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CEVA Logistics and Geek+ have teamed up to more efficiently connect consumers with their product by implementation of autonomous mobile robots (AMR). Modernizing 50,000 m2 warehouse CEVA manages fulfilment and distribution for a footwear company in 50,000 m2 warehouse based in Grobbendonk, Belgium. The site handles 15 million units per year. The warehouse has now been equipped with a fleet ...

The UK’s largest retailer has exceeded its targets for the rollout of rapid delivery service Whoosh by 25%, and it is now officially announced to be available in 1000 Tesco Express stores. Whoosh is online service that offers customers the chance to order food from a selected list from about 2,500 to 4,500 essential products in as little as 30 minutes, with delivery set at £2.99 for shopping b...

U.S.-based retailer Kroger and autonomous middle mile delivery truck operator Gatik announced a multi-year deal to deliver into Kroger stores in the Dallas Texas metroplex. 20-foot box trucks to operate from Q2 2023 Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks will move products from a Kroger Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) in Dallas, Texas, to multiple retail locations. Each truck fe...

Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Morrisons are placing limits on purchases of some fresh produce lines amid shortages. Affected products and purchase limits At the time of writing, Sainsbury's, Lidl, Waitrose, Co-op and M&S had not announced any limits. Shortages expected to last a few weeks Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium (BRC), said: ...

As Europe’s sixth largest grocery retailer, by sales, Rewe’s strategy is driven by widening its store network, and making its supply chain as efficient as possible, so it can invest back into prices to enable it to compete in its key markets of Germany and Austria. The company also has a long-standing focus on sustainability, which it has established targets around and reports on. As it looks ...

Collaboration between Sainsbury’s Distribution Centre in Daventry and supply chain solution company CHEP has saved 35 tonnes of Co2, by removing more than 1,000 trucks off the road.  Collaboration showing great results CHEP has been working closely with Sainsbury’s to find ways to improve efficiencies and sustainability in supply chain. The companies have focused on different transport so...

Aldi US has opened a new distribution centre in Loxley, Alabama, which will double up as its regional headquarters. The full facility opens nearly a year after Aldi broke ground at the site and comes after an investment of US$100m. The retailer noted that, while the warehouse side of the facility was opened in July 2022, the headquarters side was completed in January 2023. Distribution centre ...

Food and consumer goods supply chains have faced extensive challenges over the past year. These have included unpredictable consumer behaviour, the continuing impact of COVID-19, new government policies, a difficult economic climate and supply chain resource insecurity. In the year to come, supply chains will continue to underpin food and consumer goods businesses. Here are the five trends we ...

On Monday, February 6, at approximately 4:15 a.m. local time, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in south-central Turkey, close to the Turkey/Syria border. The epicentre was near the city of Gaziantep and a series of strong aftershocks followed in the surrounding area. Source: Google Maps Fire and damage at the port of Iskenderun The earthquake caused damage to shipping containers ...

Ornua Foods UK and Sainsbury’s (JS) recently spoke to us about their joint collaborative approach to sustainability. Upon establishing that their sustainability goals and objectives were aligned, it was agreed that a joint collaborative approach on delivering these would be the most effective way forward. Initially focused on packaging Ornua Foods UK has been actively working on all aspects...