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In automotive production, a missing component can have consequences far beyond the warehouse. If the required part is not available at the right storage location, material supply is delayed. In the worst case, assembly or production has to wait – […]
Retail networks in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are compact in distance but varied in format. Rimi, now part of Salling Group, operates 314 stores across the three countries in four formats, from 96 hypermarkets to 20 express stores. Lidl has […]
Store networks in the Netherlands keep changing shape. In spring 2026, Jysk took over five former Leen Bakker locations and now reports 110 stores in the country, with a stated ambition of at least 140. In grocery, Jan Linders transferred […]
Retail in the Baltic states is being reorganised from the warehouse outwards. In February 2026, Latvia’s Competition Council cleared Rimi Baltic to acquire the warehouse services provider HAVI Logistics in all three countries, a step that brings around 800 logistics […]
Belgian high streets are losing shops, but not Dutch ones. According to figures from the research firms Locatus and Retailsonar, reported by NL Times in May 2026, the total number of stores in Belgium fell by more than 10 per […]
The physical count shows 48 units, while the system says 52. Such discrepancies are often only discovered during a scheduled stocktake, even though the underlying error may have occurred weeks or months earlier. An unrecorded withdrawal, an incorrect quantity at […]
Forecourt retailing in Ireland is no longer mainly about fuel. Maxol’s chief executive has said that more than 40 per cent of the group’s gross profit now comes from non-fuel activities. Applegreen reported investment of €300 million in 2025 as […]
An order leaves the warehouse later than planned. Was the delay caused by picking, shipping preparation, or did the completed parcel wait several hours before being collected by the carrier? For fulfillment managers, being able to distinguish between these stages […]
Screws, fasteners, electronic components, spare parts and small assemblies require very little storage space individually. Together, however, they can quickly add up to thousands of different items. This is precisely what makes a small parts warehouse challenging for warehouse managers: […]
An order has been received. But how long does it actually take until the parcel reaches the customer? For fulfillment managers, looking at individual warehouse KPIs or parcel transit times alone is not enough. Between order processing, picking, packing, goods […]