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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Jan- 2025 -15 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Asos to shut US distribution centre to help boost profitability
Asos is set to close its US distribution centre and instead fulfill its US orders from the UK, as part of efforts to boost the group’s profitability in the long-term. The retailer confirmed plans to mothball its Atlanta distribution centre this year and bring the site to market following the completion…
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Dec- 2024 -24 DecemberSupermarkets
Aldi to invest over £40m in Scotland over next two years
Aldi is set to invest over £40m into its Scottish store estate over the next two years, with three new sites set to open in 2025.Arbroath, Baillieston and Kirkintilloch stores are set to open next year, while its Carluke, Glenrothes and Stirling stores will undergo a refurbishment. The company said…
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Nov- 2024 -15 NovemberHigh Street
B&M revenues rise 3.7% to £2.6m in H1
B&M has reported that group revenues rose by 3.7% to £2.6m for the 26-week period to 28 September, as UK revenues also reached £2.1m during the period. It comes as the retailer’s total UK sales growth improved across the half by 6% in the second quarter, spelling an appreciable increase…
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14 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-14/11/24
The Range and Wilko owner, CDS Superstores, has acquired 70 Homebase stores after the DIY retailer entered administration. This move, intended to save about 1,600 jobs, will allow Homebase stores to continue operating under CDS while administrators from Teneo Financial Advisory manage the transition. Homebase’s decline, attributed to low consumer…
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14 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Boohoo raises £39m through fundraiser as half-year losses triple
Boohoo has raised £39.3m through a “significantly oversubscribed” fundraising launch with shareholders after its losses tripled in its half-year results. In the half-year ended 31 August 2024, adjusted pre-tax losses widened to £27.4m, up from a loss of £9.1m the prior year. Revenues also fell by 15% from £729.1m to £619.8m.…
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Oct- 2024 -28 OctoberAdvice
Behind the curtain of retail logistics at DHL Supply Chain
Most consumers think of the shopping experience as the final click online or the moment they walk out of a store with bags in hand. But what happens behind the scenes to ensure that products are on the shelf, or that parcels arrive at our doorsteps on time, is a…
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17 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-17/10/24
N Brown has agreed to a £191m takeover by Falcon 24 Topco, a company led by Joshua Alliance, a member of the founding Alliance family. Joshua, who already holds a 6.6% stake, will acquire the fashion retailer at 40p per share. Other family members, including former chair Lord David Alliance,…
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17 OctoberSupermarkets
The Entertainer rolls out over 850 concessions in Tesco stores
The Entertainer has completed a major roll-out of more than 850 brand-new toy shops within Tesco stores as part of its new partnership. The toyshop’s significant expansion across 861 large Tesco stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland was achieved in just eight months. The roll-out involved over 4.5…
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15 OctoberDIY
Victorian Plumbing to close Victoria Plum amid £2m loss
Victorian Plumbing has announced it is to close the recently acquired Victoria Plum, after it incurred a £2m loss in just four months. In a trading update for the trading for the year ended 30 September 2024, Victorian Plumbing said Victoria Plum contributed c.£15m of revenue and incurred an adjusted…
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Sep- 2024 -30 SeptemberHigh Street
Dreams sales jump 2.2% amid record store investment
Dreams has revealed turnover increased by 2.2% to £395.4m for the 52 weeks ending December 2023, following a period of record investment in store expansion and refits and upgrading its technology system. The specialist bed retailer said the performance was underpinned by 4.4% orders like-for-like (LFL) growth and continuous market…
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