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Segro, the UK’s largest listed property company, believes shopping habits have “changed irrevocably” during the pandemic.

Shopper habits have “changed irrevocably” says UK’s largest listed property company Segro

Delivery / Supply Chain Ecommerce Industry

February 19, 2021

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…

Walmart is launching dozens of high-tech warehouses staffed entirely by robots to help it meet the staggering increase in online orders.

Walmart turns to automated picking robots to meet 80% rise in online orders

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Automation Picking Robots Walmart Warehouse

January 27, 2021

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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…

Ecommerce boom drives UK warehouse investment to record highs

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January 18, 2021

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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…

Amazon forced to shut warehouse due to coronavirus outbreak

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Amazon Coronavirus Germany New Jersey outbreak Warehouse worker

December 23, 2020

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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…

Online retail boom sees warehouse rentals double in the UK

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CBRE ecommerce Next Online retail Pets at Home Warehouse

October 2, 2020

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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…

Amazon is on the hunt for 40 new distribution hubs across the UK as it continues its aggressive property expansion.

Amazon purchased 23% of all industrial space sold in 2020

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Amazon industrial property Savills Warehouse

June 5, 2020

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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…

The former Marks & Spencer chief executive told BBC radio: “Businesses are not designed to stop and start, you just cannot do that”.

UK economy not likely to recover for 3 years after COVID-19

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Cath Kidston economy EY Oasis Office for National Statistics ONS Warehouse

April 27, 2020

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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…

Asos could be hit hard by the second wave of coronavirus lockdowns in the UK, potentially seeing its monumental share price growth reverse, according to experts.

Asos workers “afraid to go to work” walk out as customers call for boycott

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#boycottasos Asos Barnsley Warehouse

March 30, 2020

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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…

Amazon is building a new 1.75 million sq ft distribution centre in Nottinghamshire creating more than 1000 jobs.

Amazon “living hell to work for” as staff complain operations continuing as usual

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Amazon Coronavirus COVID 19 operations staff Warehouse

March 27, 2020

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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…

Amazon warehouse workers strike as staff COVID-19 cases rise

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Amazon CFDT France Strike Warehouse workers

March 19, 2020

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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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Shopper habits have “changed irrevocably” says UK’s largest listed property company Segro

Walmart turns to automated picking robots to meet 80% rise in online orders

Ecommerce boom drives UK warehouse investment to record highs

Amazon forced to shut warehouse due to coronavirus outbreak

Online retail boom sees warehouse rentals double in the UK

Amazon purchased 23% of all industrial space sold in 2020

UK economy not likely to recover for 3 years after COVID-19

Asos workers “afraid to go to work” walk out as customers call for boycott

Amazon “living hell to work for” as staff complain operations continuing as usual

Amazon warehouse workers strike as staff COVID-19 cases rise

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