As logistics changes, so do the environmental challenges. We look at emerging green questions, such as the proliferation of micro-fulfilment centres, ponder the impact of the pandemic and ask if the logistics industry measures up in calculating its carbon footprint.

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THE UK Government and haulage industry are between a rock and hard place on the HGV driver shortage, says HSS editor Simon Duddy.

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Micro-fulfilment centres gets an environmental thumbs up from Accenture.

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LOGISTICS PROFESSIONALS should be paying a lot of attention to the enormous amount of venture capital that it is being invested in e-grocery start-ups, says Handling & Storage solutions editor, Simon Duddy.

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A DHL white paper has revealed key supply chain learnings more than one year after the Covid-19 pandemic broke.

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In June 2021, the Cold Chain Federation is publishing the first ever complete handbook on managing food safety specifically for temperature-controlled storage and distribution.

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In June 2021, the Cold Chain Federation is publishing the first ever complete handbook on managing food safety specifically for temperature-controlled storage and distribution. Tom Southall explains.

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The pandemic has already created a great need for capital investment as companies seek to rapidly re-tool their logistics operations. For those companies on the fence about such investments, the Government has unveiled an additional kicker - the ‘super-deduction’ tax break. See here for how it works alongside other relevant tax measures.

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Earlier this year we reported how Asda and Sainsbury’s were closing regional fulfilment centres and ramping up in-store picking for online orders. A report from Atrato Capital offers an explanation for this move.

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Consultant Phil Reuben explains why a dynamic supply chain is essential in 2021.

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The growth of online retail comes with a kick – it’s more expensive to fulfil than the store model. What can retailers do to logistics costs to boost margins? BearingPoint’s Stuart Higgins has some answers.

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Mechan is supplying a multidisciplinary main contractor, Winvic Construction, with a bespoke rail traverser for a new £29 million Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal that is being constructed for Prologis at its DIRFT intermodal logistics park in Northamptonshire.

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2020 has been an extremely turbulent year, with the public, businesses and the supply chains that serve them feeling the effects. But how will the fallout affect the supply chain in the months to come, asks John Perry?

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Faced with mounting challenges, Louisa Hosegood asks how should businesses adapt their urban warehousing to meet rocketing eComm order volumes?

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If the trials and tribulations of 2020 have taught the handling and storage sector one thing, it's that supply chain collaboration is a vital component of resilience, David Howorth.

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The pandemic is pushing people towards online shopping this Christmas, with companies adapting. For example, Royal Mail is hiring 33,000 extra temporary workers to help cope with the demand of parcels from online purchases.

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We have both physical and virtual events planned for 2021, to give attendees with broad preferences every opportunity to learn and improve their warehouse operations in preparation for the challenges ahead.

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Is it time to consider a radical approach to distributing eComm orders using underground magnetised loops instead of trucks and vans, asks Phill Davies?

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Analytics can help managing the rise and cost of online returns, says Ken Fleming.

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ParcelHero says the UK are likely to spend £39.41bn online this Christmas as online spending is predicted to outstrip High Street sales for the first time.

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DP World London Gateway has been honoured by rail freight operator DB Schenker Rail UK in a locomotive naming ceremony which took place at the rail terminal at the UK's newest deep-sea container port and logistics park.

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