How can an excise bonded warehouse help your drinks business?

Bonded warehouses have been around for hundreds of years. They provide a secured storage facility for products imported into the UK from around the world. Essentially using an excise bonded warehouse allows businesses importing alcohol into the UK to defer the payment...

Subscription boxes – should you outsource your fulfilment?

Just a few years ago saying you’d bought someone a subscription as a present meant nothing more exciting than a magazine. Today the subscription gift market has expanded beyond all recognition. If the UK follows the US market, then practically anything that can be...

The British Retail Consortium updates its distribution standard

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has published the third issue of its internationally recognised BRC Global Standard for Storage and Distribution. The audits against Issue 3 which was announced on 1 August 2016 will start on 1 February 2017. The Standard is...

Johnston Logistics bucks UK trend

Today the British Retail Consortium and KPMG reported that total sales were up by 1.9% defying predictions of post-Brexit slump. It appears that the warmer weather has been a major factor in the sales growth, with more picnics and barbecues helping lift sales in food...