Pampelone Clothing, the high-end women’s leisure and beachwear brand, has outsourced responsibility for its B2B and B2C supply chains to Berkshire-based Walker Logistics. Founded some two years ago by former fashion publicist, Holly Anna Scarsella, Pampelone had handled its logistics function …
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Fear of supply chain collapse keeps many online retailers in unhappy relationships
According to William Walker, sales director of Berkshire-based Walker Logistics Ltd, online retailers continue to employ under-performing fulfilment services partners for far longer than they should because of a misguided fear that switching to another supplier will result in a hiatus when customer …
Walker Logistics supports Aquis market development
Aquis – an American company whose range of uniquely designed hair-drying towels and turbans are driving a new trend in the hair care category across the USA – has appointed Walker Logistics to manage its supply chain as it prepares to launch in to the UK and mainland European …
Putting the case for ‘beds and sheds’
If the logistics industry is to meet the needs of a rapidly changing society, it must overcome the prejudices of policy makers and planners at all levels of Government who have traditionally considered residential and logistics properties incompatible neighbours. The key to this process will be …
Voice of the Logistics Industry plays key role at Multimodal
One of the attractions at the forthcoming Multimodal Exhibition (NEC, Birmingham, 10-12 May) will be the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) Pavilion. With over 650 member companies, UKWA is the ‘Voice of the Logistics Industry’. The UK’s leading trade association dedicated to the …
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Picking the third party logistics (3PL) partner that will be right for your business can be a daunting process. Whether you are outsourcing for the first time or looking for an alternative supplier of logistics services to the company that you already use, there are many things to consider, writes …
Italian job for Walker Logistics
Tenuta Marmorelle, whose range of premium quality Italian olive oil, pastas and antipasti products, are sold by high-end delicatessens and farm shops and, increasingly, are demanded by restaurants across the UK as cooking ingredients, have outsourced control of their UK supply chain to …
Aydya appoint Walker to bolster UK supply chain
Aydya, a multi-award winning company that offers a range of innovatively-designed products for the home under various brand names, has appointed supply chain specialist, Walker Logistics, to bolster its growing retail sales operation. Berkshire-based Walker will manage the storage and …
Three key steps to closing the productivity gap
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics highlight a yawning gap in productivity between the UK and other G7 economies. Left unchecked British companies could soon suffer. Bernard Molloy, ‘Logistician of the Year’ and global industrial director at Unipart Logistics outlines the three …
