myHermes cuts parcel rates by up to 40% in summer sale.
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myHermes cuts parcel rates by up to 40% in summer sale.

myHermes, the consumer delivery specialist, has launched a summer sale that will provide SMEs retailers, Internet power sellers and consumers with the UK’s most cost effective rates for…

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What’s Wrong With The Gig Economy?
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What’s Wrong With The Gig Economy?

By Michael Grange, REPL Group Unemployment across the UK and US is running at about 4.5%, which is low for the US and the lowest in the UK…

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Bishopgates sees long term benefit of TMS in drive for improvement and efficiences.
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Bishopgates sees long term benefit of TMS in drive for improvement and efficiences.

NEW vehicle tracking and telematics are the latest developments for a Swindon-based international logistics and equipment installation specialist, which has seen the benefits of investing in transport management…

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Top 10 retail trends for 2017 and beyond.
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Top 10 retail trends for 2017 and beyond.

By Jerry Koch I recently presented an On The Move webinar where I discussed the retail trends for 2017 and beyond. After compiling the data from various industry…

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Bad Backs Cost Billions – so what’s the cure?
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Bad Backs Cost Billions – so what’s the cure?

In 2015/16 a total of 8.8 million* working days were lost due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs), which is reported to have cost Great Britain over £5 billion.…

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Blue Apron and the Subscription Retail Supply Chain.
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Blue Apron and the Subscription Retail Supply Chain.

The subscription retail model is not a new concept. The first basic model I can think of is a magazine subscription – a new magazine came every month…

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Arrowxl enhances service proposition with £1.7 million investment in Wigan.
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Arrowxl enhances service proposition with £1.7 million investment in Wigan.

ArrowXL, the UK’s leading two-man home delivery expert, has completed work on a £1.7m high bay pallet racking system at its warehouse in Wigan. The substantial investment doubles…

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Zebra unveils Smartpack to bring visibilty that’s visionary into loading operations.
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Zebra unveils Smartpack to bring visibilty that’s visionary into loading operations.

ZEBRA SMARTPACK SOLUTION SUITE CREATES INTELLIGENT LOADING ENVIRONMENTS TO MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE AND PROFITABILITY Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in providing solutions and services that give…

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Alibaba’s CMO on its ambitions to be the first global Chinese brand.
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Alibaba’s CMO on its ambitions to be the first global Chinese brand.

The Chinese marketplace giant believes its true brand value is “underrated and underestimated” by the Western business world. Alibaba might be one of the biggest companies in the…

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Logistics contract caters for Kavis’s growing needs .
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Logistics contract caters for Kavis’s growing needs .

Disposable food and catering products, packaging and utensils supplier, Kavis, has outsourced management of its UK B2C supply chain to Walker Logistics. “Having seen growth in online sales…

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