The recent announcement by Alliance Boots that it was to cut 200 jobs at its Beeston factory in Nottinghamshire over a two-year period has raised questions about its longstanding involvement in contract packaging. The factory, which until ...
Just a few months after the successful Open House held at its Italian headquarters, evidence of the new image and new product strategy: Itema will be on display at Istanbul ITM 2013. With a focused approach, Itema incorporated the best of ...
Tags: Textile
Supermarket Morrisons has agreed a partnership with the online distribution business Ocado – including the acquisition of its distribution centre – in a deal that will see deliveries to customers start by January 2014. ...
Switzerland-based food giant Nestlé is investing more than CHF29m ($30m) in new distribution facilities in Russia in order to strengthen its supply chain, a move which is expected to create about 100 new jobs. The investment is a ...
Wesfarmers-owned Blackwoods, Australia's largest supplier of industrial, and safety workplace goods, will build a new distribution centre in Greystanes, Sydney. The largest business of the Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety Division, ...
Tags: Retail Giant, DC
According to local news sources, Secil Lobito C Companhia de Cimento do Lobito plans to construct a new cement plant in Lobito, Angola. The plant will have a cement production capacity of 1.2 million tpa and represents an investment of ...
Tags: Cement Projects, Cement
April 18, 2013 - Wesco Canada announced it will formally open its new, fully functional 60,500-sf wire distribution centre on April 24, 2013, between 2 pm and 7 pm at 11616 186 Street NW, Edmonton. Wesco says this new cable centre and ...
Tags: Wesco Canada, Wire Distribution
M&S delivers strongest quarterly sales growth in the last two years -Group sales +3.1% -Total UK sales +2.6%: Food +6.3%; GM –2.2% -Like for like UK sales +0.6%: Food +4.0%; GM –3.8% -Multi-channel sales +22.9% ...
Tags: Marks&Spencer, Global Sales
A distribution centre for Tesco at Middlewich, Cheshire – operated by CEVA Logistics – faces closure with the potential loss of 130 jobs. Tesco is reviewing its online grocery distribution network This follows Tesco’s ...
Tags: Tesco, Agriculture, Food
A delegation of Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF) will visit India and Sri Lanka in the second half of the current year for expanding sales in those markets. During the visit, TTF will hold promotional activities in two Indian cities ...
Tags: Textile
April 2, 2013 - Helukabel, a manufacturer of cable, wire and cable accessories, has expanded its North American operations with the opening of its Helukabel Canada HQ, which will house Canadian corporate, sales and warehousing/distribution ...
One of the world's most experienced logistics and supply chain professionals – Mike Kotecki, senior vice-president, Dematic, North America – will share his unique perspectives on 'smartly' imparting change to your supply chain ...
ITW Retail Group, Australia's leading supplier of hardware and fasteners to the retail trade, is building a new high-tech 21,500 sqm national distribution centre (DC) at South Dandenong in Melbourne. With around 7,000 stock keeping units ...
Kishore Biyani, the founder of India-based Future Group, and Hong Kong-based trading firm Li & Fung are planning to enter into a 50:50 joint venture for launching an import and wholesale chain. Li & Fung currently holds a 26 percent ...
Tags: Kishore Biyani, Li&Fung, wholesale chain
Supermarket retailer Morrisons has selected Retail Assist’s supply chain solution Merret to support the launch of its new childrenswear brand, Nutmeg. The range will initially be launched in 100 Morrisons stores from 21st March 2013, ...
Tags: Morrisons, Retail Assist, Merret