All Logistics articles – Page 22
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NewsLuxury meal delivery service Supper launches new operations and rider centre
The site features showers, a communal kitchen and a common room with entertainment facilities, as the company moves to position itself as a ’leading delivery sector employer’
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NewsGXO Logistics draymen call off strike action after accepting pay rise
The 1,000 draymen had initially planned two day-long strikes over a ‘paltry’ pay increase of 1.4%, said Unite
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NewsOcado launches second biggest CFC, in Purfleet
Ocado Retail’s sixth CFC opening coincides with the one-year anniversary of its switchover from Waitrose to M&S
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NewsWireless van charging trial begins with ‘huge’ implications for grocery
Several UK grocers are beginning to transition their delivery vehicle fleets to electric power.
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NewsJust Eat to create 1,500 customer service jobs in UK
Just Eat’s new staff will be based in recently opened offices in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland.
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NewsZapp to operate on-site dark store at London music festival
The store will operate as an on-site click & collect service rather than couriering goods to festival-goers
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NewsStrike action at GXO Logistics called off after ‘improved pay offer’
The logistics provider offered an ‘improved’ pay rise of 4%>
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Analysis & FeaturesRapid delivery: where is the fast-moving sector going?
A raft of ‘q-commerce’ players have quickly established themselves. As the market matures, will they prosper or find themselves snapped up?
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Comment & OpinionSupply chains need drastic overhaul to cope with long-term problems and new disruption
The picture on the availability crisis has been partial and piecemeal. Until now.
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NewsCoca-Cola launches personalised cans on DTC site
The personalised cans cost £5 with free delivery in around five days
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NewsPoundland extends online delivery trial across Midlands and Yorkshire
The online service was quietly tested earlier in the year by 18,000 Poundland staff and selected guests
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Comment & Opinion‘Hybrid’ retailers will need to invest in technology to keep up with omnichannel shopping
Stores’ IT systems, digital platforms and logistics networks will come under increased pressure, says Perran Jervis of law firm TLT
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Comment & OpinionThe shift to online could exacerbate grocery sector employment inequalities
Retailers and the government both have a part to play in preventing an inequality crisis, says Abbie Winton, a final year PhD researcher at Alliance Manchester Business School
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NewsUK pubs face ‘beer drought’ as draymen threaten strikes
The industrial action comes amid ongoing disruption in the food and drink supply chain caused by the ‘pingdemic’ and HGV driver shortage
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NewsApple growers warn of spiralling costs as weather hits UK crop forecast
Packaging, haulage and labour costs caused by Brexit and Covid-19 have escalated input costs, according to British Apples & Pears
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NewsGopuff acquires rapid on-demand grocer Dija to boost European presence
The deal comes just months after Gopuff acquired Fancy, a rapid delivery platform providing consumers with groceries in 30 minutes
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NewsDark store grocery model elements ‘make a lot of sense’ says Deliveroo chief
Deliveroo makes a £2.10 per order gross profit per order for grocery orders, compared with £2.40 per restaurant takeaway
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NewsDriver crisis: Neither army nor longer hours will solve it, say hauliers
The temporary relaxation of drivers’ hours that was due to end on Sunday has been extended to October
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NewsPoundland offers to pay for drivers to upgrade to HGV 1 licences
The discounter said getting the HGV 1 licence could cost up to £2,000
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NewsOn-demand grocer Getir signs sponsorship deal with Tottenham Hotspur
Last month Zapp signed as a sponsor of Chelsea FC,