skiwear retailer Perfect Moment. Allport Cargo Services built an online returns portal for the retailer, linked to its e-commerce site. Products are now individually tracked back to the ACS returns centre, where items are returned to stock inventory and are…
Volatile markets are a challenge to forecast but new developments in demand sensing are enabling a more nuanced approach. Johanna Parsons investigates. Consumer behaviour has always been somewhat unpredictable, but increasing market volatility is being driven by factors from viral marketing to actual viruses, and forecasting can seem futile. The demand for responsive solutions has…
From coronavirus to Brexit, sustainability to e-commerce market, risk management is at the centre of a stable chain. How supply chain practitioners cope with these dangers depends on how robust risk management systems are. The world is heading in a new direction and supply chains need to be able to survive in order to overcome…
Achieving sustainability throughout a supply chain could appear to be a never-ending task, and some supply chain professionals are calling for radical alterations to well-established business practices in order to make the changes required, writes Christopher Walton. Mark Morley, director of strategic product marketing at enterprise information management software firm OpenText, says that in today’s market sustainability and ethical business are key differentiators. “To remain…
Until coronavirus reared its ugly head 2020 was set to be the year of sustainability. It’s not as if the small issue of saving the planet has gone away after all: sustainable business practices will change the way that logistics, supply chains and industrial property work. Christopher Walton investigates. Many in logistics will environmental or sustainability policies in place…
XPO Logistics has won a contract with Japanese beauty and personal care company Shiseido to provide omnichannel logistics. The contract will see XPO carry out the business-to-business replenishment of brands such as bareMinerals, NARS, Laura Mercier, SHISEIDO, Serge Lutens, Dolce&Gabbana Beauty, Narciso Rodriguez, Issey Miyake, Elie Saab and Clé de Peau Beauté as well as…
Healthfood and health supplement company Holland & Barrett has had to expand its distribution centre in Burton-on-Trent to deal with a 400% spike in orders. It is currently hiring 200 temporary warehousing staff just to fulfil the online orders at its DC in Burton on Trent. Dedicated space within the building, which had been earmarket…
Die Hermes Gruppe schreibt ihre Erfolgsgeschichte fort und ist im Geschäftsjahr 2019/20, das am 29. Februar endete, erneut profitabel gewachsen. Der auf das B2C- und C2C-Segment spezialisierte Handels- und Logistikdienstleister steigerte seinen Umsatz auf vergleichbarer Basis (währungskursbereinigt) konsolidiert um 9,0 Prozent auf 3,5 Milliarden EUR. Damit baute Hermes seine Position als starke Nummer 2 in…
DSV bringt mit „E-Commerce Solutions“ ein umfassendes Angebot an e-Commerce-Dienstleistungen für Verlader, die Endkunden direkt beliefern, auf den Markt. Es richtet sich an mittelständische Unternehmen und umfasst sämtliche Lösungen, die ein E-Commerce-Geschäft benötigt – Lagerhaltung, Automatisierung, IT-Unterstützung und Fulfillment – in skalierbaren Mehrzwecklagern. „Das Schöne an DSV e-Commerce Solutions ist, dass es eine nahtlos ineinander…
Störung der Postzustellung und Auswirkungen auf grenzüberschreitende Post- und Warenströme. Beitrag: Walter Trezek. Es begann am 23. Januar 2020, dem Tag, an dem China über COVID-19-Virus offiziell berichtete. Innerhalb eines Monats verzeichnete das globale Briefpostnetz ¼ weniger Postverkehr (kommerzielle Warensendungen -> small packets), wobei die grenzüberschreitenden chinesischen Sendungsvolumen auf nahe „0“ zurückgingen. Drei Monate später…
In den letzten 10 Jahren sind die Ausgaben der Österreicher im Onlinehandel und auch der Anteil des eCommerce an den gesamten Konsumausgaben stetig angestiegen. Die Corona-Krise und insbesondere der Shutdown werden diese Entwicklung noch verstärken und die Akzeptanz von Onlineshopping deutlich erhöhen – in allen Altersgruppen und auch in Branchen wie dem Lebensmittelhandel, wo der…
Der weltweit führende Logistikkonzern Deutsche Post DHL Group ist trotz spürbarer Covid-19-Auswirkungen im ersten Quartal 2020 weiter gewachsen. Der Umsatz verbesserte sich um 0,9 Prozent auf 15,5 Mrd. Euro. Das operative Ergebnis (EBIT) betrug 592 Mio. Euro. Bereinigt um die negativen Auswirkungen der Pandemie in Höhe von 210 Mio. Euro sowie die im ersten Quartal…
Turnover fell 11.6% at IAG Cargo in the first quarter of 2020 as the air cargo market faced “unprecedented challenges”. For the period from January 1 to March 31, 2020 turnover fell to €246 million (£214.8 million) while sold tonnes were down 14.9% and cargo-tonne kms volumes were down 15.7% while capacity declined 13.8%. Lynne…
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