logistic solutions

LogiMAT 2020 cancelled

The 18th International Trade Show for Intralogistics Solutions & Process Management canceled

Despite the problems associated with the coronavirus, LogiMAT event organizer EUROEXPO Messe- und Kongress-GmbH in Munich, together with the Messe Stuttgart convention center and the relevant local authorities, had up to now considered it feasible ...

Building trust in blockchain technology

Consumers expect increased transparency from the food industry

Where do products come from? When was the food harvested and packed and what is its shelf life?Consumers have a right to this information and it should be made available in a compact and easy-to-access format. Since 2020, IBM and Carrefour have ...

Latest developments in robotics and AGVs

LogiMAT 2020 in Stuttgart

The ongoing wave of automation and technical innovations is leading to greater demand in the intralogistics industry for automated guided vehicles (AGVs), collaborative robots (“cobots”), and picking robots. LogiMAT 2020 is offering ...

LogiMAT 2020 in Stuttgart

Forks in the road to the future: Cutting-edge forklift truck technology

International forklift truck manufacturers are reinforcing the continued success of their equipment by introducing a wide variety of new products, innovations, and solutions at LogiMAT—the 18th International Trade Show for Intralogistics ...

Take the shortcut

Logistics optimisation through the use of multi-order picking

To maintain competitive advantage, logistics service providers and retailers have embraced automated order picking in their warehouses by implementing pick-to-cart, pick-to-light, voice picking and other technologies. However, despite the success of ...

retail trends 1/2020: focus "EuroShop 2020"

The current issue with all trends around retail

Would you like to find out about the latest retail trends in technology, marketing, lighting, store design and logistics, browsing page by page? We would be happy to send you our current print edition retail trends on the focus "EuroShop ...

Well-connected equals optimized delivery

Seven Senders – Europe’s delivery platform

Logistics startup Seven Senders connects merchants and European delivery experts. The company’s concept: A digital platform for optimized delivery. In this interview, founder and managing director Dr. Johannes Plehn talks about the different ...

Innovative insights for a long-term competitive edge

LogiMAT 2020 in Stuttgart

LogiMAT 2020 features an accompanying program of over 30 distinguished expert forums, exciting live events, and more than 100 exhibitor presentations covering a diverse spectrum of intralogistics issues. ...

TÜV SÜD: Certification for the Cartonplast Group

French location of the company in Dagneux complies with international standards

On 3rd October 2019 Cartonplast France successfully completed the certification audits by TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH according to ISO 22000 and ISO 9001. Cartonplast (CPL), the leading European supplier of reusable plastic layer pads ...

Multi-channel pilot

Zalando delivers same-day for adidas.fr in Paris

Ordered from adidas, delivered by Zalando: In Paris, the two long-term partners are running a test on how to efficiently steer logistics capacity. During the pilot phase, Zalando delivers goods on the same or next day from its own logistics center ...

“Worldwide shipping: I need it - now!“

Helping eCommerce businesses succeed through international shipping

Micha Augstein, CEO and founder of shipping service provider PARCEL.ONE GmbH is on a mission. He wants to revolutionize online retail with his innovative logistics approach and support online retailers.How does he do it? Retailers simply send their ...

LogiMAT China a big hit in Shanghai

Attendees impressed by new location offering unique synergies

LogiMAT China 2019, which ends on April 17, drew impressive numbers of exhibitors and visitors following its move from Nanjing to Shanghai. The idea to host the intralogistics trade show alongside transport logistic China forum, organized by Messe ...

LogiMAT 2019 wraps up with record attendance

Final report for LogiMAT 2019 in Stuttgart

The 17th International Trade Show for Intralogistics Solutions and Process Management attracted well over 60,000 industry professionals from around the world. LogiMAT has proven to be more than just a magnet for visitors: It’s also a ...

First-hand material handling technology

LOGIMAT 2019

All the world’s leading forklift truck manufacturers are coming to the 17th International Trade Show for Intralogistics Solutions and Process Management. Industry professionals from around the world gather in Stuttgart for a sneak peek at ...

