Micro-fulfilment refers to small-scale warehouse facilities in accessible urban locations. Also sometimes referred to as dark stores, hubs or sorter DCs, the strategic advantage is the same day, high speed
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Nominations open for Mercury Awards 2021
The Mercury Awards recognise the outstanding achievements and successes of companies across the logistics, supply chain and materials handling sectors and nominations for next year’s event are now open.
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Woolworths trials robotic locker for click-and-collect customers
Woolworths has partnered with Cleveron, an Estonian-based company that produces robotics-based parcel terminals and creates click-and-collect solutions for retail and logistics sectors, to offer convenient automated solutions to its growing click-and-collect customer base.
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Coupa Software acquires Llamasoft for US$1.5bn
Coupa Software has acquired LLamasoft, a provider of AI-powered supply chain design and planning, for a purchase price of approximately US$1.5 billion.
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Drones to boost Australia’s economy, report claims
Drones have significant potential to boost the nation’s economy while creating thousands of jobs, according to a report released by the Australian Government.
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Healthier, happier employees
MHD finds out more about a new fully automated self-serve food and drink marketplace that is helping employees make healthier choices in their workday.
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E-commerce growth slowed in September
The NAB Online Retail Sales Index slowed in September (0.9 per cent), from stronger growth in August (revised to 5.9 per cent), on a month-on-month, seasonally adjusted basis. However in year-on-year terms, the growth in the NAB Online Retail Sales Index, while slowing, (62.7 per cent y/y) is amongst the strongest growth recorded in the series history.
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Revenue up for Wiseway
Wiseway, an Australia-Asia freight logistics operator, provided a trading update for the three months ended 30 September 2020 (Q1 FY21), reporting unaudited revenue of $31.0 million, up 53 per cent or $10.7 million on the previous corresponding period (Q1 FY20).
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A true electric alternative
Toyota Material Handling Australia has launched a new high-tonnage dedicated-electric Traigo counterbalanced forklifts. MHD finds out more.
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Toyota Material Handling Australia selects Cincom
Cincom Systems, a global supplier of enterprise software solutions, has announced that Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA), the largest retailer of forklifts, both internal combustion and battery electric in Australia, has selected Cincom CPQ to improve its sales effectiveness and efficiency by automating and streamlining the pricing and quoting of its products and services.
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