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Segro, the UK’s largest listed property company, believes shopping habits have “changed irrevocably” during the pandemic.
The warehouse and logistics giant saw the value of its UK and European warehouses…
Read MoreWalmart turns to automated picking robots to meet 80% rise in online orders
Walmart is launching dozens of high-tech warehouses staffed entirely by robots to help it meet the staggering increase in demand for online orders.
The automated robots will be used to…
Read MoreEcommerce boom drives UK warehouse investment to record highs
The online shopping boom has driven investment in warehouses to record highs as retailers scramble to expand their last-mile delivery facilities.
Investment in distribution warehouses skyrocketed 25 per cent last…
Read MoreAmazon forced to shut warehouse due to coronavirus outbreak
Amazon Inc has been forced to shut its sorting facility in Robbinsville Township, New Jersey, after seeing an increase in asymptomatic positive cases of coronavirus amongst workers.
“Through our in-house…
Read MoreOnline retail boom sees warehouse rentals double in the UK
The online retail boom sweeping the UK has led to a record rise in the amount of warehouse space being rented to store and sort inventory.
A whopping 13.3 million…
Read MoreAmazon purchased 23% of all industrial space sold in 2020
Amazon has purchased nearly a quarter of all the industrial space sold in the UK this year as its share of the market continues to accelerate.
According to new data…
Read MoreUK economy not likely to recover for 3 years after COVID-19
The UK’s economy is not expected to return to normal until 2023 following the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.
EY Item Club, a leading economic forecasting group, has…
Read MoreAsos workers “afraid to go to work” walk out as customers call for boycott
Asos workers have walked out of warehouses where they claim it is “impossible to socially distance” as the retailer refuses to close operations.
Employees at Asos’ warehouse in Barnsley, South…
Read MoreAmazon “living hell to work for” as staff complain operations continuing as usual
Amazon warehouse workers in the UK have complained that the company has become a “living hell to work for” as they face a surge in demand.
Amazon’s warehouses have remained…
Read MoreAmazon warehouse workers strike as staff COVID-19 cases rise
Amazon has confirmed the first COVID-19 infection in its US delivery network as its warehouse staff in France strike amid fears of contagion.
The retailer’s delivery station in Queens, New…
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