All Logistics articles – Page 12
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News
XPO secures chilled distribution deal with Tesco
Under the new agreement XPO will handle temperature-controlled transport using its own fleet and drivers
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Just Eat focused on major grocery partnerships across the UK
COO Joerg Gerbig told The Grocer it had been “important to keep the company really focused. It’s hard to go left, right and centre
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WH Smith partners with Deliveroo for fast delivery of stationery, books and greeting cards
Some 600 WH Smith and branded products are available on the courier platform
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Scottish Wholesale Association partners with Volvo to host electric vehicle event
The organisation is pursuing an ambitious project to decarbonise the Scottish wholesale industry
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AF Blakemore trials 19-tonne electric HGV
The Spar wholesaler said the trail puts it ‘one step closer’ to introducing its first electric HGV
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Comment and Opinion
P&O crisis is latest symptom of UK’s developing reputation for hassle
The delivery of Brexit has been the most frustrating of the many challenges to UK imports and we are not done yet, says Cold Chain Federation CEO Shane Brennan
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Analysis and Features
Can cities still feed themselves once diesel trucks are banned?
Paris is ousting the vehicles in 2024. London, Oxford, and Bristol won’t be far behind. Diesel lorries cannot last much longer, but is the sector ready for the shift?
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Analysis and Features
Is Tesco on the right track with its supply chain trains?
Britain’s biggest retailer is turning to the railways to boost both its eco-credentials and its supply chain resiliency. Will its rivals follow suit?
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Boughey Distribution appoints Angela Carus as new MD
Carus has joined the company from Culina, where she had been director of operations for the past two-and-a-half years
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The HGV driver crisis is not over, MPs told amid warnings over Easter delays
On Tuesday, logistics and supply chain representatives spoke at a meeting of the Food and Drink Supply Chain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)
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Comment and Opinion
Profit warnings indicate a perfect storm of post-pandemic challenges
The pandemic’s impact on consumer behaviour, rising energy costs, inflation and labour shortages have all added costs and strained supply chains, says Hunter Kelly, partner at EY-Parthenon Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy
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Analysis and Features
Is Brexit to blame for the 20-mile lorry queues into Dover?
Traffic jams into the port are on the rise and more delays are likely with extra border checks from July. So what’s behind the Dover issues?
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Tesco and Gorillas extend rapid delivery partnership to Manchester
It is the first regional launch of the “co-located partnership”, following Thornton Heath and Lewisham in London
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Rapid grocer Gopuff preparing to roll out gig economy working model
At present Gopuff pays its delivery drivers an hourly rate of around £10 with an additional 50p for every delivery made
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Ocado confirms four more Zoom sites but planned rollout slows
The announcement signals a slowdown in Ocado’s ambitions for Zoom’s rollout
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Food businesses advised to ignore NI minister’s halt to Brexit border checks
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Edwin Poots has announced a halt in checks on farm and food goods arriving from Great Britain
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KP Snacks warns customers of disruption to supply following cyber attack
In a letter seen by Better Retailing, it warned customers that disruption could last ‘until the end of March at the earliest’
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Rapid grocer Getir to trial click & collect from dark stores
Salur would not reveal how many dark stores would offer the service
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HelloFresh to open new DC in Derby and create 450 jobs
It will be HelloFresh’s third DC, and comes after the launch of Nuneaton site The Beehive, which opened in 2020
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Rice prices on the rise as exports suffer from disruption to supply
There was ‘approximately 1.5 million tonnes of rice stuck at the ports, that India had planned to export this month’, said Mintec