Tag Archives: e-commerce

Amazon’s $800 million investment in free next-day deliveries may be making headlines, but the home delivery expert ParelHero says same-day 24/7 deliveries are the future of e-commerce. ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer Research, David Jinks MILT, says: ‘Next day deliveries are really yesterday’s news. Where the battle for our purses, wallets …

The robotics segment in the material handling equipment market is expected to witness significant CAGR of over 8% to reach over USD 20 billion by 2024 owing to the demand for high-performance robotic systems across various industry verticals. Robots facilitate easy and fast pick & place of material thereby ensuring …

CommerceHub, Inc. (“CommerceHub”), a leading distributed commerce network for retailers and brands, today announced Philip Hall as the new Managing Director for the company’s European operations. Philip has spent more than 30 years in the retail industry helping retailers and brands use technology to provide exceptional customer experiences. Philip has …

 ‘Amazon and Alibaba are creating the biggest revolution in shipping for 60 years,’ logistics expert tells international conference Global e-commerce is leading the biggest shake up in international shipping since containerization, ParcelHero’s David Jinks will tell a major world maritime conference in London. Shipping lines will be forced to either …

Leading European retail experts visit TGW Evolution Park A preview of tomorrow’s shopping experience and distribution centers Focus on robotics, digitization, e-commerce, and omnichannel On 10 and 11 October 2018, more than 50 leading international food retailing experts visited TGW Evolution Park. Gathered at the new TGW headquarters, they discussed …

The strongly pro-Remain export parcels company ParcelHero say today’s Brexit Government White Paper has much to recommend it for UK exporters and importers to the EU – though it could endanger many e-commerce service businesses. The news that the Government’s new Brexit White Paper explicitly supports a common rule book …

Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that B+S Logistik (B+S GmbH Logistik und Dienstleistungen), a leading German logistics service provider (LSP), has expanded its contract logistics business with new business-to-consumer (B2C) ecommerce operations using the Descartes pixi* warehouse management solution (WMS) …

A leading 3PL provider turned to Conveyor Systems Limited CSL to provide the automation know-how for a new ecommerce operation, on behalf of their client, a multi-channel fast fashion retailer. The project was an integral part of the fit-out of a new 250,000sq ft site, which was undertaken recently. The …

Leading UK transport and third-party logistics specialist Walkers Transport has received JAUPT registered training centre approval to deliver bespoke CPC training courses for its drivers from both its Manchester and Leeds depots. Walkers’ new driver CPC training initiative has been approved by the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training (JAUPT) …

Walkers Transport (http://www.walkers-transport.co.uk), is backing the Road Haulage Association (RHA) ‘She’s RHA’ campaign geared around recruitment and championing women in the industry. The contribution of women in haulage is often unseen as it remains a male-dominated working environment. Only 8% of the 1.8million people that work in the haulage industry …