Retail has evolved quickly in the ecommerce era. Take Amazon. It started as an online bookshop. Then it developed into a multi-products retailer with its own marketplace that others can sell on. And now the company is testing drone delivery, has a store where you don’t even have to use the tills and is pioneering […]
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As a distributor, your profits are being squeezed. Despite enjoying a significant growth in revenue from ecommerce, you have likely seen an increase in the number of small parcel consignments you send. This, together with customer expectations of ever quicker delivery, will have required a change in your delivery strategy. Like many others, you will
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What does 2019 have in store for companies involved in wholesale and distribution? Last year, we predicted that the focal points of distribution trends for 2018 would be technology and customer-centricity. We foresaw an increase in the use of warehouse robotics and automation. And we felt that distributors would increasingly look to put their customers
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Are you FMD-ready yet? The deadline for complying with the EU’s new Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) is only a few weeks away. From 9th February 2019, pharmacists will be required to scan medicines to confirm their legitimacy before they dispense them to customers. So if you distribute medicines in the UK or throughout Europe, then
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We would like to wish all our customers, partners, suppliers and blog readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We’ve had a strong year. Our mission has been to build out our end-to-end supply chain offerings so that we can provide a complete range of solutions to our ecommerce and distribution clients.
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As we approach the end of the year, we thought we’d look back at some of our best blog posts from 2018. We’ve tackled a diverse range of subjects on the blog this year: KPIs, transport management, supply chain productivity, warehouse management, logistics route planning, carrier integration, picking methods, GDPR, economic volatility, and even Brexit.
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You need to manage some tough demands in warehousing. The business demands you reduce costs, while customers demand that you reduce your prices. Those are generally conflicting demands. Yet, with inventory planning and forecasting software, you can actually generate a positive cash flow. Inventory management issues Most companies face the same challenges with inventory management:
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Balloon One will be exhibiting at the annual IntraLogisteX Exhibition – IntraLogisteX 2019 – next February. The event takes place over two days – Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th February 2019 – and will be held in the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The two-day exhibition is a platform for all the latest logistics technology. It showcases
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This is the fifth and final of our Supply Chain Essentials blog posts. This post looks at HighJump Labour. This is an optional module that extends the functionality of the HighJump suite of products. Each of the Supply Chain Essentials modules integrates with your HighJump installation and is added onto the HighJump Platform and your
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This is the fourth of our Supply Chain Essentials blog posts and this time we are looking at Korber Yard. This is an optional module that extends the functionality of the Korber suite of products. Each of the Supply Chain Essentials modules integrates with your Korber installation and is added onto the Korber Platform and your
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