All Supply chain articles – Page 14
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NewsGetir raises cash to fund UK and Europe retreat
On-demand food retail platform Getir is seeking funding from investors to cover its retrenchment from Europe.
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Innovation of the WeekAmazon unveils latest tech advances aimed at ‘actively supporting employees’
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team. Every week, we will bring you new ideas and case studies that link to the trends in our Retail Horizon 2024 reports – across consumer, technology, sustainability, and economy, policy and industry.
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Retail VoiceThe four ingredients of a great delivery strategy
From scalability to agility, nShift’s Mattias Gredenhag examines the four must-haves retailers need to consider when it comes to delivery
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NewsShein executive distances retailer from ‘labour practices’ concerns
A senior Shein director has maintained that technological prowess rather than supply chain working conditions have driven the pureplay fashion giant’s success.
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NewsGetir weighing asset sales as part of restructuring talks
Getir, one of the world’s largest rapid-delivery grocery platforms, is weighing a string of asset sales as part of a restructuring of the business after its valuation plummeted.
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AnalysisIs Amazon’s latest tech investment the answer to its workforce woes?
As Amazon continues to see growing strike action in the UK and abroad, Retail Week visited the Amazon Operations Innovation Lab in Vercelli, Italy, to see what it is investing in to improve its operations and the workforce.
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NewsGetir eyes restructuring as market value plummets
Getir, one of the world’s largest rapid-delivery grocery platforms, is in talks over a restructuring of the business after its valuation plummeted.
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AnalysisSupply chain strategy: How WHSmith, Co-op and Inditex found their missing links
Third-party tie-ups are a central part of the modern retail supply chain and are only becoming more strategic. In this exclusive excerpt from Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2025 report, discover how some of the country’s biggest retailers are collaborating to improve operations
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NewsHelloFresh opens largest European warehouse, creating 300 jobs
Recipe-in-a-box retailer HelloFresh has announced the opening of its new Derby-based distribution centre, its largest in Europe and “one of the most sustainable” in the country.
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NewsAmazon to invest £600m in European robotics and AI over five years
Amazon has announced it will invest €700m (£600m) across its European fulfilment centre network between 2019 and 2024 to enable robotics and AI-powered technologies.
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NewseBay scraps selling fees for secondhand clothes
eBay has become the latest marketplace to ditch its selling fees for fashion-seeking UK users in its latest effort to encourage shopping for pre-owned clothing.
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Opinion‘As Shein leads global fashion, there’s opportunity to differentiate on what it cannot do’
Shein became the world’s biggest fashion retailer in 2023. Retail Week data and insights director Lisa Byfield-Green considers the implications of Shein’s rise and identifies winning strategies its competitors can adopt in response
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AnalysisHow Currys became one of the UK’s most productive retailers
Currys has leapfrogged into the top five in a ranking of The UK’s Top 30 Most Productive Retailers, according to new exclusive data.
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NewsGreetings card retailers urge Ofcom to keep Saturday deliveries
Greetings card retailers have suggested to Ofcom that if it has to reduce Royal Mail letter services then a midweek delivery day should be axed instead of Saturday.
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Opinion‘In retail’s AI-enabled future, practical application should reign supreme’
The spike in interest catalysed by generative AI advances has reframed the potential for how much further it could drive critical business improvements, believes Brian Kalms
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AnalysisPoo power, drones and drive-throughs: Discover the latest supply chain innovations
Supply Chain 2025 analyses how retailers in the UK and internationally are investing to transform their operations. Here, we reveal five innovative ROI-generating solutions explored in the new report
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AnalysisThe challenges keeping retail’s legal leaders up at night
Recent global events have brought the unpredictability of retail into sharp focus.
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NewsExclusive: Waitrose to close warehouse putting 545 jobs at risk
The grocery arm of the John Lewis Partnership has proposed closing its delivery warehouse in Enfield in the summer, putting over 500 jobs at risk.
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NewsDepop ditches selling fees for UK users
Secondhand platform Depop has announced the removal of selling fees for UK users in its latest bid to make fashion circular.
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NewsMatches suppliers left up in the air after collapse into administration
Matches suppliers have reportedly been left in the lurch after the retailer collapsed into administration earlier this month.