All Supply chain articles – Page 101
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OpinionBlog: Hermes teams up with Everton to kick off new season
Everton Football Club is using myHermes to offer a click-and-collect option for fans purchasing their new season strip.
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NewsAmazon aims to drive fulfilment innovation with Treasure Truck trial
Online retail giant Amazon is testing a shopping service in the US that allows customers to pick up selected goods from a ‘Treasure Truck’.
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OpinionBlog: 89% of supply chain managers don't have a close relationship with their suppliers
New research serves to highlight how important good relationships are to the smooth running of retail supply chains.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail News on Made.com, Tesco and rent increases
Retail news round-up on June 22, 2015: Made.com’s creative director is leaving the retailer, etailers face rent hikes over warehouse shortage, Tesco seeks bids of over £5bn for Homeplbus and more.
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NewsAmazon exploring possibility of paying public to make deliveries
Amazon is developing a mobile app that would pay members of the public to drop off deliveries en route to other destinations.
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OpinionBlog: Analysing Father’s Day buying habits and shopping trends
As Father’s Day approaches, Hermes reveals insights into what consumers are planning to buy and how they will be shopping this year.
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OpinionBlog: Retailers need to work with, not against their supply chain
The latest instalment in the Tesco supplier story highlights the importance for retailers of working closely with their supply chains
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AnalysisIn the news: Home Retail’s new technology boss George Goley profiled
Why is the former Amazon technology executive a good fit to lead Home Retail’s digital and tech transformation?
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NewsTesco admits to breaking code of practice over treatment of suppliers
Tesco has admitted to a number of cases that it believes are likely to have breached the grocery sector’s code of practice.
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AnalysisDebate: Retailers who fail to learn from Black Friday will suffer
Better preparation for peak trading days like Black Friday emerged as the biggest theme up for debate at Retail Week’s Supply Chain Summit.
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NewsDPD strikes deal with commute-and-collect firm Doddle over 'Pickup' scheme
DPD has signed up railway station parcel shop specialist Doddle to its ‘Pickup’ scheme, with more retailers expected to be recruited.
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NewsNew Look boss on its tactics to win the fashion fulfilment battle
New Look is upping its investment in multichannel fulfilment as it aims to win the convenience war in the fashion sector.
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NewsRana Plaza factory owner charged with murder by Bangladeshi police
The owner of the Rana Plaza building has been charged with murder following its collapse in 2013, which killed more than 1,000 people.
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OpinionBlog: Helping SMEs to take on the world with international delivery
SMEs are gaining in significance in the retail world, but international delivery is a must to remain competitive, explains Hermes’ Martijn de Lange.
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NewsFat Face's Simon Ratcliffe: 'HR is the missing link in the supply chain'
Fat Face head of supply chain Simon Ratcliffe has argued HR is the missing link that is holding back supply chains across the retail industry.
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NewsEBay Germany prepares to launch Amazon Prime-style membership
The German branch of eBay is preparing to unveil a loyalty programme that will take on Amazon’s Prime membership scheme.
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NewsExperts predict what supply chain tech is a fad and what is here to stay
Drones are a fad and RFID has proved a hit argued tech experts at Retail Week’s Supply Chain Summit. Find out what is a hit or a miss.
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AnalysisHow Marks & Spencer plans to ensure continued profit momentum
After revealing a healthy lift in full-year profits, Retail Week looks at how M&S plans to continue the momentum.
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NewsJohn Lewis online boss warns of Black Friday 'reputational damage'
John Lewis’s online boss believes Black Friday could inflict “reputational damage” on retailers if they fail to learn lessons from last year’s event.
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OpinionBlog: Helping sports retailers achieve their supply chain goals
As the end of the football season approaches, sports retailers already need to consider their supply chains ready for next season.