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Oct 27, 2020

$10bn technology investment helps create new jobs for UK retail

Oct 26, 2020

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Oct 23, 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on paper packaging

Oct 22, 2020

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Warehouse automation sector to be 6% larger by 2023 than forecasted

Oct 22, 2020

Using drones for more than delivery

Oct 22, 2020

Cloud-based software solutions helping to fulfil online orders

Oct 21, 2020

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Investors are addicted to buying UK warehouses

Oct 19, 2020

The 84,000 sq ft Amazon warehouse in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter has been bought by investors for £27 million.

Amazon accounts for a third of UK warehouse floorspace let this summer

Oct 14, 2020

Cushman & Wakefield that said 40% of the 16 million sq ft let in the June to September quarter was from e...

Amazon warehouse and Wincanton facility sold to investors

Sep 03, 2020

An Amazon warehouse in the East Midlands and a Wincanton facility in Cheshire have been sold to investors for ...

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Amazon Prime now includes access to Amazon Fresh

Aug 03, 2020

SHD caught up with Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation, to get his thoughts on the recent news that Amazon will now offer Amazon Fresh through Prime membership.

Oceana launches campaign for plastic-free choices at checkout

Jul 14, 2020

Survey shows Amazon customers want plastic-free choices, with UK customers most willing to take action.

Amazon speculated to take future Dartford warehouse

Jun 15, 2020

Developer Bericote has won planning permission for a four-storey 2.2 million sq ft warehouse at the former Littlebrook Power Station, Dartford.

Amazon.co.uk added to USA's 'Notorious Market List'

May 05, 2020

Amazon UK’s inclusion in USA's ‘Notorious Market List’ is a slap in the face to British sellers, says ParcelHero.

Amazon has begun recruiting up to 2,000 staff for more than 4mn sq ft of new warehouse space

Feb 20, 2020

The retail giant has begun to recruit to fill up to 1,000 vacancies at its new 1.5 million sq ft fulfillment centre at Symmetry...

GMB Union demands Amazon inquiry following 600 injuries in the past 3 years

Feb 18, 2020

The GMB has said, in an article published yesterday, that it's time for a Parliamentary inquiry into Amazon's working...

Amazon refuses to leave Gourock warehouse

Oct 10, 2019

Amazon has been told to leave a 300,000 sq ft warehouse at Gourock, near Greenock, but is refusing to budge.

Amazon announces plans to open new Kegworth fulfilment centre

Sep 18, 2019

Amazon has announced plans to open a new fulfilment centre in Kegworth, East Midlands, and begin recruitment for more than 500 new permanent jobs. Amazon’s new investment will help meet customer demand, expand selection and enable SMBs selling on...

Verdion completes £100m Amazon logistics facility

Jul 31, 2017

Verdion has completed construction of the new 1.1 million sq ft (102,190 sq m), £100m logistics facility for Amazon at iPort, its 6 million sq ft (557,400 sq m) strategic rail freight interchange in Doncaster, South Yorkshire...

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