All Logistics articles – Page 19
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Government pledges to scrap sale of new diesel HGVs by 2040
UK is also phasing out new non-zero emission trucks weighing up to 26 tonnes by 2035
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Gist HGV drivers trained in-house ready for Christmas deliveries
Gist expects the driver training and testing programme to deliver up to 300 newly qualified HGV drivers each year
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FodaBox attracts multimillion-pound PE investment
Logistical services provider FodaBox has secured £2.1m in private equity backing to help expand the business.
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US rapid grocer Gopuff launches across UK after acquisition of Fancy and Dija
The UK is the first market Gopuff has launched in under its own brand after the US
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Comment & Opinion
Low-emissions zones give businesses an opportunity to think in new ways
Look at how your business is delivering in urban centres and find an option that avoids the additional charge, says Steve Evans, CEO of emission-free delivery company XeroE
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How John Lewis is navigating the tough road to greener transport
We plan to transition all our 4,000 cars, vans and light trucks to EV by 2030 - but it’s not easy, says Justin Laney, partner and general manager of central transport at the John Lewis Partnership
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Waitrose to trial wirelessly charged electric delivery vans in London
Waitrose said the work put the supermarket “at the forefront of green home delivery”
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Tesco partners with rapid grocery service Gorillas for 10-minute deliveries
The retailer and rapid grocer will establish “co-located physical warehouses” within five Tesco stores
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets are ramping up net zero efforts – but is it enough?
COP26 is just the time for governments and companies alike to give greater thought and action to their net zero efforts
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Dark store operators driving ‘huge’ rent growth for urban industrial assets
Within London, areas such as Newham, Tower Hamlets and Southwark are forecast to see rent growth in excess of 7% for industrial assets this year
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Gist appoints former Tesco HR head Nick Williams as group HR director
Williams is replacing previous HR director Lynn Brown, who left the business in March this year
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Ocado says robotic picking system will soon work in ‘very small warehouses’
Matthews indicated the debut of this smaller format automated warehouse would first be seen in the US
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Russian tech giant Yandex launches ultrafast grocery delivery in London
London locations – in Bethnal Green, Battersea, Bermondsey and Acton – add to Yandex’s more than 400 dark stores globally
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Asda extends one-hour delivery option to more stores
Customers using the service can track their order from the store to their door in real time
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Driver crisis: supermarkets urged to collaborate this Christmas to protect supply
The UK’s ongoing driver shortage has created stiff competition among supermarkets for limited haulage availability
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John Lewis Partnership to open LGV driver academy to tackle labour shortage
Training places will initially be available for current JLP employees, but new spaces will open in January 2022
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Good Club to crowdfund to expand its zero-waste refillables range
The money raised will be used to improve its operational site and processes
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Ocado to trial Wayve driverless delivery vans on urban routes
The 12-month trial of the tech will “explore first-hand how Wayve can handle congested streets and challenging manoeuvres
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Retailer stockpiling drives surge in demand for warehouse space
Warehouse space take-up in the first three quarters of 2021 hit 46.9 million sq ft, 27% up on the same period in 2020, according to property consultancy Knight Frank
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Deliveroo launches rapid grocery delivery service Hop
Deliveroo Hop is the courier company’s first move to compete with spate of rapid delivery grocery players like Getir, Jiffy and Weezy