Online sales fell last month, mirroring shopping habits on the high street as soaring inflation forced consumers to tighten their belts, according to government retail figures. However, the amount being spent on goods rose by 0.6% as the cost of…
Clothing retail giant Primark is to launch a click and collect trial using Clipper’s Clicklink operation. The trial will run across Primark’s children’s range in around 25 stores in the North West of England and will launch towards the end of th…
A major new retail and trade park development has been announced on the site of a former Co-op supermarket in Tamworth. Demolition work has already begun on the 80,000sq ft site and construction is expected to take 52 weeks, with Lidl, B&M, …
Third party logistics provider Lloyd Fraser has signed up for a 43,078sq ft unit at Runcorn’s Whitehouse Industrial Estate following a competitive bidding process. Lloyd Fraser has taken a five-year lease on the unit, which will be used for its …
Wincanton has won a five-year contract providing services for luxury lifestyle retailer The White Company. The contract starts immediately and sees Wincanton provide multi-channel fulfilment services, including international e-commerce order ful…
Meachers Global Logistics has renewed its contract with Red Arrow Fulfilment to provide warehouse space for mattresses on behalf of Dormeo UK. Meachers will store the mattresses at a new 30,000sq ft facility at Southampton Docks following its th…
Panattoni has fully let its 1.7 million sq ft logistics park in Northampton after signing lease agreements for the last two units with iForce and Hotel Chocolat. E-fulfilment provider iForce has signed a 10-year lease for 376,915sq ft and Hotel …
Shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group is to acquire nearly 100% of the capital of automotive logistics specialist Gefco in a move which will see the logistics specialist integrated into the group’s subsidiary Ceva Logistics. The European Co…
GXO Logistics is delivering “higher accuracy and productivity” under a new contract with Majestic Wine, the retailer said this week. The deal, awarded earlier this year, sees GXO handle logistics for Majestic’s nationwide e-commerce operation. T…
Britain’s logistics and delivery companies will need to adapt to a growing UK manufacturing base, as Brexit, Covid-19 and the Ukranian War stretch supply chains to breaking point. The warning comes from parcel delivery specialist ParcelHero whic…
Wincanton’s group revenue is forecast to rise by 12% in Q4, helped by a slew of new retail and public sector contracts and the acquisition of e-commerce specialist Cygnia last year. In a trading update, Wincanton reported “excellent” growth in a…
Fleet management and leasing firm ARI Fleet UK has rebranded and is now known as Holman. The move sees the entire global organisation, including retail dealerships, vehicle up-fitters and fleet management come together under the new name. Nick C…
Duke Distribution in Worksop has bought local haulage firm Etherhead Transport as part of its growth strategy. Duke Distribution was only incorporated in 2020, but in a statement it said it had achieved “significant organic growth” and that acqu…
Sigma has been working in the retail sector for over 20 years and provides some of the high street’s biggest retailers with services including store construction and consolidation, fixture procurement and M&E installation. Sigma’s supply cha…