Logistics stories
Last-minute purchases are set to lift UK Father's Day spending to GBP £1.32 billion, with retailers bracing for a surge in courier demand.
Hospitals, factories and warehouses could cut losses and delays as the upgraded system pinpoints people and equipment to within 10 centimetres.
UK fashion brands facing thinner margins may gain faster design and production cycles as Fynd rolls out its AI system.
Australia's truck driver shortage is set to triple by 2029, pushing fleets towards data tools that could make autonomy viable.
Frontline staff gain a device that merges recording and live communications, as Hytera targets public safety, retail and healthcare users.
The move gives the German group a single provider for payments, tax, warehousing and delivery as it expands direct sales in Britain and America.
Stronger AI adoption could lift office, industrial and retail demand in Asia Pacific, Cushman & Wakefield says, despite automation fears.
Clients seeking one adviser from planning to delivery now get Bevington Group folded into Argon & Co's wider Asia-Pacific consulting network.
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Demand is rising for systems that cut manual work and fit existing operations, as Malaysia targets 3,000 smart factories by 2030.
The UK fulfilment group is seeing steady order flow despite weak consumer confidence, with volumes running 15% above its forecast.
The shift should cut manual ordering errors for 15,000 hospitality customers while making 250 million price points visible online.
Next-day and signed-for parcels are gaining ground as UK shoppers prioritise speed and certainty at checkout, Scurri said.
The rollout could cut power costs for manufacturers and logistics firms as rooftop generation shields them from rising network charges.
Driver fatigue is pushing Australian fleets towards video telematics, with more than half now using in-cab cameras to cut risks and costs.
The Berrinba site will give Metso extra warehousing capacity in southern Queensland, helping speed parts and machinery to mines across eastern Australia.
Small manufacturers could gain a cheaper route to digitising sales, marketing and warehousing as Unleashed targets firms with up to 20 staff.
More eCommerce sites are exposed to contractor and visitor compliance gaps as dark stores and fulfilment hubs multiply across Australia.
The new site will help Orbbec shorten delivery times and bolster supply resilience for overseas customers as demand for robotics hardware grows.
System designers and OEMs gain longer-term supply and support as Kingston adds industrial memory and SSDs for harsher, high-uptime deployments.
