News / Wincanton and DHL lose warehouse contracts as Tesco trims distribution

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Tesco is to take back in-house all the warehousing operations managed by Wincanton and DHL as it simplifies its distribution network.

The move involves the retailer’s warehouse in Snodland, Kent, operated by Wincanton, and a DHL-run hanging garments shared distribution centre in Daventry.

A spokesperson for Wincanton declined to comment on the number of staff at the warehouse, but said: “No other Wincanton operations for Tesco are affected by this announcement.

“This was the only warehouse operations Wincanton was managing for Tesco, although we do ...