Logistics

Coop Switzerland Opens Largest Logistics Centre To Date

Switzerland’s Coop has opened its largest logistics centre to date, which boasts the biggest industrial-scale bakery in the country. The new facil...

X5 Signs Cooperation Agreement With Truck Manufacturer

Russian food retailer X5 Retail Group has launched a strategic partnership with truck manufacturer Kamaz, using the provider for all its fleet requirements...

Axfood's Dagab Acquires Saba Logistics Warehouse

Axfood AB's wholesaling operation, Dagab, has announced its intent to acquire logistics company Saba's warehouse operation in Helsingborg. Dagab, former...

Lidl Spain To Invest €70 Million In New Logistics Facility

Lidl has announced plans to invest around €70 million to develop a new logistics facility in Spain. The 71,800-square-metre centre will supply more...

Carrefour Opens Fifth Logistics Hub In China

Carrefour has opened a 21,000-square-metre logistics hub in Dongguan, Guangdong, China in order to aid the retailer in its south-China expansion proj...

Retailers Fuel A Warehouse Boom, Racing To Keep Up With Amazon

The first thing online clothing reseller ThredUp did after clinching a new round of funding last year? Hunt for strategic warehouse space to get the goods...

Hapag-Lloyd, Five Asian Liners Form New Shipping Alliance

Hapag-Lloyd AG, Germany’s top container shipping line, and five Asian carriers will form a new vessel-sharing alliance to take on bigger rivals amid...

Amazon Profit Tops Estimates As Fast Delivery, Cloud Fuel Growth

Amazon.com Inc.’s sales and profit topped estimates on robust demand for quick-turnaround delivery, cloud services and gadgets like the Kindle and Ec...