Parcel lockers: around the clock delivery service

Interview with Gunnar Anger, managing director ParcelLock GmbH on the future of parcel delivery

A successful delivery significantly impacts how customers rate their shopping experience. That’s why new, flexible solutions along the entire supply chain are in great demand. This includes a universally accessible parcel locker system. Gunnar ...

Schaeffler AG and Fraunhofer sign a strategic partnership agreement

Shaping mobility for tomorrow

Schaeffler AG and Fraunhofer have entered into a strategic partnership with the aim of further enhancing this collaboration. What do the factories and workplaces of the future look like? How can emission-free, intelligent mobility for tomorrow ...

Logistics: Digital and borderless into the future

The digital revolution was topic No. 1 at transport logistic 2017, which took place from May 9 to 12, 2017 in Munich.

The digital revolution was topic No. 1 at transport logistic 2017, which took place from May 9 to 12, 2017 in Munich. Another much-discussed topic of the discussions was rising national protectionism which is a risk for international trade. The ...

Professional picking and returns module with picture credits

The new system solution by DIVIS records all shipments in picking and returns processes with high-resolution cameras.

A booming online mail-order business and successful shop-in-shop concepts with increasing shipping and return rates require efficient and evidence-proof processes within logistics companies.

Retail imports to grow 4.5 percent in first half of 2016

Retailers are carefully managing their inventories but still need to stock up on seasonal goods.

mport cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to decline year-over-year for the next few months but the first half of the year should still amount to a 4.5 percent increase compared with the same period last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

How furniture ends up in the store – logistics in shopfitting

Interview with Michael Sterk, Director Business Unit Retail at Imperial Logistics International

It requires perfect timing, improvisational skills, and nerves of steel: you need to overcome a mountain of logistics before a store is able to launch with a new look. Furniture and equipment need to be available at the right time, so shopfitters ...

40 percent of consumers prefer shopping with green packaging

Environmentally friendly packaging and green supply chain practices are important to most online shoppers

Environmentally friendly packaging and green supply chain practices are important to most online shoppers, according to a new study from Dotcom Distribution, a provider of fulfillment and logistics services for both emerging and established ...

"It is time to encourage e-commerce innovation in Europe through digitalisation"

Unlocking e-commerce potential is central to the development of the new EU Digital Single Market

Unlocking e-commerce potential is central to the development of the new EU Digital Single Market and Digital Economy stated the Alliance for European Logistics (AEL) during the 7th European Logistics Summit. AEL believes the time has come to ...

"As a grocery retailer, we work on lean logistical processes every day"

Lean and Green Award winner Lidl explains its sustainability concept in this interview with iXtenso

Sustainability and climate protection are subjects that ultimately also pertain to logistics. Recently, GS1 Germany presented the Lean and Green Award to four companies who plan to reduce their logistics-related CO2 emissions by 20 percent within ...

Next-Generation mobile barcode scanning

Scandit brings new solution to logistics and transportation industries

Scandit, developer of the leading software-based barcode scanning solutions for smartphones, tablets and wearable devices, today unveiled a new mobile app suite for the transportation and logistics industries designed to greatly enhance ...

Mobile and in-store experience: Retailers struggling to meet expectations

U.S. retailers continue to lack critical capabilities

U.S. retailers must move quickly to improve their operational capabilities in order to deliver a “seamless retail” experience to customers who say their expectations are not being met, according to new research by Accenture ...

“These days, stockouts can cost you more than ever“

Interview with Hans-Jürgen Nausch, Global Account Manager for Checkpoint Systems

The combination of security systems with other solutions – for instance inventory management – is a topic that is increasingly being discussed in the retail sector. At the EuroCIS 2015, we spoke with Hans-Jürgen Nausch, Global ...

MetaPack announces stellar agenda for Delivery Conference 2015

European event brings together the biggest names in retail and eCommerce, including Sir Charles Dunstone, Sir Stuart Rose and John Roberts

The MetaPack Group, the leading provider of eCommerce technology for delivery services, today confirmed the agenda for the sixth annual Delivery Conference, taking place on 3rd February 2015 at the Westminster Park Plaza in London. View the full ...

