All Supply chain articles – Page 107
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NewsAmazon celebrates 20th anniversary with 'more deals than Black Friday'
Amazon will celebrate its 20th anniversary with an exclusive one-day Sale for its Prime members, which will offer more deals than Black Friday.
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NewsM&S, Next, House of Fraser to keep free click-and-collect despite John Lewis move
M&S, Next and House of Fraser will continue their free click-and-collect services, despite John Lewis’s decision to start charging customers.
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NewsJohn Lewis calls time on free click-and-collect on orders under £30
John Lewis is to start charging shoppers for click-and-collect on small orders as it brands the market’s prevailing free model unsustainable.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How retailers can avoid the common glitches that happen at Christmas
Christmas may be months away but rigorous preparation for the period is essential – particularly in light of the popularity of Black Friday.
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NewsAmazon launches one-hour delivery for Prime members in London
Amazon has today launched a one-hour delivery service for its Prime members in London as it ups the ante in the fulfilment battle.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Start preparing for the logistical minefield around seasonal peaks
Trading peaks such as Black Friday and Christmas put a strain on fulfilment strategies. Here is how retailers can prepare.
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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.