All Supply chain articles – Page 30
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Opinion‘Avalanche of returns is dragging down profits in an industry living on thin margins’
Retailers are adopting a variety of measures to try to soothe the growing returns headache. Alvarez & Marsal’s head of retail Erin Brookes looks at how the challenge is being addressed
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DataRanking: Retailers leading in operational excellence, according to industry experts
Fifty UK senior retail professionals have named the brands they rate most highly for supply chain success in Retail Week’s Chain Reaction report.
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AnalysisRetail Horizon 2022: Navigating cost of living, sustainability and ‘blended retail’
From Brexit to Covid-19, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to supply chain issues and soaring inflation, the power of external influences to challenge the retail industry has been relentless in recent months.
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AnalysisRetail Horizon 2022: Navigating cost of living, sustainability and ‘blended retail’
From Brexit to Covid-19, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to supply chain issues and soaring inflation, the power of external influences to challenge the retail industry has been relentless in recent months.
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NewsM&S launches tech start-up sustainability challenge to drive net-zero goals
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a sustainability challenge for tech start-ups as it pursues its ambition to become a net-zero business by 2040.
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Opinion‘Retailers should be a little less quick to dismiss the crazy ideas’
It is easy to ignore the ‘dreamers’ but retailers should find the visionaries in their teams and dedicate a portion of their innovation portfolio to bold experiments, believes Bain & Company’s Jonathon Ringer
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Retail VoiceResearch: how retailers are responding to the global supply chain crisis
Retailers see the global supply chain crisis as a long-term issue requiring long-term change, reveals TLT’s Perran Jervis.
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AnalysisThe state of fashion: Where do rising costs and returns leave the sector?
Fashion retailers might have been benefiting from the return to the office – and the revival of events such as festivals and weddings – but many businesses have flagged ongoing headwinds that are likely to dampen progress.
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NewsWalmart unveils drone delivery scheme for 4 million US households
Walmart’s new drone delivery service, which will be rolled out to six US states, will be available to shoppers by the end of the year.
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DataData: Three charts that show where retailers are investing tech spend
Retail Week surveyed 50 supply chain, IT and tech professionals for the new Chain Reaction report to understand where they are placing their bets – and the areas they do not see as business-critical.
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Opinion‘Food insecurity is a reality for many, and the fear is it will only get worse’
Mitigating higher costs for consumers while ensuring food supply chains remain sustainable is a fine balance, says Co-op Food co-managing director Matt Hood.
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NewsZalando profits and sales slip as supply chain and inflation costs bite
Zalando has reported dropping profits and revenues as rising inflation and the cost-of-living crunch impacted its bottom line.
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Retail VoiceWhy fighting food waste is everybody's business
As consumers pay more and more attention to sustainability, responsibility and health, they are placing considerable focus on retailer and supplier accountability as well as their own. RELEX Solutions’ Svante Göthe discusses how food waste, and its associated environmental impacts, become a higher priority every year and why the effort to combat waste needs everyone’s active engagement
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NewsAmazon slips into loss as productivity becomes focus
Online giant Amazon has reported a quarterly loss - its first since 2015 - as torrid trading conditions took a toll.
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NewsSainsbury’s profits climb but sales slip as grocer braces for cost-of-living crunch
Sainsbury’s has recorded an uplift in full-year profits but warned that “significant external pressures” would dampen its profits in the upcoming financial year.
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AnalysisFrom Bower Collective to Pasta Evangelists – how subscriptions are leading CX
Retail Week examines why subscription models are key to locking in loyalty and how these new businesses are driving exceptional experiences in our report 9 CX Disruptors.
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NewsGousto founder Timo Boldt: Technology is helping us keep prices low for customers
Gousto founder and chief executive Timo Boldt is putting his faith in automation and the subscription box retailer’s proprietary artificial intelligence to keep prices low for customers.
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AnalysisData: More than half of retail supply chain leaders considered quitting in the past year
Retail Week’s latest report, Chain Reaction, features findings from interviews with retail supply chain and IT executives on their motivations, concerns and aspirations for the sector.
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NewsExclusive: Grocers face further pressure following collapse of major Greencore supplier
Grocers face the prospect of further pressure on food availability and price following the collapse into administration of a Dutch-Spanish fruit and vegetable grower.