All Supply chain articles – Page 136
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AnalysisM&S: Modernisation & Simplification
The supply chain is crucial to Marks & Spencer’s 2020 business improvement. George MacDonald finds out how it is progressing
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AnalysisEthical trading: The moral maze
Retailers are beginning to move from a policing to a partnership approach to ensure that their suppliers’ ethical standards come up to scratch
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NewsDebenhams to up performance with IT overhaul
Debenhams is to roll out a new computer network across its UK and Ireland department stores to save money and time when sending data between stores and the supply chain.
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AnalysisShipping costs: High prices on the high seas
Expert negotiating and management of inventory will both be necessary if retailers are to protect their margins from the kind of rise in shipping costs seen recently
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AnalysisMagna Park: Built-in efficiency and sustainability
Supply chain automation and a commitment to the environment are designed into the fabric of John Lewis’s multichannel distribution centre in Milton Keynes, writes Joanne Ellul
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AnalysisComing from all directions
The supply chain is one area of any retailer’s business that has had to rise to the challenge of improving its efficiency during the recession.
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AnalysisBringing it all back home
The latest fulfilment services are diverse, from same-day delivery to having an order delivered to another retailer’s store for collection. Liz Morrell investigates the future of home delivery
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NewsCotton prices reach 15 year high
Fashion retailers are facing more pressure to increase prices after the cost of cotton rose past the $1 (64p) per pound mark for the first time in 15 years.
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OpinionSwiss watch (and learn)
While demonstration labs will never replace real-life trials, they can open retailers’ minds and get their technology suppliers thinking.
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OpinionThe advantage of doing it yourself
According to conventional thinking, vertical integration is yesterday’s strategy. But there are exceptions. Some retailers have shunned the conventional wisdom and maintained their own factories
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AnalysisNavigating the retail minefield
Halfords isn’t the first retailer to struggle to come to terms with a new warehouse, but supply chain is just one area where retailers come unstuck. Here, we highlight the most common problem areas
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NewsM&S makes tracks for rail distribution first
Marks & Spencer is to open its first distribution centre with a rail terminal as it proceeds with its 2020 business improvement strategy and Plan A sustainability programme.
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NewsDisruption at new warehouse set to hold back Halfords’ sales
Supply chain difficulties following move to centralise distribution set to hit retailer’s Q2 like-for-likes
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NewsHalfords hit by more supply chain woes
Halfords is facing further disruption due to problems at its new distribution centre, which will likely have an effect on second quarter sales, according to one analyst.
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NewsHalfords new DC causes supply troubles
Halfords’ new distribution centre has disrupted supply to stores, according to the Daily Mail.
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NewsOcado second warehouse site gets green light
The green light has been given to a 124-acre extension to Birch Coppice Business Park where etailer Ocado is expected to open its second warehouse.
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NewsM&S extends payment terms
Marks & Spencer is to launch an invoice discounting scheme for suppliers after implementing new, longer payment terms.
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OpinionRetail outlook on the edge of a precipice
Rather like the summer weather, dark clouds have gathered over retail over the past fortnight.
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AnalysisNet-a-Porter: Casting the Net
Net-a-Porter chief executive Mark Sebba tells Lisa Berwin about the challenges of running a business that just keeps on growing