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Ceva, GXO Could Start Bidding War for UK Logistics Provider
CMA CGM's 3PL wing upped its offer to acquire Wincanton after the England-based firm revealed GXO was…
UK-Based Yodel Saved from Bankruptcy Via Delivery Merger
"Big and bulky" delivery company Shift and Solano Partners teamed to buy parcel delivery firm Yodel in…
Amazon UK Workers Stage New Strike, Same Message: ‘End Poverty Pay’
Approximately 60 GMB Union members joined a picket line a year after the first Amazon worker strike took…
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Amazon UK Warehouse Workers to Strike on Black Friday
More than 1,000 employees will walk out in November to protest wages in the inflation-gripped country.
25% of UK Trade Threatened by Potential Maritime Strike
"Ships can't leave or enter the U.K.'s ports without them," said Sharon Graham, general secretary of labor…
UK Port Layoffs Another Signal of Slow Peak Season
The Port of Liverpool will lay off up to 125 employees after container throughput at U.K. ports fell 12…
UK Clamps Down on Textile Waste, Ups Recycling
The government hopes to improve a system that dumps about one million pounds of textiles a year into…
FTC Could Hit Amazon with Antitrust Suit by August: Report
The suit could target Amazon Prime, the company's pricing power and the way it allegedly favors sellers using…
How Potential Strike at Yellow Could Snag the Supply Chain
The trucking firm missed a $50 million payment to the Teamsters' benefits fund, leading the union to consider…
Abercrombie & Fitch, Zalando Expand European Fulfillment Footprint
GXO Logistics is opening one DC for the Hollister parent in the U.K., and planning a new facility for Zalando…
Blackhorse Lane Gives UK Designers a Domestic Solution for Denim R&D
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Warehouse Workers Say They’ll Strike Again: ‘We’ve Forced Amazon to Sit Up and Take Notice’
GMB union members want the e-commerce giant to raise its minimum wage to 15 pounds, or $18.56, per hour.