All Warehousing articles – Page 5
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Retail VoiceWarehouse strategy through the customer’s eyes
Many retailers feel they need more warehouse space, but do they just need savvy alternatives and better warehouse management instead? Following the launch of its Supply Chain 2022 report with Retail Week, Bis Henderson Consulting’s Louisa Hosegood looks at why retailers need to shift their supply chain thinking to what the consumer wants.
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Retail VoiceHow to use port-centric warehousing to perform during peak
Port-centric warehousing is a sure-fire way to boost your distribution strategy, says David Barry, director for warehouse and transport at Uniserve.
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NewsOcado suffers second major warehouse fire in two years
Ocado has been forced to cancel thousands of orders and apologise to its customers following a fire at its largest warehouse in southeast London.
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Opinion‘Ocado High Court ruling has big repercussions in on-demand grocery war’
“Disappointed” was Ocado’s verdict this week after it lost a High Court fight to open a new distribution centre in North London.
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DataData: How the pandemic has supercharged the warehouse space race
The closure of ‘non-essential’ stores because of the coronavirus pandemic and the associated surge in home delivery heralded record warehouse space expansion in 2020.
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AnalysisSuper-deduction: what it is and the retailers that could benefit
As part of the Budget last week, chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a ’super-deduction’ allowance to provide relief for certain businesses – but what does it mean for retail?
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Will raising rates on warehouses really save the high street?
After chancellor Rishi Sunak delayed the findings of the Treasury’s business rates review until the autumn, we ask experts whether the proposal from Dixons Carphone boss Alex Baldock and Next chief executive Lord Wolfson to increase rates paid by warehouses is the way to revamp the system
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Retail VoiceThe space race – ecommerce boom causes surge in warehouse demand
While people continue to study the fallout of Covid and the post-Brexit era, one fact remains: UK ecommerce is at an all-time high and will only get better, says Jack Williams, chief executive and founder of Selazar.
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NewsAsos to launch £90m warehouse, creating 2,000 jobs
Asos has unveiled plans to open a new £90m warehouse to support “ever-increasing customer demand” and help it accelerate its delivery capabilities.
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Retail VoiceAgile fulfilment in retail: how Fenwick moved quickly to navigate the crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic presented huge challenges for retailers. With issues around reopening, enforcing social distancing and fluctuating lockdown rules, the industry has definitely had a tough time over the last nine months.
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InterviewInterview: Very boss Henry Birch – ‘If it’s not a record peak, I’m resigning’
If you were compiling a list of retailers that are doing better today than they were two years ago, it probably would not be a very long one.
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Opinion‘What does the government’s Plan for Jobs mean for retail?’
In more ways than one, retail has been on the front line of the Covid-19 crisis. It has been among a handful of sectors that have led efforts to keep the country running, ensuring stores and supply chains of essential goods have remained open.
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NewsM&S bolsters food division with new distribution centre
Marks & Spencer is to open a new food distribution centre next month that will increase capacity and help address longstanding availability problems.
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Retail VoiceRetail innovation starts with the supply chain
When a customer clicks the buy button, wheels are set in motion and it’s the first mile that will make or break the customer experience, according to Manhattan Associates.
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NewsDebenhams axes 2,500 jobs in fresh cost-cutting drive
Debenhams is axing 2,500 staff across its stores and warehouses as the business grapples to reduce its cost base.
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NewsSegro profits surge due to coronavirus ‘accelerating adoption’ of ecommerce
Warehousing group Segro reported a surge in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year, driven by the effects of the coronavirus pushing more consumers to ecommerce.
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AnalysisFour must-see graphs from Next reveal lockdown trading pattern
Fashion giant Next’s latest update showed “a much better position than anticipated three months ago”. These graphs eloquently tell the story of how performance has played out and the impact of store reopenings.
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NewsFrasers Group accused of paying warehouse staff below minimum wage
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has again been accused of paying warehouse workers below minimum wage for the second time in five years.
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NewsSegro completes fundraising as it eyes bigger piece of online shopping boom
UK warehousing group Segro has raised £680m from a new share placing to fund the acquisition of new online distribution facilities.
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NewsNext resumes selling online following ‘extensive’ safety measures
Next has resumed selling online this morning less than three weeks after temporarily closing its ecommerce, warehouse and distribution operations amid the coronavirus crisis.