Retailers turning to the power of packaging, research reveals.
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Retailers turning to the power of packaging, research reveals.

Macfarlane Packaging’s annual “unboxing” survey has revealed significant improvements in online retailers’ use of packaging to protect the condition of their products when being delivered to customers. However,…

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When Safety and Sports Shoes Meet.
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When Safety and Sports Shoes Meet.

Supertouch, PPE specialist, in partnership with Aimont, is now stocking Vigorex safety footwear, featuring BASF’s revolutionary ‘Infinergy’ technology. Originally designed with athletes in mind, the Vigorex sole provides…

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Hermes opens the UK’s largest parcel hub.
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Hermes opens the UK’s largest parcel hub.

Hermes, the consumer delivery specialist, has officially opened its purpose built, state-of-the-art automated parcel distribution hub in Rugby, the biggest of its kind in the UK, creating over…

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Paragon launches Flexipod dashboard for business intelligence reporting.
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Paragon launches Flexipod dashboard for business intelligence reporting.

Paragon has enhanced the reporting capabilities of its fleXipod electronic proof of delivery software with the launch of a new dashboard function. This latest development will enable logistics…

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Jeff Bezos to be inducted into World´s Pantheon of Logistics.
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Jeff Bezos to be inducted into World´s Pantheon of Logistics.

• Jeffrey Preston Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, has been elected to the Logistics Hall of Fame as a “revolutioniser of e-commerce and logistics”. • Formal induction…

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3G vehicle cameras can cut premiums by more than half says First Insurance Solutions.
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3G vehicle cameras can cut premiums by more than half says First Insurance Solutions.

First Insurance Solutions, a specialist commercial insurance broker, is using 3G vehicle cameras to implement risk management that is reducing insurance premiums for its fleet clients by as…

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Temando 2017 State of Shipping Report Reveals Nearly Nine out of Ten UK Shoppers Prefer Free to Fast Delivery.
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Temando 2017 State of Shipping Report Reveals Nearly Nine out of Ten UK Shoppers Prefer Free to Fast Delivery.

Carl Hartmann, co-founder and CEO of Temando said: “Our report indicates that while some retailers are responding to customer demands with free standard shipping every day (27%), free…

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Delivering in the city.
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Delivering in the city.

Congestion is a critical city logistics issue. Craig Ryder, director of Go Supply Chain, explores some of the many solutions to getting deliveries through the last mile challenge.…

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myHermes cuts parcel rates by up to 40% in summer sale.
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myHermes cuts parcel rates by up to 40% in summer sale.

myHermes, the consumer delivery specialist, has launched a summer sale that will provide SMEs retailers, Internet power sellers and consumers with the UK’s most cost effective rates for…

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What’s Wrong With The Gig Economy?
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What’s Wrong With The Gig Economy?

By Michael Grange, REPL Group Unemployment across the UK and US is running at about 4.5%, which is low for the US and the lowest in the UK…

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