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A record breaking £666.5 million worth of parcels were stolen across the UK in the last 12 months, nearly £290 million more than in 2024. That’s according to new Freedom of Information data obtained by technology company, Quadient. The figures reveal 4.83 million homes suffered at least one stolen parcel, representing a 31% rise from […]

Samsara’s Go Beyond 2025 event at London’s Tobacco Dock felt less like a traditional B2B tech conference and more like an Apple product launch. From the slick stage design to the polished live demos, the connected operations platform provider clearly wanted to make a statement: AI isn’t coming to logistics, it’s already here. Throughout the […]

Today, at Amazon Business’ Reshape conference, Amazon announced a number of new AI-powered solutions including the Amazon Business Assistant to help organizations discover savings, automate routine tasks, and make spending easier and more efficient. Daid Priestman reports from the event. These innovations, all powered by Amazon Bedrock, AWS’s fully managed service for building and scaling […]

Peter MacLeod hears how Locus Robotics leverages AI and data to optimise warehouse operations, boost efficiency, and deliver measurable ROI. AI is becoming increasingly embedded in warehouse operations, driving efficiency and delivering measurable return on investment (ROI). It is therefore unsurprising to learn that Locus Robotics, a company renowned for its global deployment of autonomous […]

Cold storage conditions place specific demands on materials handling equipment, particularly when it comes to dealing with perishable food products which need specific processing. This insight has been a key element in the successful relationship between Yale Lift Trucks, its local dealer Unicar, and the Chiquita facility in Cortenuova, Bergamo (Northern Italy). Chiquita, an international […]

Fresh from unveiling its AI-powered logistics ecosystem at Go Beyond 2025 in London, Samsara has announced a new strategic partnership with VDO, a company they consider to be one of Europe’s most respected names in compliance technology. The collaboration promises to turn one of fleet management’s biggest headaches, compliance, from a reactive task into a […]

Chinese firms are becoming increasingly influential in the world of warehouse tech. Among them, Libiao Robotics is making waves with its AirRob system, writes Peter MacLeod. Libiao Robotics, manufacturer of the AirRob robot-based tote handling solution, recently held a global partner conference at its Hangzhou manufacturing facility near Shanghai, to which I was invited. As […]

Europe’s transport system is facing an unprecedented challenge: a shortage of professional drivers that is already disrupting supply chains across the continent. As of 2024, over 426,000 truck driver positions remain unfilled in the EU, and the number is expected to almost double by 2028. Behind these figures lies a complex mix of factors, from […]

Small data strategy matters in global asset tracking, helping to locate ‘dark trailers’, writes Alastair MacLeod (pictured, below), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ground Control, a company that provides satellite-centric M2M (machine-to-machine) and IoT (Internet of Things) technology services. For anyone running logistics operations, the number of ‘dark’ assets right now is a persistent frustration. […]

As the peak shopping season approaches, retailers are putting the finishing touches to their seasonal strategies, to ensure shelves and online channels are well stocked to meet consumer demand. Last year’s UK Black Friday and Christmas sales showed a mixed performance. Despite a strong Black Friday, the entire 2024 festive period was somewhat lacklustre for […]