July 24, 2008 - British supermarket chain Tesco is set to begin construction on a new distribution center equipped with a power plant that generates electricity from straw.

July 18, 2008 - Nordstrom says it will save $150,000 in energy costs at its Cedar Rapids, Mich., fulfillment and contact center this year - despite a recent site expansion that nearly doubled the size of the facility.

Burt's Bees installed a sensor-activated conveyor at its Morrisville, N.C., distribution center that saves as much as 60% in energy costs. Download now (PDF)...

May 22, 2008 - Kraft has netted a LEED Gold green-building certification for its 800,000-square-foot distribution center near Chicago - the largest such facility to earn the rating so far.

May 7, 2008 - CVS Caremark, parent company to the pharmacy chain, has rejiggered its distribution network to travel fewer miles while transporting record amounts of product, according to the company's first-ever sustainability report.

March 11, 2008 - Borders CEO Philip Downer says the company closed its Cornwall, U.K., distribution center in a bid to reduce the number of miles books must travel between publisher and retail store, theBookseller reports.

March 10, 2008 - Sportswear retailer Eddie Bauer has slashed energy costs by 20% at its 2.2-million-square-foot distribution center in Groveport, Ohio, thanks to a new IT network that controls and monitors heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and lighting systems, InfoWorld Nederland reports.