There is a fundamental gap between the vast amount of digital data we have access to and the real world in which we use it. While our reality is three-dimensional, the wealth of information we currently have to guide our decisions and actions is stuck on two-dimensional pages and displays. …
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Parcel companies including Amazon, DPD and Hermes have been ranked in a new league table – with none coming off well. Citizens Advice is warning urgent action is needed across the parcel delivery industry after its first annual parcel company league table found consistent problems across the sector. The league …
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23 November 2021 Transport / Logistics Services FTSE-100 listed property owners British Land has announced it is to buy and convert urban car parks and empty retail centres into online shopping and quick commerce (q-commerce) delivery hubs. According to British Land, the total value of its pipeline of urban logistics properties …
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In response to the supply-chain issues, Gap said it has added longer timelines into its business plan for the coming year. // Gap swings to loss as its sales suffer from ongoing supply chain disruptions // The retailer now sees revenue growing about 20% for the full year, down from …
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Royal Mail contacted residents on Monday (November 23) to warn that the delays currently being experienced are expected to continue across the PE2, PE7, PE8 and PE9 postcodes. The service has been unable to confirm when these issues will be solved but that they will update residents when this is …
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A veteran Glasgow postman was sacked after he forged a customer’s signature and left her undelivered parcels in a rubbish bin – only for them to be thrown away before she got to them. Samuel Shirley told an employment tribunal he had an ‘agreement’ with the householder that he would …
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It’s no secret that there’s quite a bit of bad blood within the British Royal Family these days. In fact, relations between the feuding factions have become so contentious that both sides have essentially abandoned their efforts to convince the public that all is well. But even …
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The Queen has knighted her top royal physician in a personal investiture at Windsor Castle. The 95-year-old monarch conferred the accolade on Professor Sir Huw Thomas, who is Head of the Medical Household and Physician to the Queen, in a private ceremony on Tuesday. Concern for the health of the …
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Six finalists have been chosen for the final in the fifth Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers’ Competition 2021. They are Jessica Cale (soprano), Frances Gregory (mezzo-soprano), Sophie Sparrow (soprano), Shafali Jalota (soprano), Dan D’Souza (baritone) and Cassandra Wright (soprano). The final, which will be held in Oxford, is a chance …
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Delivery firms shamed as ‘league table’ shows courier companies are underperforming… with Hermes coming last in the rankings while Amazon tops the list None of the five couriers performed above 3.5 stars with Hermes coming last Amazon came top of the table which was commissioned by Citizens Advice The surveyor …
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