XPO Logistics Opens Eight New Last Mile Hubs ahead of Black Friday to meet E-Commerce Demand 16/11/2017 XPO Logistics has opened eight last mile logistics hubs ahead of Black Friday, a further step to cement its position as ...
Procurement & supply chain jobs up 13% in UK year on year 16/11/2017 Procurement and supply chain job vacancies have increased 13% in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same period l...
Shoppers abandon orders if delivery choice unsatisfactory 16/11/2017 Half of online shoppers will abandon shopping baskets if delivery choices on offer are unsatisfactory and 60% will buy t...
Government must fund expansion of Customs system, say MPs 16/11/2017 Brexit could cause the number of custom declarations that the HRMC must process to increase five-fold to 255 million, ac...
Simplicity is key for the new Safety Permit Scheme for trucks in London, says FTA 16/11/2017 The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the broader approach to improving safety on the capital’s roads beyond th...
Ten Tips For Writing Logistics Contracts 15/11/2017 Logistics contracts pose a particular challenge for those tasked with preparing a written agreement that encapsulates th...
Argos gears up for speedy Christmas deliveries 03/11/2017 Argos has opened two new regional fulfilment centres as it prepares to expand its same-day delivery service ahead of the...
Davies & Robson provides Non-Executive Operations Director to SME 03/11/2017 Fixmart is the leading supplier of an extensive range of cable and pipe support systems, containment solutions, fixings ...
Eastern Europe to drive grocery growth 02/11/2017 Central and Eastern Europe are set to drive growth in the European grocery market, with sales in the region expanding ne...
Air cargo growth is clogging up Heathrow 02/11/2017 Increasing air cargo volumes at Heathrow Airport is “exacerbating age-old problems for companies that have to use the ai...
ASOS ‘Try Before You Buy’ could increase returns 02/11/2017 ASOS has rolled out a new ‘Try Before You Buy’ scheme to reduce basket abandonment but it could lead to an increase in r...
Peak pressure will be greater than ever in 2017 02/11/2017 The pressure on retailers and parcel carriers will be greater than ever during this year’s Black Friday and Christmas pe...
NHS Supply Chain saves £250m towards 2018 target of £300m 01/11/2017 Through improved procurement activities, NHS Business Services Authority and NHS Supply Chain have achieved over £250 mi...
£455bn digital potential for UK factories 31/10/2017 The adoption of industrial digital technologies (IDT) can strengthen UK manufacturing supply chains and create new value...
Trade deficit is narrowing according to Bank of England 20/10/2017 According to the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee the UK’s trade balance is improving, whilst the deficit ini...
Lidl to open its largest UK DC 19/10/2017 The UK's fastest-growing supermarket chain, Lidl, has submitted plans for a 754,000 sq ft regional distribution centre o...
Network Rail Nets £35m from Logistics Hub Deal 19/10/2017 Network Rail has sold its 302,038 sq ft National Logistics Centre to the West Midlands Pension Fund. The £35m from the s...
Click & Collect boosts European retail sales 19/10/2017 As predicted, Click & Collect is increasing sales opportunities for retailers, according to a JDA/Centiro survey which f...
Clipper wins European returns contract with ASOS 18/10/2017 Clipper Logistics has signed a new three-year contract with ASOS to handle European returns from Clipper’s multi-user si...
Partial sale of Stobart’s logistics arm boosts profits 18/10/2017 Stobart Group’s half-year performance has been boosted by the partial sale of Eddie Stobart Logistics, resulting in pre-...
