A growing number of British online retailers are seeking to ease the extra customs and tax administration and costs involved in trading with the EU by shifting stock from UK warehouses to storage facilities on the Continent. “The addition of VAT, customs duties, and in some cases tariffs, on …
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Interim appointments for permanent change
SMEs should look to interim solutions for permanent change, says Leigh Anderson, Managing Director at Bis Henderson Recruitment During the pandemic many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have necessarily paused, postponed or cancelled their plans for long-term logistics and supply chain …
IMHX 2021 pivots to week-long digital event: IMHX Connect
This year’s International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX 2021) will be delivered as a virtual event with the physical show returning in September 2022. The show’s organisers, Informa Markets and the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA), described the decision to reposition IMHX 2021 …
Going Dutch: Walker Logistics announces partnership agreement with Amsterdam-based 3PL
Berkshire-based supply chain and order fulfilment specialist, Walker Logistics Ltd, has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Dutch third party logistics services provider, RIF Europe. The deal will allow Walker to offer its clients the opportunity to hold stock and fulfil …
Micro-fulfilment – a game changer for online grocery?
Online grocery may be booming, but keeping it profitable will be the challenge. Louisa Hosegood, Digital and Strategy Director at Bis Henderson Consulting, believes Micro-fulfilment could be the big game-changer. The pandemic has advanced consumer engagement with online grocery by between 5 – 10 …
Walker Logistics announce 317 per cent Q4 throughput jump
Online fulfillment solutions specialist, Walker Logistics, experienced a 317 per cent year-on-year increase in the number of e-commerce orders picked, packed and dispatched at its 250,000 sq ft logistics hub in Berkshire during the fourth quarter of 2020. According to Charlie Walker, Walker …
Turning spare space into revenue on the ‘alternative market’
Any company with underutilised warehouse space is ignoring a potentially significant, effort-free, revenue stream. Here’s why. By Clare Snaith, Head of Business Development at Bis Henderson Space It’s an acknowledged truth that the United Kingdom is ‘under-warehoused’. And the supply pipeline of …
Be a thought leader – think white papers
White papers are an increasingly popular way to communicate supply chain management and logistics issues. Written properly, they can create compelling and informative material that not only positions a company as a thought leader in their field but also informs the reader and directs them to a …
Unboxing clever
For online retailers creating a memorable ‘unboxing experience’ has become increasingly important, says Charlie Walker, marketing director of Walker Logistics. Because most online shoppers expect their parcels to arrive at the front door a matter of hours from the moment they’ve pressed ‘Buy Now’ …