Logistics industry calls on EU to place the sector at the heart of the European Agenda

The Alliance for European Logistics (AEL) launched its re-newed Declaration aiming to work closely with the EU institutions towards a competitive European economy. Representing major EU players, the members of AEL ask to the new Commission and ...

"You don’t always have to reinvent the wheel"

Interview with Store Expansion Manager Alexander Schulte-Stemmerk of MyMuesli

More and more retailers today are using both their stores and also own online stores to offer their products. MyMuesli started as a pure Online-Shop but has successfully opened their own stores also. In this interview, Store Expansion Manager ...

Logistics and Inventory Management – Recognizing the IT Success Factor

Logistics is the third largest economic sector in Germany. Its growth is stable. But there is more: especially in the area of IT, retailers need to continue to ramp things up to be ready for the increasing link between the different distribution ...

"Software Needs to be Adjusted to the Business Processes"

Interview with Dr. Georg Wittmann, ibi research

When brick-and-mortar retailers expand their business with an online store, software interfaces between online store, inventory management system and logistics need to work optimally to remain economically profitable. iXtenso spoke with Dr. Georg ...

LogiMAT 2014 in Stuttgart – Announcing the first "Forum TradeWorld", focusing on modern trading processes

LogiMAT 2014 is being held under the motto of "Intelligent networking – Mastering complexity". Already 82 percent of the exhibition space has been sold – a good seven months before the show gets under way. That is a positive ...

“It’s wrong to turn stores into scrap dealers“

Interview with Kai Falk, Managing Director at German Retail Federation (Handelsverband Deutschland, abbr. HDE)

Retail does a lot to avoid waste, believes Kai Falk from the German Retail Federation HDE. He fights against further political obstacles and embraces the upcoming German Life-Cycle Resource Management Act as a step in the right direction. However, ...

A time and money-saving machine

Abbey Logistics manages tours with a solution by Höft & Wessel

To enable the British haulage firm Abbey Logistics to plan and manage the tours of its trucks with maximum efficiency, it needed a state-of-the-art technology that was easy to operate – and found the right tool in a mobile terminal from ...

GSE builds two logistics platforms for Michelin in Europe

The first project is the construction of a 20,000 m² extension of the Araia platform in the Spanish Basque Country, which GSE originally constructed in 2002. Construction work has begun, and will be finished in January 2013. The second ...

ROI of Product Data for Multichannel

Return on Investment (ROI) of Product Information for Multichannel

The results of the international PIM study shows a return on investment (ROI) from an Enterprise Product Information Management (PIM) solution is possible within the framework of a multichannel commerce strategy. Over 400 retailers and manufacturers ...

New Mobile Solutions for Logistics Applications

Just in time for the international logistics fair Transport & Logistic, in Munich Germany, Datalogic Mobile will be presenting its latest news. From May 10. – 13. the company will be present in hall B2, booth 319/418 showing its new mobile ...

Minicom Digital Signage and viscom announce cooperation for "The Digital Signage Experts Tour"

Düsseldorf/Zurich. Minicom Digital Signage, the leader in "last mile" player-to-screen connectivity platforms for the Digital Signage marketplace, and Reed Exhibitions Germany, the organizers of the viscom exhibition series, announce this week the ...

G.O.L.D. C-Plan - Warehouse Capacity Planning

The application module of the G.O.L.D. Software family permits which allows the different managers in one or more warehouses in the logistics network to manage their activities and to plan their resources for the short and medium terms. The system ...

G.O.L.D. Shop is the commercial tool to efficiently manage the back-office

G.O.L.D. Shop The application module of the G.O.L.D. Software family is the commercial tool to efficiently manage the back-office for all types of sales outlets. The management can be centralised for corporate control or decentralised for autonomous ...

G.O.L.D. Store

Execution and Integrating Your Supply Chain

Today's retail environment is competitively aggressive with ever-increasing demands for enhanced customer satisfaction and service-ensuring in-store product availability via effective replenishment based on demand, delivering pricing which meets ...