UK supermarkets are working towards a more efficient transport and supply chain system by slashing the number of lorries on the roads, an expert has claimed.
Richard Traish, vice-president of Kurt Salmon Associates UK and advisor to many major supermarkets, said there is a growing trend for localisation among retailers.
He claimed that cutting the number of miles food travels from production to distribution to the supermarket shelves is an ongoing priority.
"From a cost and an environmental issue it's clear that we've seen recently with M&S again and others going quite public about how seriously they are taking the whole environmental issue and the transport aspect of that is an important component," Mr Traish said.
He added that switching to a more localised distribution centre is likely to boost efficiency and reduce unnecessary costs and carbon emissions.
According international food and grocery expert IGD, food retailers have already removed more than 124 million HGV miles from UK roads in the last four years.
This is akin to removing 2,000 lorries from the roads, saving up to 60 million litres of diesel fuel per year and reducing costs and carbon emissions for supermarkets.
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