Tag Archives: e-commerce

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 through mass production and mass marketing. They had the financial strength to invest in efficient manufacturing, and were able to convince the consumer that what …

Direct to Consumer (D2C) is a new yet already popular business strategy for many new, and some experienced small manufacturers. But without an appropriate IT platform, which combines traditional manufacturing ERP with new e-commerce channels, the benefits may not be entirely realised. The disabling of many conventional wholesale/retail market channels …

Trident Worldwide soft launches its brand-new, revolutionary platform that provides end-to-end logistics, warehousing and marketplace solutions; completely transforming how organisations will monitor their complete logistics. Trident Worldwide is set to take on the likes of logistics giants such as Amazon, yet the platform isn’t anticipating a battle, thanks in part …

By Leigh Anderson, Managing Director at Bis Henderson Recruitment A leading figure said recently “For the last three months it’s been like planning for Christmas, but not knowing which day Christmas will be”. But will Christmas-as-we-know-it happen at all this year? To what extent will spending rebound? Some homeworkers are …

Logistyx Technologies, the leader in transportation management for parcel shipping, has announced the appointment of Dipti Gupta as Chief Operating Officer (COO). With more than 20 years of global supply chain management leadership experience, Gupta brings a high-growth, customer-focused mindset to Logistyx as the newest member of the executive team. …

For online retailers with an efficient and professional logistics partner, high volume returns should hold no fear says Charlie Walker, marketing director of Berkshire-based supply chain and online fulfillment specialist, Walker Logistics Return match As the ecommerce retail industry has grown, so too has the number of products ordered online …

Transport and warehousing company Knowles Transport is setting its sights on moving into the e-commerce arena having supported its customers with their online offerings throughout the pandemic period. From the beginning of lockdown Knowles, in addition to managing an initial 30 per cent spike in volumes, has been responsible for …

Logistyx Technologies, the leader in transportation management for parcel shipping, has announced the appointment of Paul Homer as its UK and Ireland Sales Manager. With almost 20 years of experience working for some of the country’s top delivery and retail logistics software companies, Paul will focus on helping new and …

Supply chain services specialist Walker Logistics reports that the number of ecommerce orders processed at its Berkshire-based multi user fulfillment centre was up 400 per cent last month (April) compared to the same period in 2019. William Walker, Walker Logistics’ sales director, commented: “April was like a constant Black Friday …

Quadient, formerly Neopost, has launched the CVP Everest, the latest high velocity fit-to-size auto-boxing system from Packaging by Quadient capable of tailor-making over 1,100 e-commerce packages per hour. Designed to help large ecommerce businesses hit peak volumes, the new super-fast machine has the potential to replace between 20 – 30 …