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The UK’s largest clothing retailer, Marks & Spencer’s, has said that it will continue with its strategy of contracting directly with ocean carriers, despite the loss of the man who introduced the policy.
Jason Keegan, head of logistics at the company’s general merchandising (GM) division, is due to leave the company on 1 November and will take up a new position with B&Q. In an exclusive interview with The Loadstar, M&S’s IT and logistics director, Darrell Stein, said that his role ...
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