New Look ,fashion retailer, has appointed P&O Trans European to strengthen and expand its supply chain operations. In addition to providing warehousing and transhipment faciliteis, P&O will work closely with New Look to further develop the new logistics strategy that will realise the companys ambitious plan to grow its existing network of 485 stores across the UK.
Read MoreTaylors of Martley has won a contract to provide MG Rover with a sequencing supply system that will enable individual parts to be delivered to the production lines within 15 minutes. The work will be carried out by its TM Automotive Logistics division which also has the contract to operate an internal distribution centre at MG Rover’s Longbridge site.
Read MoreFollowing a tender process and site visit to Exel’s multi-user Trafford Park facilities, PBT Global, a distributor of a range of industrial products, primarily for the construction industry, has awarded their UK warehousing and distribution operations to Exel, the provider of supply chain solutions.
Read More“The proposals from Postcomm to open up the universal postal service to full competition have been widely supported by businesses. But questions remain unanswered: how long will it take before there is true competition; how level will the post-monopoly playing field be; or will Consignia continue to hold all the cards?
Read MoreANY MARKETER WORTH HIS or her salt knows that direct marketing (DM) is one of the most cost effective ways to spend their budget. With the deregulation of the postal market, the case for DM, and in particular direct mail, is set to get even more persuasive.
The move, announced by the Postal Services Commission (Postcomm) in January this year, aims to reduce Consignia’s monopoly in the UK postal market. Final details of the changes are due to be made public this month, although Consignia is currently lobbying hard for the proposed changes to be postponed.
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