Parcel firm DPD has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2015 in the Innovation category, for its one hour delivery notification service, Predict. Predict, which was launched in 2010, gives parcel recipients advanced notification of their precise one hour delivery slot via SMS or email. DPD claim it has been (more…)
MetaPack has been named as one of Gartner’s ‘Cool Vendors in Supply Chain Execution Applications, 2015’ in a recently published report. Patrick Wall, CEO and Founder of MetaPack, said it was “a great honour for MetaPack to be recognised as a ‘Cool Vendor’ by Gartner, an advisory and research service (more…)
FedEx has completed the construction of the outer shell of its new 8000m² gateway facility at Copenhagen Airport, which is being built as part of its ongoing European growth. The centre is due to go live at the end of this year and will process 11,500 packages per day, while (more…)
More than 1,100 attendees turned out for this year’s Delivery Conference held at the Park Plaza Hotel, Westminster Bridge in London, Patrick Wall, CEO of MetaPack told eDelivery this afternoon. The record turnout was in evidence at some sessions, which were standing room only – notably when Yodel’s Executive Chairman (more…)
Dublin-based parcel firm Nightline is to unveil its new Parcel Pilot service tomorrow at MetaPack’s Delivery Conference in London. Following an investment of €1 million, the new service is intended to cut the number of failed first-time drops, and offer greater flexibility for shoppers and retailers alike when it comes (more…)
28 and 29 January will see the inaugural E-Commerce & Omni-Channel: Supply Chain & Fulfilment 2015 congress take place at the Hilton Tower Bridge, in London. Run by London Business Conferences, it is designed specifically for supply chain, logistics and fulfilment professionals, and consists of 100% retailer case studies; the congress (more…)
Hoping to capitalise on an anticipated growth in the use of online marketplaces this year, Royal Mail has launched a new postage and label service called Click & Drop for eBay sellers. Click & Drop will connect to eBay sellers’ accounts, meaning they can buy and print postage labels without (more…)
Almost half of UK shoppers used a click-and-collect service as part of their Christmas 2014 shopping, according to research from Postcode Anywhere. The survey of 1,068 UK consumers found that 47% said that they used this delivery method for getting their Christmas shopping, with fashion, gadgets and household technology such (more…)
Paragon Software Systems has announced the acquisition of a majority shareholding in one of its long-term business partners, Hull-based Axida. Axida and Paragon already have a successful joint home delivery product in Paragon HDS, and Paragon is also integrated with Axida’s full HDi product. The two companies have a number (more…)
Start-up businesses with cool ideas for the home delivery market could be in with a chance of funds and mentoring, thanks to an initiative from parcel specialist, DPD, and investment house L Marks. Called Last Mile Labs, the accelerator fund has been in planning since October of last year, and (more…)
Cloud-computing supply chain company, GT Nexus is to help global surf brand Billabong re-energise its supply chain by connecting suppliers and trading partners in a cloud based system. The move will allow Billabong to automate processes for supply chain financing, order collaboration, invoice management, in-transit visibility and payment management. Billabong (more…)
It is highly unlikely that you missed the news that City Link went into administration on 24 December, a story that broke on Christmas Day via the BBC. Bought by Better Capital from Rentokil for £1 in April 2013, in its last full set of financial results, City Link recorded (more…)
Buckinghamshire-based parcels and logistics firm DX has acquired some of the assets of the collapsed City Link business. In a statement to the stock market earlier this morning, DX said it had bought a range of assets and items including “cages, scanners and certain intellectual property for a total cash (more…)
Trading updates from two of the UK’s biggest department stores have confirmed the growing importance of click-and-collect services. In the five weeks leading up to 27 December 2014, total sales for John Lewis were £777M, which was an increase of 5.8% compared with last year, the company said. Online sales (more…)
Cloud computing offers enhanced contact management for TNT. (more…)
Although increasingly common in the UK, the first parcel lockers in the Channel Islands will debut in January 2015. (more…)
We look at some of the emerging tech themes for next year, including mobility and data. (more…)
2014 has been a good year for the parcel company, as it sets its sights on next year. (more…)
Shoppers are gravitating toward larger retailers in search of convenience and flexible deliveries. (more…)
Why is Black Friday still having such an effect two weeks after it took place? (more…)