As part of its expansion in to the European market, Korean cosmetics and personal care products giant, Atomy, has appointed Walker Logistics to manage its UK B-2-C online order fulfilment operation. Atomy employs a new type of multi-level-marketing model to generate sales: in simple terms, Atomy …
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Intralogistics balancing act
Online order fulfilment is complex and brings inherent customer service challenges. Does that make it easier to make the case for greater automation within fulfilment centres, asks Charlie Walker, marketing director of Walker Logistics. For third party logistics (3PL) services companies …
Sponsorship deals put Walker Logistics in the fast lane
Walker Logistics – the online fulfilment and logistics solutions specialist – has announced that it will be sponsoring two of the drivers competing in this year’s British Touring Car Championship. Gordon Shedden (pictured) and Aron Taylor-Smith, who drive for Team Dynamics and Team Hard …
Container shortage leading to more supply chain headaches
Internet retailers and other companies that import products from the Far East to the UK are facing major supply chain disruption and increased logistics costs as a result of a global shortage of shipping containers. The scarcity of containers has pushed up shipping prices to near record highs: …
Super-deduction capital allowance offers logistics sector a golden opportunity
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcement of a capital allowance ‘super-deduction’ could be a game-changer for many warehouse owners and operators, writes Tim Wright, Managing Director of Invar Systems. The super-deduction, which will apply for two years, allows firms to claim 130% of their …
Seven-point Checklist to Warehouse Systems-design
Low-CapEx technology is leading SME’s to look at flexible and scalable, warehouse automation as a means to overcoming capacity issues and labour constraints. But how do you ensure a favourable outcome? Here Craig Whitehouse, Managing Director of Invar Integration offers a seven-point checklist for …
No online sales tax is good news – for now
For online retailers what the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not announce in his Spring Budget statement was arguably more significant than anything that he did unveil, says Charlie Walker, marketing director of Walker Logistics. Internet retailers were handed a major boost when the Chancellor …
Tax, tariffs and port delays are prompting UK online retailers to switch storage to Europe
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 …
CILT award win makes it a hat-trick for Superdry and Invar Systems with Hikrobot
Victory in the Warehouse Operations category at The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Awards for Excellence has secured a hat-trick across the UK’s top logistics awards schemes for an Invar Systems project involving the rollout of Hikrobot AMRs across Superdry’s international DC …
