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Retail businesses: Make sure you are Brexit ready, says Logistics UK

1 Retail businesses: Make sure you are Brexit ready, says Logistics UK

If Britain’s retail businesses are to protect their trading links with customers across Europe and beyond from the end of the year, it is vital that they prepare as fully as possible for the post-Brexit trading environment, according to business group Logistics UK.

Adding protection and wellbeing in consumer environments. Ergonomic Solutions introduces an antimicrobial coating to its SpacePole Technology Mounting Solutions

2 Adding protection and wellbeing in consumer environments. Ergonomic Solutions introduces an antimicrobial coating to its SpacePole Technology Mounting Solutions

Ergonomic Solutions provides an added layer of protection across its product range designed to repel bacteria and offer an enhanced sense of wellbeing to customers at the POS, payment and service points, where the company’s solutions are installed in future.

Brits slash Christmas shopping budgets by 6%

3 Brits slash Christmas shopping budgets by 6%

The global pandemic has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives this year, including Britons' Christmas shopping budgets, according to research by the Fashion Retail Academy.On average, people are planning to spend £341 on gifts this Christmas - 6% less than in 2019. 

Hitachi Vantara to offer Lumada industrial solutions on AWS, accelerating and optimising business outcomes with IoT and AI

4 Hitachi Vantara to offer Lumada industrial solutions on AWS, accelerating and optimising business outcomes with IoT and AI

Hitachi Vantara, the digital infrastructure and solutions subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., has announced an expanded Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer Lumada industrial solutions on the AWS cloud platform.

‘Mini Yellow’ robots deliver the right package

5 ‘Mini Yellow’ robots deliver the right package

In 2019 China’s express parcels market was valued at US$100 billion. Driven by the growth of e-commerce across the country, this figure was up by more than 8 per cent on the previous 12 months and the sector is expected to sustain double-digit increases for the foreseeable future.

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