Logistics firms feeling the heat from e-commerce

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POLAND According to the recent ‘Supply Chain for E-commerce. How to Meet the Challenges’ report published by DHL Supply Chain, most logistics companies in the contract logistics sector have yet to implement a strategy for the online retail segment.
Almost 900 global logistics and supply chain providers, including those that are active in the e-commerce sector, were surveyed for the report. Out of these, almost 70 pct of B2C companies and 60 pct of B2B companies are still working on the introduction of strategies for this market segment. This is despite the fact that 70 pct of respondents regard e-commerce as ‘very important’ or ‘extremely important’ for their business. “Customer expectations are evolving and
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Retail & leisure

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schedule 11 July 2025
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Commercialisation is underway for a retail park under development by Redkom Development in Białystok with around 14,000 sqm gla.

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Poland Investment recovers

schedule 11 July 2025
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schedule 11 July 2025
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DL Invest Group has completed its first public Eurobond issue, raising EUR 350 mln. The funds will be used for refinancing and further development.

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Germany Sonar takes on three buildings

schedule 10 July 2025
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schedule 10 July 2025
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schedule 10 July 2025
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schedule 10 July 2025
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schedule 10 July 2025
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schedule 10 July 2025
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schedule 09 July 2025
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schedule 09 July 2025
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Warehouse & industrial

Poland LIT grows in Fortress Zabrze

schedule 09 July 2025
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schedule 09 July 2025
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Poland Media Expert comes to MLP Poznań

schedule 08 July 2025
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schedule 08 July 2025
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schedule 08 July 2025
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schedule 08 July 2025
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schedule 07 July 2025
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schedule 07 July 2025
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schedule 07 July 2025
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Latest in E-commerce

schedule 12 January 2023

This is the end

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schedule 22 September 2020

Wildberries now growing in Ukraine

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schedule 21 May 2020

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schedule 12 May 2020

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schedule 18 March 2020

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schedule 30 January 2020

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schedule 04 October 2019

A thousand new DHL Parcel pick-up points

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schedule 26 September 2019

Logistics firms feeling the heat from e-commerce

POLAND According to the recent ‘Supply Chain for E-commerce. How to Meet the Challenges’ report published by DHL Supply Chain, most logistics companies in the contract logistics sector have yet to implement a strategy for the online retail segment.

schedule 28 August 2019

E-commerce is still a big challenge

WORLD Majority of companies have failed to fully implement an e-commerce strategy despite recognizing its importance, according to DHL’s global survey of nearly 900 decision-makers responsible for logistics or supply chain management and e-commerce.

schedule 29 July 2019

Hebe hits the net

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schedule 18 July 2019

Airbnb modifies its practices

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schedule 17 July 2019

Europe points its big guns at Amazon

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schedule 16 April 2019

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schedule 23 January 2019

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schedule 05 November 2018

Polish online retailers looking to go global

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schedule 26 September 2018

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schedule 25 September 2018

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POLAND According to BIG InfoMonitor data, the debts of e-commerce traders came to PLN 126 mln at the end of June this year, up 19 pct on the end of 2017.

schedule 14 September 2018

Zara reorganises online sales

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schedule 06 September 2018

True innovation from Marks & Spencer

WORLD Marks & Spencer has partnered with True, which operates in the new-tech segment, to focuses on innovation and digital transformation.

schedule 26 July 2018

Almost half of Poles yet to embrace e-commerce

POLAND According to this year’s ‘E-commerce in Poland. Gemius for e-Commerce Poland’ report by Gemius, 44 pct of Polish internet users have yet to make any purchases on the internet.

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