All Logistics articles
-
NewsAldi begins handling produce at ‘UK’s largest automated DC’
The first outbound pallets of fruit & veg left the site on 17 September, Aldi revealed today
-
NewsTesco’s new Uber Eats and Deliveroo partnerships ‘genuinely destroying the store’ say staff
The demand from aggregator apps is making supermarket workers’ jobs ‘a nightmare’
-
NewsAsda to roll out InPost parcel lockers to 700 stores nationwide
It is the latest in a long line of parcel delivery partnerships with supermarkets
-
Analysis & FeaturesDTC dairy still delivers in the post-Covid era
Post pandemic, direct-to-consumer orders are broadening – and dairy businesses are making the most of it
-
NewsMore inflation to come as Iran war costs keep soaring
Elevated fuel and logistics costs due to the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz were singled out as a key driver in the increase in the headline inflation rate this week, which rose from 2.9% in July to 3.1% in August
-
Analysis & FeaturesIceland’s new store: why the Falklands, and why now?
Argentinian media has called the move ‘a kind of provocation’
-
NewsSupermarket Income REIT snaps up six major grocery assets for £104m
The latest acquisitions include a 74,000 sq ft Sainsbury’s supermarket in Macclesfield, an 80,000 sq ft Morrisons in Leeds, and a 10,000 sq ft M&S in Glasgow
-
Analysis & FeaturesHow can the UK’s vulnerable food supply be shored up?
With no sign of recent permacrises abating and ministers making noises about stockpiling, calls are ringing out for a strategy to ensure resilience
-
NewsLidl drops electric vehicle charging rates for loyalty members
The discounter has reduced the charging rate from 62p/kWh to 59p/kWh for electric vehicle drivers with Lidl Plus.
-
NewsMorrisons expands Instacart partnership to manage aggregator app orders
The supermarket said as a result of the deal, online orders would be fulfilled “faster and more accurately”.
-
NewsTHG Ingenuity names new CEO
The new CEO will commence in the role this December, to lead the company through ‘its next phase of growth as a proprietary commerce operating system’ after its demerger from THG last year
-
NewsCalls for Cobra committee-style mechanism to oversee supply chain challenges
Industry should be at the heart of any government work to bolster resilience and food security, urged Marco Forgione, director general of the Chartered Institute of Export and International Trade
-
Partner FeaturesFive reasons your warehouse is leaking cash
One retailer went from 92% to 99.9% inventory accuracy. Here’s the gap costing your warehouse — and how to close it.
-
Comment & OpinionWhy climate risk is a foreign policy problem
As drought grips England and low water levels disrupt the Rhine, trade policy needs to treat climate risk as a standing economic threat, not a one-off shock, says Marco Forgione, DG of The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade
-
NewsOcado shares jump following Korea launch and analyst upgrade
Ocado shareholders were offered a glimmer of hope this week after the turmoil-hit group launched its first Korean robo-warehouse, hailed as a “major milestone” by chief revenue officer Nick de la Vega
-
NewsAG Barr share price slumps after distribution error knocks sales
The Scottish drinks maker’s share price slumped 8% in the wake of Tuesday’s interim announcement
-
NewsMeat trade body AIMS launches legal action against French border authorities
AIMS is challenging new French rules that require hauliers to physically move carcases on wagons for inspection
-
NewsAG Barr scores ‘own goal’ in distribution mishap
A distribution mishap has wiped around £10m of sales off AG Barr’s balance sheet, deflating an otherwise strong start to the year
-
NewsYardOps wins £2.5m valuation for efficient logistics tech
Logistics tech platform YardOps has secured nearly £500k in investment after winning its first contract with a leading UK supermarket.
-
NewsNew platform promises to tackle ‘huge inefficiencies of the transport market’
The equivalent of more than 600 football pitches of warehouse space are empty in the UK, while on the roads, lorries travel a quarter of their distance only partially full, according to UK government figures