Global confectionery company Nestle has announced it will remove artificial flavours and FDA-certified colours, such as Red 40 and Yellow 5, from all of its chocolate confectionery products in the US by the end of 2015. Nestle USA said ...
Victory Packaging has selected IBS Dynaman warehouse management software (WMS) of International Business Systems (IBS), a global integrated ERP, WMS and supply chain technology provider, to drive efficiencies across more than 65 warehouse ...
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German-owned discount supermarket chain ALDI is planning to continue expanding its presence in Australia with new stores opening in South Australia and Western Australia in the next year, and potential new stores in the eastern states in ...
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Dematic has launched a new Put Wall System to enhance online order fulfilment productivity and accuracy in Australian retail distribution centres. (A detailed description of the Put Wall System is provided at the end.) Functioning as an ...
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Repco is set to expand under a long-term lease with GPC Asia Pacific and Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) for 22,467m2 of existing warehouse and office at Export Park, Brisbane Airport. The 15-year lease at 51-57 Qantas Drive will ...
In a week which saw trade fuelled by Black Friday and the retailer price-matching competitor events, John Lewis delivered sales of £179.1m, up 21.8% on last year and up 56.8% on the week – the biggest ever week of sales in the ...
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In a week which saw trade fuelled by Black Friday and price matching of competitor events, John Lewis delivered sales of £179.1m, up 21.8% on last year and up 56.8% week on week to deliver the biggest ever week for sales in its 150 ...
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On Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year, Amazon revealed its newest generation DC utilizing robotics, cand high-end technology to speed up order delivery times for customers Amazon.com has unveiled its ‘eighth ...
The composite panel cold store solutions provider ISD Solutions is completing work on a new frozen food distribution centre for frozen food retailer Farmfoods. Due to open in November, the 175,000 sq ft facility at Avonmouth, Bristol, ...
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VoiceID has teamed up with Staff Australia to provide pre-employment training for prospective warehouse employees on Honeywell’s Vocollect voice technology. This will speed up their productivity and efficiency once they get on the ...
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ALDI Australia announces new CEO and structure change German-based supermarket group ALDI has announced a structural adjustment to its senior leadership organisation in Australia. ALDI said the change will support the ...
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The TJX Companies, Inc, a off price retailer of apparel and home fashions said its sales rose 6 per cent for the year ago quarter for the third quarter ended November 1, 2014. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 increased 6 per ...
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Top Value Fabrics, the US-based international textile supplier, has unveiled a new range of fabrics that can serve as a brilliant printing platform for various upscale advertising applications. Dubbed as Dye Sub Performance Textiles, the ...
Global warehouse automation company Knapp AG, headquartered in Austria, is planning for the opening of its newest production site in Shanghai. In the future, supply to the Asian and Australian markets will be handled through this location. ...
Industrial property investment returns peak at 11.7 per cent with facilities 33 per cent bigger than they were in 2010, according to the latest research. Strengthening returns and increasing scale of distribution centres and warehouse ...
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