April’s retail sales figures will result in a cull of independent stores, warns ParcelHero.

James and James Fulfilment – a provider of eCommerce fulfilment services to high-growth online brands – has signed a 10-year lease on Liberty 196 – a new Prologis and Equation Properties facility on Northampton’s Brackmills Industrial Estate.

Supply chain services specialist Walker Logistics reports that the number of ecommerce orders processed at its Berkshire-based multi user fulfillment centre was up 400 per cent last month (April) compared to the same period in 2019.

Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, Paul Martin, UK Head of Retail at KPMG and Susan Barratt, CEO of IGD, reflect on April's retail results.

DHL Supply Chain has supported Holland and Barrett with increased ecommerce demand through its new Pop Up ecommerce fulfilment centre.

Australia-based natural cosmetics brand, Lanolips, has awarded Walker Logistics the contract to manage its UK B-2-B and B-2-C supply chains.

Kushal Nahata, CEO of predictive logistics platform FarEye, shares tips on how to quickly scale up delivery operations.

Following its latest health assessment, the KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT) has determined that UK retail health worsened substantially in the first quarter of 2020, with the impact of COVID-19 being the key driver.

In March 2020, the monthly retail sales volume fell sharply by 5.1%; the largest fall since the series began as many stores ceased trading from 23 March following official government guidance during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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