John Lewis Partnership plc announces Unaudited results for 52 weeks to 25 January 2014. Financial Highlights -Gross sales exceed £10bn for the Partnership, £6bn for Waitrose and £4bn for John Lewis -Revenue ...
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Independent retailer of solid hardwood furniture, Oak Furniture Land, has invested in two senior recruits in customer service and retail, as part of its continued growth strategy this year. Sara Bird joins the company in a newly-created ...
Tags: Furniture, Oak, Sara, Line management, infrastructure
Logistics automation, warehousing, materials handling and storage systems company Dematic has introduced the FlexSort SC3 Cross-belt Sorter, a high-rate, high-accuracy sorting system for distribution and warehousing operations. FlexSort ...
Cannon Technologies, the award-winning international leader in innovative containment and 19” cabinet systems, has announced a landmark distribution agreement with Polyrack Tech-Group, the leading German manufacturer of subracks, ...
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Australian honey manufacturer Capilano Honey has launched a new range of flavour-infused honey, called Honeyfusions. Available in four flavour varieties, 'Honey and Maple Syrup', 'Honey and Vanilla', 'Honey and Lemon' and 'Honey and ...
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Kamloops, British Columbia will be home to a new parts and distribution centre for Fleet Brake. The new Fleet Brake facility is scheduled to open in February 2014. "We are excited to expand product and service to our legacy mining, ...
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Sofa giant CSL has completed a wholesale rebrand as it revealed it is on target to reach sales of £100m for the first time. By Christmas all 26 of the firm's stores will be operating as Sofaworks as part of the family-owned retailer's ...
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US retailer Macy's is to invest US$170m in a new direct-to-consumer distribution centre in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, to support omni-channel growth. The company, which operates around 840 department stores across 45 states, said the ...
Oak Furniture Land has been recognised in the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 for the third time. The company was ranked 51st in this year's annual league table, following its No 19 placement on the Profit Fast Track in April. The Fast ...
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Gordon Food Service (GFS) has recently joined the Preferred Partners Program offered at Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists as a way to grow their fleet of drivers. GFS, with a major distribution centre in Milton, Ont., joined the ...
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wehkamp.nl is a fast-growing online retailer in the Netherlands, selling fashion, IT accessories, telecommunication articles, furniture and household appliances. The Dutch e-commerce company is experiencing a 15-20 per cent annual growth, ...
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Fleet Brake has announced the opening of a new parts distribution centre in Regina, Sask. The new facility will open in January, linking the Fleet Brakes parts distribution network, the company announced. "Our mobile customers have been ...
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Warehouse equipment supplier Dematic has received an order for a ColbyRACK storage system purpose-built to deal with the forces generated by seismic events, together with a multi-level order picking module, conveyor sorting system and ...
Cabela’s Incorporated , the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced plans to bring the extraordinary Cabela’s retail experience to three new markets – Nanaimo, British Columbia, ...
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The projected growth of German supermarket chain ALDI in Queensland has been the catalyst for a second major distribution centre. The site at Brendale, north west of Brisbane, is situated on the site of a former brickworks. ALDI plans to ...