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Richard Kearns always knows how his supply chains, his new warehouse in Hernando, Mississippi, or his logistics processes are performing – because he receives immediate feedback every single day. As Executive Vice President of Distribution & Logistics at Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), he serves demanding customers: the store operators are independent retailers who expect to […]

Portwest, one of the world’s fastest growing online workwear companies, has successfully commissioned a new, fully automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) at its distribution centre in Barnsley UK. Designed and installed by Japanese automation specialist, Daifuku, the system replaces what was formally a fully manual fulfilment process, transforming the business’s ability to satisfy demand […]

The UK Autumn Budget is approaching, and logistics businesses across road transport, warehousing, ports and freight forwarding are watching closely. The sector is uniquely exposed to shifts in operating costs, taxation and infrastructure funding; This year’s Budget could influence investment decisions and supply-chain strategies well into 2026. Rising Cost Pressures Operating margins in logistics remain […]

Peter MacLeod recently paid a visit to DHL’s new Innovation Centre, a sustainable facility where new technologies are evaluated for their potential to scale. On the edge of Troisdorf, a small commuter town near Bonn, stands a building that says as much about the future of logistics as the technologies being developed within it. DHL’s […]

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 […]