All Supply chain articles
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News
Parcel delivery giant Evri has been snapped up by a private equity firm
Parcel delivery giant Evri is set to be sold to private equity firm Apollo.
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News
Deliveroo has partnered with The Perfume Shop for rapid delivery
Deliveroo has partnered with The Perfume Shop, offering customers a selection of designer perfume brands for delivery in 25 minutes.
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Retail guru Mary Portas is backing a new campaign to block Shein's IPO
Say No to Shein has launched a new petition calling on the government to block the highly-anticipated IPO.
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Opinion
‘Amazon may have seen off GMB but it can’t afford to be viewed as Dickensian’
The truth is that few, if any, employers can get away with treating warehouse and other retail workers poorly, maintains George MacDonald
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News
Amazon workers have voted against a recognition deal as union considers ‘legal challenge’
Amazon workers at its Coventry warehouse have voted against union recognition as GMB says it would now consider a “legal challenge”.
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Ocado has lost its battle to open a new DC next to a London primary school
Ocado has been banned from opening a new distribution centre next to a primary school in London after the Planning Inspectorate dismissed its appeal.
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GMB has accused Amazon of ‘anti-union activities’ as vote hangs in the balance
The GMB union has accused retail giant Amazon of holding anti-union seminars and recruiting staff to dilute the vote share ahead of the recognition ballot in Coventry that closed on Saturday
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Greggs has revealed its plans for a new distribution centre to support its ‘ambitious expansion’
Food-on-the-go specialist Greggs has revealed plans for a new national distribution centre to support further growth.
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Primark has named former Tesco and Whitbread exec as new COO
Primark has poached an executive from Premier Inn owner Whitbread for its new chief operating officer.
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Union says Amazon UK warehouse workers are ‘yearning for change’
Amazon warehouse workers across the country are said to be “yearning for change” as 3,000 staff at the Coventry warehouse ballot for trade union recognition.
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Shein is launching a circularity fund as a decision on its IPO looms
Shein is launching a circularity fund as it looks to tackle fashion waste following criticisms over its supply chain and sustainability standards.
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Pepco revenues have dipped after supply chain disruption
Variety discount retailer Pepco has recorded a dip in like-for-like revenues as “company-specific issues” impacted sales.
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Interview
Q&A: N Brown’s supply chain boss on why AI is the future of fulfilment
N Brown’s Clare Empson sat down with Retail Week to discuss the importance of data and transparency as well as how digital transformation and AI are likely to transform supply chains of the future
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THG is extending its next-day delivery deadline as late-night shopping booms
THG’s UK customers will be able to place orders for next-day or same-day delivery until 1am, seven days a week as the retailer hops on the late-night shopping trend.
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News
Human rights group calls on regulator to block Shein’s London IPO
A UK-based human rights group is calling on the Financial Conduct Authority to refuse Shein’s application to list on the London Stock Exchange.
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News
Former Barbour MD launches unisex fashion brand
The former managing director at Barbour has launched a new unisex, gender-neutral fashion brand.
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Opinion
‘I’ve been banned from PrettyLittleThing and I won’t be going back’
When an email from PrettyLittleThing popped into my inbox, I thought I was in for a treat. How wrong I was.
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News
Hirestreet ramps up AI use to predict summer rental demand
Rental marketplace Hirestreet is ramping up its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to forecast demand for summer fashion this year.
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Interview
Q&A: Superdrug’s trading director on its ‘secret weapons’ in the race for growth in beauty
Retail Week sits down with Superdrug trading director Megan Potter to talk about the retailer’s recent performance, the rainy start to summer, Red Sea disruption and more
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News
Uber Eats grocery orders to be picked and packed by couriers
Rapid delivery Uber Eats delivery riders will now pick and pack grocery orders while customers speak with them on the phone.