Warehouse

M&S Plans Second Warehouse In Bradford To Boost Online Capacity

British retailer Marks & Spencer has announced plans to increase its online capacity by building a new automated online warehouse in its exist...

Silicon Valley Self-Driving Startup Gatik Works With Isuzu To Build Delivery Trucks

Silicon Valley self-driving startup Gatik and Isuzu North America Corp said they will work together to build autonomous delivery trucks that Gatik will use...

Meeting New Challenges In FMCG: Understanding Automation Capabilities In Warehouse Management

The author of this article is Prof Dr Julia Arlinghaus (pictured above), the Director of Fraunhofer Institute of Factory Operation and Automation IFF. D...

Christmas, Coronavirus And Fear Of No-Deal Brexit Push Europe's Warehouses To The Limit

Retailers worldwide have never had more reason to pack warehouses to the brim and keep stock closer to shoppers who continue to buy a record number of item...

Amazon Reports Over 19,000, Or 1.44%, Of US Frontline Employees Had COVID-19

Amazon.com Inc has said that more than 19,000 of its US frontline workers contracted the coronavirus this year, or 1.44% of the total, a disclosure sought...

Rewe Group Opens New Central Warehouse In Baden

German retailer Rewe Group has announced that its new central warehouse in Kronau, Baden is now operational. The warehouse will supply goods to around 2...

METRO Trusts WITRON’s Warehouse Automation Technology For The Third Time

Canada's METRO Inc. and the WITRON Group are to build another automated distribution centre, having completed two projects in the Toronto area. The comp...

Omni-Channel: The Future Of Food Retail

The food sector is moving towards e-commerce. In order to combine traditional and e-commerce business optimally, food retailers must become flexible. This...