Steve Winwood, group commercial director of Culina Logistics, says the retail supply chain trend for shorter and leaner lead times is a challenge and a business opportunity Retailers are encouraging their supply chain partners and suppliers to revise their delivery patterns
Handheld computer supplier Intermec has launched two new vehicle mount computers, which are designed to integrate with any forklift truck; and two enhancements to its mobile computer portfolio. The CV41 and CV61 are claimed to be the first vehicle-mount computers
Supply chain consultancy Crimson & Co has launched an updated version of its scprime book, which focuses on the journey to supply chain excellence, with a new section dedicated to employee capabilities. Version three of scprime highlights best practice across the
Camping equipment retailer, GO Outdoors, has appointed Advanced Supply Chain to manage a fulfillment warehouse and UK distribution operation to its retail stores. The three-year contract will see Bradford-based Advanced invest in excess of £5m into its warehouse in Corby,
DX Group, a leading UK logistics company, has opened a new parcel sorting and distribution centre in Warrington to meet demand from the fast-growing online retail sector for secure delivery services. According to the company, the 28,000sq ft building on
Trace One, a software supplier specialising in managing private label development, is merging with a division of retail supply chain solutions provider, Agentrics, which specialises in product life cycle management. The combined Trace One and Agentrics PLM business will have
John Lewis Partnership has won an award in recognition of its use of technology at its flagship national distribution centre in Milton Keynes. John Lewis received the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport’s (CILT) Annual Award for Excellence 2011 in
Marks & Spencer is aiming to improve in-store availability and reduce end of season mark downs in non-food categories with investment in new software solutions from JDA. The retailer has licensed a number of JDA’s supply chain management solutions to
Scanning products specialist, Intermec, has launched a handheld bar code reader designed for small to medium-sized businesses. Claimed to provide superior performance, the new SG10T imager uses imaging technology to read all common 1D bar codes with ease and is
Collect+, the joint venture between Paypoint and Yodel, which enables customers use convenience stores to collect and send parcels, has extended its network to 4,000 stores; and revealed findings of research, which shows workers are making their employers pay to
Metro Group hypermarket chain, real, has selected Aldata’s space optimisation software to automate planogram production and optimise assortments in stores in Germany. Real operates about 320 hypermarkets in Germany plus a further 109 in Poland, Romania, Russia, the Ukraine and
Japanese convenience store chain, Seicomart, has picked Aldata’s software solutions to optimise inventory management across its supply chain. Seicomart operates over 1,000 stores, served by seven distribution centres; predominantly in the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan. Established in 1971, the
Supply chain consultancy, Crimson & Co (Crimson), has been retained by London Clubs International Limited (LCI) to retender its drinks requirements in time for the re-launch of the Playboy Club London, located in Mayfair. As part of the project, Crimson
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has reissued the GFSI Guidance Document Sixth Edition* to incorporate key elements, which will be in place for the recognition of food safety requirements for both the production of food packaging and animal conversion.
UK-based transport, logistics and distribution company, Advanced Supply Chain, has announced a new partnership with Sinotrans, China’s second largest logistics company. Advanced Supply Chain, which provides pre-retail, distribution or freight forwarding services for many of the UK’s major brands including
Retailers need to get closer to their customers to build loyalty, argues Aldata, a global leader in retail and distribution optimisation software. Fiona Briggs reports Retailers are playing a risky game, claims retail and distribution optimisation specialist Aldata. In a
The British Standards Institution, BSI, has launched a new standard to streamline food safety systems between food manufacturers and the packaging they use for their products. PAS 223 – Prerequisite programmes and design requirements for food safety in the manufacture and
Retail and distribution software provider, Aldata, and retail intelligence solutions supplier Dacos Software, have teamed up to help retailers gain competitive price advantage and improve results by optimising price lines in product categories. Through the partnership, Aldata will supply the
SAP consultancy, De Villiers Walton has launched a partnership with SaaS marketing specialist, Business on Demand (BoD). The newly-formed company, Enterprise on Demand (EoD), will specialise in the supply and delivery of the SAP Business ByDesign on-demand solution. The announcement
BT is pooling super-fast broadband access, IT services and retail apps to improve the customer shopping experience on the UK high street. Billed as ‘Lighting up the High Street,’ and a world-first; the ‘end to end’ offer is designed to
Andrew Southgate, sales director at Zetes northern region, the European goods identification solutions and services provider, and an expert in voice picking technology, on the benefits of pick to voice technology for multichannel retailers Stock picking – the manner by
Tesco has awarded a £12m, two-year sole supply contract to Speedy, a leading provider of equipment rental and support services in the UK. Speedy will supply all of Tesco’s supply chain contractors in the UK and Ireland working on its
Leading brewer Carlsberg has agreed a five-year contract with management consultancy Accenture to provide application services for its European operations. Under the agreement, Accenture will support a range of application services in a co-sourcing agreement managed by Carlsberg. It will
Retailers should be prepared to cope with extreme weather conditions to ensure consumers receive the goods they ordered, according to a leading supply chain consultancy. Steve Smith, SVP EMEA, Manhattan Associates, said: “With millions of Christmas gifts stranded due to
Neal Austin, logistics director at Morrisons, told delegates at the IGD Supply Chain Summit 2010 how the retailer has invested in supply chain to extend its reach in the south of England following the acquisition of Safeway, improved transport planning
