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All Logistics articles – Page 14
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NewsBoots trials drone delivery of prescription medicine
The retailer transported medicines from the British Army’s Baker Barracks on Thorney Island near Portsmouth to the helipad at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight
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NewsUber Eats unveils new app features for grocery shopping
The “refreshed grocery delivery service” offers new app features for consumers and retailers
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NewsM&S buys its logistics provider Gist to accelerate supply chain transformation
M&S had launched Project Vangarde, a supply chain optimisation programme, in 2020 in order to increase efficiency across its expanding Food business
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NewsOcado reveals location of first rapid delivery depot outside of London
Ocado said a new Zoom warehouse in Leeds will open by the end of the year
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Comment & OpinionHow bottling closer to home can help the drinks industry adapt to rising costs
The traditional approach of brewing and packaging a product in its home market before shipping to consumers abroad looks to have gone down the drain, says Francois Sonneville, senior beverages analyst at Rabobank
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NewsAF Blakemore bumps up fees for deliveries under minimum order threshold to £60
The wholesaler outlined the iincreased charges in a letter to retailers this week
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NewsAmazon launches London hub for e-bike and walking deliveries
A spokesman told The Grocer there are “more hubs planned across the UK in the coming months”
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NewsHGV levy: government should consider delay to reintroduction, says RHA
The levy was suspended in August 2020 to support hauliers during the pandemic. However, it is due to be reintroduced in August 2023
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NewsElectric bike hiring service launched in central London for last mile couriers
Tech firm Port has launched what it calls a “dark hub” within a Leicester Square car park owned by Q-Park
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Comment & OpinionA Northern Ireland ‘green lane’ isn’t perfect. But the current fudge is unsustainable
Right now we have a half-implemented Protocol that discriminates against small businesses and causes uncertainty and disruption, says Shane Brennan, CEO of the Cold Chain Federation
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NewsLloyds Pharmacy extends Deliveroo tie-up to 150 stores
Lloyds Pharmacy was among the first non-food takeaway retailers to partner with the courier platform
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Analysis & FeaturesFDF’s plan for ‘total overhaul’ of border checks
A new strategy document calls for a bonfire of onerous red tape
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NewsHaulage industry calls for 15p per litre rebate to help ease inflation
The Road Haulage Association said a rebate would help to reduce inflation
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NewsMPs propose controversial tax on industry to fix lorry driver shortage
A Transport Committee report published today urges the government to give industry two years to deliver enough drivers, workers and facilities to avoid the labour shortages that crippled supply chains last year
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Analysis & FeaturesPlanet Organic to open its first distribution centre as part of supply chain revamp
The retailer is looking at ways to further revamp its ‘inefficient’ supply chain operations Planet Organic is opening its first distribution centre in partnership with Howard Tenens Logistics. The specialist retailer’s new centralised model is going live at its Sunbury-on-Thames distribution centre, which will serve all its ...
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NewsRapid grocer Getir to reduce global headcount by 14%
The move will impact employees in the UK, the Turkish q-commerce player confirmed to The Grocer
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NewsRapid grocer Nippy’s new dark stores to double as walk-in shops
Nippy which launched in July last year – has two sites, in Kingston and Milton Keynes, with a third due to open next month in Wimbledon
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NewsRapid grocer Gorillas to shed 300 staff and pull out of four markets
The company said it will now focus on five key markets: Germany, France, UK, the Netherlands and the US
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NewsRise of migrants stowing away in lorries fuelling food waste
Sources have linked the rise in ‘clandestine infiltration’ to the government’s Rwanda agreement
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NewsOcado to acquire robotics startup to accelerate CFC bot rollout
The acquisition – the terms of which have been agreed – is expected to complete by 6 June this year. The value of the deal is €10.2m