The operations director of department store chain John Lewis has urged retailers not to try to replicate Amazon’s business model, but find their own space.
“The world of retail is changing,” Dino Rocos told delegates at The Delivery Conference in …

Deep in the Q&A session that followed the publication of its latest quarterly figures yesterday, came the clearest signal that Amazon will be joining the last-mile delivery sector as part of its wide-ranging push into operating as much of its …

Container lines are estimated to have made an accumulated profit of $7bn last year and, according to Drewry, should achieve a similar result this year – or better.
In its latest Container Market Outlook & Freight Rate Trend , Drewry …

London’s mayor has dismissed claims that his plans to implement Direct Vision Standards (DVS) for HGV drivers in London are “scuppering” attempts to clean up the capital’s air.
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) said lack of clarity around DVS was …

If ever there was an organisation that stirs opinions and passions, it is TIACA.
The amount of goodwill it still generates, even after several years in the wilderness, is astonishing.
And it clearly needs to exist.
It is a counterweight …

UPS saw full-year profits climb almost 40% in 2017 as it put in a final quarter performance that more than wiped out the $428m loss it recorded in the final stages of 2016.
On the back of an 8% increase …

Collaboration in retail logistics is key to increasing efficiency, competing against industry giants and cutting congestion, e-commerce retailers heard at this week’s The Delivery Conference in London.
Logistics companies in particular were urged to pool resources, or consolidate as far …