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Ultra-reliable ecommerce sorter technology at IMHX

Logistics Business Magazine

The same high-speed Skyfall pouch sorter system used for fulfilling ecommerce orders can also be deployed to create store friendly sequenced consignments for high-street shops – pulling from the same, pooled inventory used for ecommerce customers. Also featured on the stand will be Ferag’s innovative tilt-tray sorter.

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Time to get into peak condition

Logistics Business Magazine

Peak season will soon be upon us, but how will ecommerce businesses cope when labour is hard to find? In fairness, this was a peculiarly difficult peak to forecast, the last historical comparators being a full ten years ago, when ecommerce was still ‘niche’. Of course for many retailers the golden quarter isn’t a single event.

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UK sees record take-up of warehouse space

Logistics Business Magazine

This is 27% above the Q1-Q3 2020 total and puts the UK industrial & logistics sector on course for a record year, as the unprecedented levels of occupier demand looks set to ensure that the industry will beat the 51.6m The post UK sees record take-up of warehouse space appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Automation To Help Smooth Singles’ Day Peak

Logistics Business Magazine

Single people mark the occasion by spoiling and treating themselves to gifts and presents, but it wasn’t until Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba chose the date to offer heavily discounted merchandise on its platform for 24 hours, starting at midnight on the 11th November, 2009, that Singles’ Day became a major commercial event.

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Ecommerce Order Boom Boosts KION Despite Slashed Revenues

Logistics Business Magazine

While it expects significant falls in its core industrial trucks sector, the fast-moving supply chain solutions arm, driving automation particularly in the ecommerce sector, is strongly up year on year. The post Ecommerce Order Boom Boosts KION Despite Slashed Revenues appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Fulfilment technology is key to DTC success

Logistics Business Magazine

According to recent figures from eMarketer, US Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) ecommerce sales have more than tripled over the past six years. Legacy order fulfilment and ERP workflows are typically cumbersome and unwieldy to deal with, while the dynamic needs of ecommerce need rapid execution. A route map forward.

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Pets at Home outsources automation maintenance

Logistics Business Magazine

When lockdown triggered a huge surge in ecommerce orders, Pets at Home recognised the importance of upgrading the maintenance and support of its automated warehouse systems by outsourcing to Invar Integration. Pets at Home is the UK’s leading pet care business with over 450 stores and a growing ecommerce channel.