All Supply chain articles – Page 77
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OpinionBlog: Grocery delivery wars - which offer wins?
Same-day delivery is expected to be the new frontier in online retail and Tesco emerged as a trailblazer by rolling out the service across the UK this week.
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AnalysisVodcast: Winning the final-mile innovation race
Watch the teaser to the first in a series of three vodcasts looking at the world of logistics, as Retail Week speaks to DHL and Zalando about the UK’s innovative position.
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OpinionOpinion: Christmas message from retail’s volatile year
More than halfway through the year, retailers’ eyes are now firmly fixed on the upcoming Christmas season.
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NewsToday in retail: Can Tesco hope to compete with Amazon?
Tesco has taken the fight to Amazon today by extending its same-day delivery service to 300 stores, enabling it to reach 99% of UK households.
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NewsTesco rolls out same-day online delivery nationwide
Tesco is extending its same day online grocery delivery service to 300 stores across the UK in a move it says will cover 99% of UK households.
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OpinionBlog: The countdown to peak has begun
Summer may be upon us, but Ashley Walker, head of operations development at Hermes, is getting ready for retail’s busiest season.
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NewsM&S hires ex-Morrisons exec Mowat for key ops role
Marks & Spencer has hired former Morrisons executive Gordon Mowat as director for clothing and home supply chain, logistics and planning.
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NewsMatalan employees agree pay deal by just three votes
Matalan’s warehouse workers have agreed to a pay deal by just three votes following months of disagreement with management.
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OpinionOpinion: Seb James on why Amazon is not invulnerable
On July 11, Amazon trumpeted a retail event: Prime Day. We must all pause for a moment and marvel at the ability of this Seattle monolith to change the way that, 4,777 miles away, all of us now think about shopping.
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OpinionBlog: Poor stock control can lose customers
Tempted by the summer Sales last week I spent far too much at one particular fashion retailer’s website.
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NewsFeelunique launches unlimited next-day delivery service
Feelunique is rolling out a new service called Unlimited Delivery, which will allow shoppers to pay an annual fee for free next-day delivery.
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OpinionOpinion: Learning from the ecommerce giants
The third annual Amazon Prime Day kicked off in the UK at 6pm last night and runs for a full 30 hours – having been extended from 24 hours in 2016.
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OpinionBlog: Beating the Brexit skills shortage
Hermes’ head of resourcing Wendy Davis says retailers and their logistics partners must think outside the box to keep enticing skilled workers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Primark is stemming margin decline
Primark’s margins remained stable in its most recent quarter. How is the fashion giant achieving this?
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Retail VoiceHow tech can fix the productivity conundrum
Rather than curse technology for increasing the strain, Intel reveals why retailers must embrace it as a solution to improving productivity and boosting efficiency.
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NewsOcado profits fall after investment in distribution centre
Ocado has posted a decline in first-half profits after investing in a new fulfilment centre.
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OpinionOpinion: Clarks is on-trend with UK manufacturing return
As retailers seek to adapt to a rapidly transforming world, shoe giant Clarks has given a glimpse of the future.
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AnalysisGame profit warning: what the analysts say
Computer games specialist Game signalled today that full-year earnings would be “substantially” below expectations after levels of supply to the UK of Nintendo Switch failed to meet demand.
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OpinionBlog: Clicks to bricks – why even Amazon is doing it
Working out why Amazon’s proposed acquisition of Whole Foods Market has made such an impact on the industry is a little difficult to determine.