logistiek

As factories are closed due to Covid and transport is delayed, furniture brand Made.com has been missing out on a lot of revenue in recent months and it will therefore not meet its expectations this year.

Dutch e-commerce platform Bol.com expects its strong growth to continue in the next few years, mainly thanks to its sales partners. Therefore, the capacity of the warehouses needs to double.

To say that retail supply chains are disrupted would be putting it mildly. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, fluctuations in demand and disruptions in logistics and production have hit all industries. Nevertheless, McKinsey lists five tips for how retailers can shock-proof their supply chains.

Today, French supermarket chain Carrefour is launching its express delivery service Carrefour Sprint, delivering groceries in less than 15 minutes in collaboration with Uber Eats and Cajoo.

Barry Callebaut has opened a new logistics centre in Lokeren (between Antwerp and Ghent) in Belgium. ‘The Chocolate Box’ is the world's biggest chocolate warehouse - and the most sustainable one.

The Swedish furniture giant is chartering additional ships, buying more shipping containers, putting more effort into rail transport and moving goods between warehouses to mitigate the effects of the global logistics crisis.

A Belgian organisation for independent entrepreneurs calls for a Europe-wide ban on free returns. Unizo says the ban will be beneficial to both the climate and small webshops: the latter feel forced to follow global e-commerce giants who can offer free returns more easily due to scale benefits.