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Maersk Warns Coronavirus Outbreak To Hit 2020 Earnings

Shipping giant Maersk warned on Thursday that the coronavirus outbreak would weigh on earnings this year, compounding the woes of a container shi...

Cimcorp Partners With Conveyor Networks Ltd To Target UK Distribution Market

Cimcorp, a manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic order fulfillment and tire-handling solutions, has signed an agreement with Conveyor Networks Ltd...

John Menzies Sells Newspaper Distribution Unit To Focus On Aviation Arm

John Menzies Plc is selling its newspaper distribution business to private equity firm Endless LLP for an enterprise value of £74.5 million, marking...

Kroger Invests $17m In Northern Kentucky Distribution Centre

US retailer Kroger has announced that it will invest $17 million (€14.5 million) in its Florence, Kentucky distribution centre. The investment is s...

Granarolo Expands UK Business With Acquisition Of Midland Food Group

Italian dairy and agro-industrial company Granarolo has announced that it acquired Midland Food Group, a chilled-, ambient- and frozen-food distributor in...

Battered Aussie Retailers Lure Contrarians As Amazon Looms

As earnings season starts in Australia, some investors and analysts sense opportunity in a handful of beaten-down retailers. They’re not for the f...

Sligro Food Group Announces Distribution Partnership With Heineken Nederland

Netherlands-based wholesaler Sligro Food Group has announced that it has reached agreement on a 'strategic partnership' with Heineken Nederland B.V., which...

Aldi UK Opens 700th Store, Cardiff Distribution Hub

Discount retailer Aldi has opened its 700th store in Kent, in the UK, and announced that its new £60 million distribution centre in Cardiff will beco...