All Logistics articles – Page 14
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Yango Deli offers Christmas trees in 15 minutes across London
The trees are available while supplies last, and come with a water-holding stand
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Promotional Feature
Maximising efficiencies in the UK supply chain
It’s no secret that the UK supply chain and, with it, the logistics sector have been under considerable strain over the past few months. Here, two logistics players, LPR and Prologis, look at the broader picture of the market and identify the challenges in their specific sectors.
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Just Eat riders to strike over new Stuart pay model
Riders from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) are protesting against what they say is a nearly 25% pay cut
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HGV driver shortage eases as hauliers return to workforce
The number of HGV drivers in the UK grew by 30,000 in Q3, reflecting a 40% recovery since the pandemic
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British Land repurposing retail park space as part of £600m urban logistics development plan
The property company sees additional value in retail parks because features such as ease of access by vehicle make them well-suited to repurposing to meet growing online demand
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Government pledges to scrap sale of new diesel HGVs by 2040
UK is also phasing out new non-zero emission trucks weighing up to 26 tonnes by 2035
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Gist HGV drivers trained in-house ready for Christmas deliveries
Gist expects the driver training and testing programme to deliver up to 300 newly qualified HGV drivers each year
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FodaBox attracts multimillion-pound PE investment
Logistical services provider FodaBox has secured £2.1m in private equity backing to help expand the business.
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US rapid grocer Gopuff launches across UK after acquisition of Fancy and Dija
The UK is the first market Gopuff has launched in under its own brand after the US
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Comment and Opinion
Low-emissions zones give businesses an opportunity to think in new ways
Look at how your business is delivering in urban centres and find an option that avoids the additional charge, says Steve Evans, CEO of emission-free delivery company XeroE
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Comment and Opinion
How John Lewis is navigating the tough road to greener transport
We plan to transition all our 4,000 cars, vans and light trucks to EV by 2030 - but it’s not easy, says Justin Laney, partner and general manager of central transport at the John Lewis Partnership
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Waitrose to trial wirelessly charged electric delivery vans in London
Waitrose said the work put the supermarket “at the forefront of green home delivery”
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Tesco partners with rapid grocery service Gorillas for 10-minute deliveries
The retailer and rapid grocer will establish “co-located physical warehouses” within five Tesco stores
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarkets are ramping up net zero efforts – but is it enough?
COP26 is just the time for governments and companies alike to give greater thought and action to their net zero efforts
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Dark store operators driving ‘huge’ rent growth for urban industrial assets
Within London, areas such as Newham, Tower Hamlets and Southwark are forecast to see rent growth in excess of 7% for industrial assets this year
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Gist appoints former Tesco HR head Nick Williams as group HR director
Williams is replacing previous HR director Lynn Brown, who left the business in March this year
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Ocado says robotic picking system will soon work in ‘very small warehouses’
Matthews indicated the debut of this smaller format automated warehouse would first be seen in the US
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Russian tech giant Yandex launches ultrafast grocery delivery in London
London locations – in Bethnal Green, Battersea, Bermondsey and Acton – add to Yandex’s more than 400 dark stores globally
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Asda extends one-hour delivery option to more stores
Customers using the service can track their order from the store to their door in real time
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Driver crisis: supermarkets urged to collaborate this Christmas to protect supply
The UK’s ongoing driver shortage has created stiff competition among supermarkets for limited haulage availability