Five key trends in smart warehousing for 2021 and beyond
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Five key trends in smart warehousing for 2021 and beyond

2020 was a year like no other. So what are the implications for warehousing and fulfilment in 2021? Tim Wright, Managing Director of Invar Systems looks to the…

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HERMES UK DELIVERS RECORD VOLUMES OF PARCELS IN PEAK AND THROUGHOUT 2020
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HERMES UK DELIVERS RECORD VOLUMES OF PARCELS IN PEAK AND THROUGHOUT 2020

Hermes, one of the UK’s leading consumer delivery companies, successfully delivered 630 million parcels in 2020. Outside of the traditionally busy Peak winter months, volume also doubled year-on-year…

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Prologis Research: Logistics Real Estate and E-Commerce Lower the Carbon Footprint of Retail
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Prologis Research: Logistics Real Estate and E-Commerce Lower the Carbon Footprint of Retail

Driven by the stay-at-home economy, e-commerce set records during the 2020 holiday season. A new study by the MIT Real Estate Innovation Lab: Logistics Real Estate and E-Commerce Lower the…

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Maximising meat-free quality and food safety with a WMS
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Maximising meat-free quality and food safety with a WMS

One thing the Coronavirus pandemic has permanently changed is our attitudes towards consumption and healthy eating. In the last lockdown, data was released by Accenture showing that 60%…

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HERMES LAUNCHES ‘WHAT’S IN THE BOX’ TO FURTHER IMPROVE RETURNS SERVICE
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HERMES LAUNCHES ‘WHAT’S IN THE BOX’ TO FURTHER IMPROVE RETURNS SERVICE

Hermes UK, the leading consumer delivery company, has launched an innovative new service designed to further improve the ‘returns experience’ for its retail customers and their consumers. It…

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EPAL pallet sales grow as Brexit deadline approaches
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EPAL pallet sales grow as Brexit deadline approaches

EPAL UK & Ireland has reported pallet sales increases of 13 per cent in the third quarter of 2020, as businesses prepare for the final Brexit cut off…

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Five ways to boost ecommerce packaging performance
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Five ways to boost ecommerce packaging performance

The pandemic has been a catalyst for change, way beyond our expectations. Ecommerce has been propelled to new heights, with online order volumes swamping conventional fulfilment centres. Now,…

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Organic wholesaler doubles output with AutoStore empowered by Swisslog
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Organic wholesaler doubles output with AutoStore empowered by Swisslog

The leading wholesaler in the Swiss organic market, Bio Partner, has doubled its output following the implementation of innovative robotic logistics from Swisslog at its facility in Aargau,…

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Simplify supply chain complexity and seize the future
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Simplify supply chain complexity and seize the future

Author: Karl Lauri The combination of globalisation, e-commerce and the Internet has blown apart the post-war ‘standard business model’, which saw large companies enjoying ever-greater economies of scale…

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XPO Logistics Extends Partnership with LPR
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XPO Logistics Extends Partnership with LPR

XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, has renewed its UK partnership with La Palette Rouge (LPR), the leading provider of pooled pallets in the…

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