Reverse logistics becomes a fashion 
Global logistics company Geodis is adding returns management to its range of e-commerce services. Retailers and e-merchants can now make use of the group's end-to-end technological and logistical solution covering the entire value chain, from order orchestration to product... mehr
Extending capacities near Nuremberg
Near Nuremberg, Hermes Fulfilment is expanding the capacities of its Anbach logistics centre by opening a new external storage facility in Freystadt on 1 October 2021. The 20,200 sqm logistics building in the main Ansbach warehouse was recently increased by renting additional... mehr
Higher revenues, lower profits for FedEx
FedEx has reported its consolidated results for the first quarter, ending on 31 August, which were affected by disruptive impacts on global supply chains and a lack of labour. Revenues grew by 14% compared to Q1 last year, and came to USD 22 billion; operating income fell by... mehr
Benetton Group banks on robots
The Benetton Group, a fashion company with brands such as United Colors of Benetton and Sisley and a retail network of more than 4,000 shops, has contracted Dematic to install an ‘auto-store system’ at the group’s logistics facilities in Villorba, in the province of Treviso in... mehr
Ice-cold combination in Massachusetts
It’s a Massachusetts deal. Ice Cube Cold Storage & Logistics, based in Fall River MA (USA), has finalised the acquisition of the Main Terminal Division of Maritime International, from New Bedford MA (USA). The newly-named Ice Cube Cold Storage & Logistics Maritime... mehr
Die jungen Wilden 
Die Speditionsbranche ist altbacken, hierarchisch und unmodern? Von Digitalisierung kann hier keine Rede sein? Und wenn, dann allenfalls als arbeitsplatzvernichtende Technologie? Fehlanzeige! Ein Gegenbeispiel lässt sich u.a. bei Linz in Österreich finden. Mit Thomas Sticht,... mehr
Re-sale instead of reverse logistics
Seko Logistics, founded in 1976, is banking on recommerce in e-commerce shipment. The Chicago-based company is partnering with newly launched recommerce specialist Reconomx to help retail brands reduce their carbon footprints. The plan is to contribute to bringing down the... mehr
E-commerce player big in Italy
A major e-commerce player has chosen a central distribution centre for the Italian market in Landriano, near Milan: Web-based portal Yoox Net-a-Porter has opened a new single hub that doubles the store’s existing inventory capacity. The EUR 47 million project is the company's... mehr
New technology in cold storage
Kühlhaus Neuhof from Gossau, Switzerland, has introduced the Prolag World fit warehouse management system (WMS) two years after completing the upgrade and expansion of its warehouse. The company specialises in the storage of frozen meat, processed potatoes, vegetable-based... mehr
Major logistics park in South Africa
Danish logistics corporation DSV has opened its Gauteng HQ in South Africa, a major logistics centre in Africa. The group has consolidated its operations from different locations in South Africa into this centralised facility, which is situated near O.R. Tambo International... mehr