All Supply chain articles – Page 71
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OpinionOpinion: Investing in responsibility on the roads
Hermes UK head of client and network distribution looks at the importance of driver behaviour training to ensure safety and efficiency on the roads.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can retailers make money from the last mile?
As an ever greater proportion of consumer spending shifts online, cracking the code to making delivery profitable becomes more crucial.
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NewsRetailers face ‘£8bn bill’ in event of hard Brexit
Retailers could be hit with a “debilitating” £8bn spike in the cost of consumer goods if the UK fails to strike a deal with the EU.
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AnalysisBlockchain: What the technology means for you
Blockchain technology is set to transform supply chains, ensuring validity of transactions, protecting data, reducing costs and vastly improving transparency.
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Report StoreBlockchain – The Future of the Supply Chain
How tech will revolutionise transparency throughout retail
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NewsM&S hires food supply chain guru Lawrence Christensen
Marks & Spencer has recruited grocery supply chain expert Lawrence Christensen as an independent adviser.
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NewsCo-op apologises after IT issue disrupts deliveries
The Co-op has been forced to apologise to customers after an IT issue at one of its depots scuppered deliveries to a host of stores.
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AnalysisMorrisons: The future's bright, the future's British
Just over a year ago Morrisons lifted the lid on plans to ramp up its provenance push.
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NewsCo-op acts over supplier mistreatment claims
The Co-op has acknowledged poor treatment of some suppliers and is acting to address the issue.
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OpinionWhat the weather forecast reveals about shopping habits
Hermes head of customer services and customer experience Catherine Lindsay explores how the weather affects UK retailers and their home delivery partners.
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AnalysisPodcast: Retailers must prepare for a data-driven future
Artificial intelligence and machine learning will be critical to delivering on customer experience expectations in the future.
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NewsVitabiotics boss: We need a retailer-supplier reboot
Vitabiotics chief executive and Dragons Den star Tej Lalvani has called for a “retailer-supplier relationship reboot”.
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VideoWatch: Ocado's Clarke on how AI will overhaul retail
Ocado chief technology officer Paul Clarke discusses the need for AI strategies as customers become accustomed to cloud-enabled convenience.
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VideoWatch: Tesco's Tarry on supplier-retailer relationships
Tesco executive Jason Tarry discusses how retailers and suppliers can work more closely together, particularly following its acquisition of Booker.
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AnalysisWarehousing trends: Robots, wage wars and the race for space
Every part of a logistics network needs to work harder than ever before, as the shift to online spending continues.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Tesco’s Tarry shrugs off D2C threat
Tesco chief product officer Jason Tarry has shrugged off the threat that the emerging direct-to-consumer trend could pose to grocery retailers.
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OpinionOpinion: Should retailers open the returns window?
US retailer L.L. Bean faced a backlash when it dropped its lifetime returns guarantee. Should retailers be offering a more generous returns window?
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OpinionThe KFC chicken crisis: What can retailers learn?
When KFC inked a new supply chain deal last October, new partner DHL vowed to “rewrite the rule book and set a new benchmark” in food delivery.
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NewsSports Direct eyes expanded supply deal with Findel
Sports Direct is exploring the possibility of growing its commercial supply arrangements with Findel’s largest subsidiary, Express Gifts.
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NewsStore shelves left empty as snow prompts shopping rush
Some shops have run out of basics such as bread and milk after shoppers stocked up on them when snow gripped the country.