The Argos Retail Group (ARG), comprising Homebase and Argos, is using global logistics provider Kuehne & Nagel (K&N) to handle its supply chain management. The deal is claimed to be one of the largest ever concerning supply chain management.
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Transport is the key element in the logistics industry but in Europe it is at a crossroads, and no longer sustainable. Integral to the concept of a European Union (EU) is the removal of internal barriers and the creation of a single market.
Chairmen and CEOs ignore the supply chain at their peril. Retailers may consider their main activity as selling, but the more astute may make a more considered analysis. The ‘Chairman’s Agenda’ column on page 22 of this issue refers to Wal-Mart’s descript
Road Freight Transport: In 1988, before the Masstricht Treaty, one of the first things the EU did was to harmonise transit documents for trucks and freight crossing internal EU frontiers, reducing the previous sheaf of paper to a single form, before aboli
Online wine retailer Virgin Wines, part of Richard Branson’s Virgin empire, has contracted Amtrak Express Parcels to deliver thousands of boxes of wine to homes across the country via a convenient home delivery service
UK interior solutions provider Havelock Europa is using Bibby Distribution to handle its logistics needs as part of a three-year contract. The contract sees the logistics specialist delivering retail equipment and hotel, financial and health
The incoming electrical equipment recycling Directive, WEEE, could have a fundamental impact on business relationships.
Chilled food and drink supply chain specialist Culina Logistics has secured a contract to store and distribute luxury desserts on behalf of Andros UK.
The surge in trade with the Asia Pacific region, and specifically China, has led to a boom for shipping lines, air cargo carriers and freight forwarders with operations in the region.
Xero has awarded TNT Logistics UK a three-year contract to manage the company’s critical spare parts operation. The contract involves the management of the London central parts warehouse and delivery to Xerox engineers – typically within 40
