Issue 42   Winter 06/07

News

• FedEx takes ANC as City Link doubles in size (Winter 06/07)
• 'Business as usual' as rescued Amtrak affirms home delivery focus (Winter 06/07)
• N Brown sees over 40 per cent growth in online sales (Winter 06/07)
• Ahome4it unattended delivery solution goes on sale (Winter 06/07)
• RedPack launches parts operation, acquires Collectpoint assets (Winter 06/07)
• NEXT Directory using Kiala drop-off service for returns (Winter 06/07)
• Could electric vans open new home delivery horizons? (Winter 06/07)
• Home shopping survey launched (Winter 06/07)
• LG appoints NYK to handle home deliveries (Winter 06/07)
• Kettler contracts home deliveries to Nightfreight (Winter 06/07)
• O2 adds return screening to DHL Exel contract (Winter 06/07)
• Braywood acquired by DOCdata (Winter 06/07)
• Post offices 'should accept drop-off deliveries from all-comers' (Winter 06/07)
• Business Direct strengthens parcels industry credentials (Winter 06/07)
• Carrier lookup, e-commerce glossary in fulfilment resource centre (Winter 06/07)
• UK broadband take-up still strong, but continental growth stalls (Winter 06/07)
• Palletways opens in France (Winter 06/07)
• TNT Post automates to gear up for home delivery expansion (Winter 06/07)
• Wickes aims to streamline home deliveries with Axida fulfilment suite (Winter 06/07)
• Argos goes live with Manhattan (Winter 06/07)
• Grattan implements one of the biggest RF networks ever (Winter 06/07)
• Jack Pennington gains flexibility with Maginus multi-channel suite (Winter 06/07)
• Maginus goes live with storefront application (Winter 06/07)
• Mercado's 'searchandising' helps online retailers optimise performance (Winter 06/07)
• KPI monitoring for Chess's warehouse management system (Winter 06/07)
• OBS claims market leadership as FWL disposals re-map UK's software arena (Winter 06/07)
• POD 'hub' promises simpler management of subcontractors' deliveries (Winter 06/07)
• Polish support added to HighJump supply-chain suite (Winter 06/07)
• SECPay adds fraud screening to combat expected rise in online theft (Winter 06/07)
• Road Tech sweeping the board with low-cost tach analysis (Winter 06/07)
• Fleetfinder launches management suite (Winter 06/07)
• Dynamic scheduling offers 'mid-flight' change of plan (Winter 06/07)
• Appian scheduling from AutoLogic (Winter 06/07)
• Tough tags (Winter 06/07)
• RFID pedigree aims to tackle pharmaceutical counterfeiting (Winter 06/07)
• DHL fine-tunes pharmaceutical RFID sensor (Winter 06/07)
• Cost 'the main obstacle to RFID adoption' (Winter 06/07)
• Calling contact centres 'more stressful than going to the dentist' (Winter 06/07)
• Contact centres 'turning to technology to improve productivity' (Winter 06/07)
• Enhanced interaction, more automation in Talisma update (Winter 06/07)
• How to add RSS news output to your online offer (Winter 06/07)
• Barcode verification eliminates customer rejections (Winter 06/07)
• Self-protecting packaging for small consignments (Winter 06/07)
• Convertible hand truck (Winter 06/07)
• Light hand trucks prove a point for Pickfords (Winter 06/07)
• STP chooses Savoye for press mailing automation (Winter 06/07)

Features

• Delivery - when will it be taken seriously? (Winter 06/07)
• You pick a time - dynamic delivery scheduling (Winter 06/07)
• 'Make way for the next home shopping phase' (Nick Allen, Zendor) (Winter 06/07)
• Smart delivery - more than the sum of the parts? (Winter 06/07)
• Woolworths returns e-fulfilment to the fold - with a little help from Clipper (Winter 06/07)
• Electric urban delivery vehicles - has their time come at last? (Winter 06/07)