All Warehousing articles
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NewsOcado expands partnership with Catalan retailer
Technology and retail company Ocado Group is expanding its partnership with Catalan retailer Bon Preu.
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Innovation of the WeekHome Bargains opens 'cutting-edge' automated distribution centre
Family-owned discounter Home Bargains has commenced deliveries from one of the “most technologically advanced centres in the UK and Europe”
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InterviewQ&A: Amazon executives on same-day delivery expansion and impact of robots
At Amazon’s Delivering the Future event at a new testing facility in Dortmund, Germany, Retail Week spoke to executives at the tech giant about the newest innovations in robotics and delivery.
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Innovation of the WeekOcado unveils new autonomous pallet moving robot Porter
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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AnalysisLessons from London: How Ocado is using urban warehouses to fulfil customer demand
Customers are always demanding more from retailers, and this is especially true of flexible delivery.
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FeatureAutomation: What does retail look like in a post-Budget world?
As retail navigates a world post-Budget, Retail Week looks at who is looking at automation as an aid, and how this will impact both customers and millions in the workforce.
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NewsMorrisons will ‘gradually cease’ deliveries from an Ocado warehouse in southeast England
Supermarket chain Morrisons has said it will “gradually cease” deliveries from Ocado’s automated warehouse in Erith, southeast England, but will still utilise Ocado’s central England warehouse.
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Retail VoiceThe steps to achieve ‘retail ready’ perfection
Reducing lead times and getting goods to market quicker are of paramount importance, particularly at this time of year. Advanced Supply Chain (ASC)’s Ben Balfour looks at a common goal uniting retailers and suppliers – the quest for retail ready products.
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AnalysisWhat Amazon is doing in the US to revolutionise global operations
Retail Week visited Amazon’s MQY1 fulfilment centre in Nashville, Tennessee, to find the technology and retail giant is showing no signs of slowing down in its pursuit of innovative new technologies.
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Innovation of the WeekTHG Fulfil is enhancing warehouse capabilities with the addition of robots
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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NewsM&S is exploring a giant new warehouse for an expected boom in online sales
Marks & Spencer is eyeing up a deal for a new giant warehouse in the East Midlands to accommodate an expected leap in its online sales.
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NewsTesco has lost its legal battle with Usdaw over fire and rehire
Tesco has lost its legal battle with shopworkers union Usdaw over ‘fire and rehire’ of staff, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled today.
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NewsOcado warehouses go live with Coles in Australia
Ocado and Australian grocery giant Coles have announced that two promised customer fulfilment centres have gone live this summer.
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NewsAmazon has opened a new hi-tech fulfilment centre in Leeds creating 2,000 jobs
Ecommerce giant Amazon has opened a new £500m robotics fulfilment centre at Gateway 45, Leeds, creating 2,000 jobs by November.
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Opinion‘Amazon may have seen off GMB but it can’t afford to be viewed as Dickensian’
The truth is that few, if any, employers can get away with treating warehouse and other retail workers poorly, maintains George MacDonald
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NewsAmazon workers have voted against a recognition deal as union considers ‘legal challenge’
Amazon workers at its Coventry warehouse have voted against union recognition as GMB says it would now consider a “legal challenge”.
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NewsGMB has accused Amazon of ‘anti-union activities’ as vote hangs in the balance
The GMB union has accused retail giant Amazon of holding anti-union seminars and recruiting staff to dilute the vote share ahead of the recognition ballot in Coventry that closed on Saturday
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NewsUnion says Amazon UK warehouse workers are ‘yearning for change’
Amazon warehouse workers across the country are said to be “yearning for change” as 3,000 staff at the Coventry warehouse ballot for trade union recognition.
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NewsMorrisons warehouse strikes called off
Further strikes at Morrisons warehouses have been called off after workers accepted a new deal.
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NewsGreggs to open 'state-of-the-art' factory as it targets hundreds of new stores
Greggs is set to open a new logistics and manufacturing site in Derby as it sets out a target of having more than 3,000 stores across the country.