As online retail orders rise, customer expectations are rising too and the pressure on retailers to fulfil orders when and where they’re wanted is intensifying, says Charlie Walker, marketing director of Walker Logistics With non-essential high street stores having been closed and now only just …
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Boxing clever in logistics and supply chain
Any organisation looking to compete in the increasingly crowded subscription box market must have the right logistics – or fulfilment – partner, says Charlie Walker, sales director of Walker Logistics The subscription box market is booming. According to a recent Royal Mail report, the market is …
Hikrobots in new action film
A short film featured on the Hikrobot YouTube channel shows global fashion brand, Superdry leveraging the flexibility of intelligent mini-robot carriers to transform order picking and put-away at its UK hub. The film – which can be seen here – shows the robots working in unison with manual pickers, …
Walker Logistics appoint new managing director
Berkshire-based fulfilment specialist, Walker Logistics, has announced the appointment of William Walker as its new managing director. William assumes this role from Bob Montague, who has served as MD for the past 15 years. Bob will remain with the company in a consultancy role. William Walker …
The best logistics support
Companies seeking to offset the impact of the high street’s collapse with growing emphasis on online sales will need to appoint a logistics partner with the right skills sets to support them, says William Walker. The Coronavirus lockdown and the resultant collapse of the high street has left …
Nail care products specialist establishes UK logistics hub
Polish-owned, Indigo Nails, has appointed Walker Logistics to undertake fulfilment of orders for its range of nail care and home spa cosmetics products to its growing client base in the UK. The decision to establish a storage and distribution hub in the UK will allow Indigo Nails to cut order …
Fast fashion, faster robotics
In the first application for Hikrobot in the UK, global fashion brand, Superdry, is leveraging the flexibility of intelligent mini-robot carriers to transform order picking and put-away at its UK hub – just part of a phased roll-out of goods-to-person robotics that will boost productivity across its …
Online order throughput up by 400 per cent at Walker Logistics
Supply chain services specialist Walker Logistics reports that the number of ecommerce orders processed at its Berkshire-based multi user fulfillment centre was up 400 per cent last month (April) compared to the same period in 2019. William Walker, Walker Logistics’ sales director, commented: …
Outsourcing to Walker Logistics will help Sleep Well to relax
Sleep Well, who produce and market a range of natural milk-based drinks designed to improve relaxation and sleep, have outsourced control of their B-2-B supply chain to Berkshire-based Walker Logistics. Produced in Jersey, Sleep Well milk is available in two flavours – vanilla and chocolate – …
