Distribution Centre
This coverage explores developments in distribution centres and their role within UK retail supply chains. Reporting highlights openings, closures, automation investments, workforce strategies, and logistics innovations shaping how goods move from suppliers to stores and customers. With a focus on operational efficiency and strategic planning, the insights support retail managers and executives navigating supply chain challenges and growth opportunities.
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Jul- 2018 -20 JulyHigh Street
Poundworld to shutter all remaining stores
Poundworld will close all 190 remaining stores by 10 August after administrators Deloitte failed to find a buyer for the business at a price which satisfied them. A total of 2,339 staff will be affected in this final wave of store closures, and the firm announced yesterday that all distribution…
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19 JulyHigh Street
Poundworld distribution centres for the chopping block
The administrators of Poundworld, Deloitte, have announced that the retailer’s distribution centre operations will be closing on Friday 20 July. They also announced the closure of a further 78 stores, which will see 907 employees lose their jobs when the stores shutter on either Thursday 26 July or Sunday 29…
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10 JulyHigh Street
Deloitte announces first wave of Poundworld store closures
Deloitte, which is handling the administration of Poundworld, has announced the closure of 25 stores resulting in around 242 staff redundancies. Administrators said the decision will not impact on the potential sale of the remaining business, which will include a significant number of stores, the head office and distribution centre.…
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4 JulyClothing & Shoes
Calvetron Brands to close remaining concessions
The administrators of Calvetron Brands, parent company of Jacques Vert and Precis, has served notice on the remaining concessions in the UK, Republic of Ireland and Canada. Benjamin Wiles, Trevor Birch and Philip Duffy of Duff & Phelps, were appointed joint administrators in May and the company made the decision…
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May- 2018 -23 MayOnline & Digital
500 Tesco jobs face the axe amid online ‘refocusing’
Tesco has announced plans to close its Tesco Direct website putting 500 jobs at risk. Tesco Direct’s headquarters and Milton Keynes distribution centre are to close on 9 July after the supermarket giant said the site was a “small, loss-making part of the business” that had “no route to profitability”.…
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3 MaySupermarkets
Tesco distribution workers to strike over Pay Review
Workers at Tesco’s Dagenham distribution centre are striking for 24 hours due to a dispute over the 2017 Pay Review. In a statement Tesco workers union Usdaw said it “hopes that the company will now bring forward a suitable offer so that industrial action can be averted to avoid disruption”.…
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Apr- 2018 -17 AprilDepartment Stores
450 jobs at risk as Marks and Spencer close Hardwick facility
Marks and Spencer’s Hardwick distribution centre is set to close in September as part of a plan to transform the company’s logistic networks. The department store chain believes that a smaller network of large distribution will be faster and more cost effective. The contractors, DHL and XPO Logistics provide the…
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Jan- 2018 -18 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Marks & Spencer closes Neasden distribution centre
Marks & Spencer has ceased operations at its Neasden clothing and home distribution centre, transferring staff to other sites in the M&S network. The group’s new Welham Green warehouse will be fitted out and tested during 2018 and is expected to start operations in the first months of 2019. The…
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8 JanuaryUncategorized
Lidl Unveil plans for its largest UK warehouse
Lidl has announced plans to build its largest warehouse yet, creating up to 1,000 new jobs. The supermarket has exchanged contracts with Houghton Regis Management, a consortium of Aviva Investors, LIH and the Diocese of St Albans, on a 58-acre site in Luton. The new regional distribution centre (RDC) will…
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