Logistics
DPD move into new South Gloucestershire distribution centre
DPD are about to move into their new distribution centre near Bristol meaning that they'll be able to provide even better service to customers in the region, although with DPD's reputation for reliability, tracking and predictive delivery slots it's hard to imagine how they could
Whistl snag wnDirect’s MD Jonathan Matchett to boost international shipping.
Whistl have beefed up their execs with the hire of Jonathan Matchett, previously UK Managing Director of wnDirect. He has over two decades of experience working with major retail brands including ebay, Next, Tesco, DSG International and Marks & Spencer. Jonathan's new role will be to
The 2017 E-Commerce Fulfilment Report
Peoplevox surveyed some of the fastest growing e-commerce companies around, and have combined the results in their '2017 E-Commerce Fulfilment Report'. The report has identified a number of potential pressure points which are likely to grow into more serious problems for many online businesses as
Parcelly sign click and collect location deal with Barnardo’s
Parcelly have signed a deal with children's charity Barnardo's which will see their service available in 90 Barnardo's stores across Birmingham and Liverpool with expansion into Manchester in the second week of June. A nationwide roll out to all Barnardo's stores will take place in
The Post Office wins award for transformation program
Since its separation from Royal Mail Group in 2012, the Post Office has modernised over 7000 branches, providing an extra 200,000 opening hours for customers to access its services. You've probably noticed that thousands of Post Office branches now open from early in the morning
Two shortcomings of the new Post Office automated checkouts
The Post Office is increasingly adopting self-service automated checkouts in branch as it seeks to modernise the service it offers. One of the branches down my way has introduced the robots and the queue to use them is inevitably shorter than that of the humans
PayPal Canada do a deal with Canada Post
PayPal Canada have done a deal with Canada Post to enable merchants to save on shipping costs. In the past, merchants would have had to manually produce a label and take it to their nearest Canada Post outlet to pay for postage and ship their items.
ChannelAdvisor acquires fulfillment firm HubLogix
Multi-channel software provider ChannelAdvisor is making further forays into developing fulfilment capabilities in the US with the acquisition of HubLogix. Boston based HubLogix helps merchants improve order accuracy and fulfillment speed for its customers. That in turn can lower customers’ fulfillment costs and create competitive advantages
Khaos Control launch new Cloud service
Khaos Cloud has launched a new Cloud service that has been developed to enable both retailers and wholesalers to increase efficiency and fulfill more orders. Using integrated dashboards, the new application can manage a company’s operations from a single platform – including stock levels, sales,