All Supply chain articles – Page 110
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NewsDoddle click-and-collect parcel service opens Waterloo station store
Click-and-collect delivery service Doddle launched its service for consumers with its Waterloo rail station opening last week.
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OpinionBlog: An impressive crop of winners at the Hermes Retail Week Supply Chain awards
Returns are a long-term problem for online retailers. The proportion of returned products can reach 40% in some categories, with fashion particularly affected.
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NewsTesco former finance director McIlwee to get £1m payoff next week
Tesco’s former finance director Laurie McIlwee is to receive a £1m payoff next week despite an investigation into the £250m black hole in its profits.
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NewsHouse of Fraser to launch click-and-collect service in Caffè Nero
House of Fraser customers will next month be able to pick up high heels with their flat whites as the retailer introduces its click-and-collect service to a Caffè Nero coffee shop.
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NewsZara profits fall by a third as it invests in stores and supply chain
Zara’s profits fell by a third last year in its UK business as it invested in store refits and its supply chain.
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NewsTesco chairman under pressure after board rejected warnings from auditors
Tesco chairman Sir Richard Broadbent is facing further pressure after it has emerged the grocer’s board dismissed warnings from its own auditor about how it was accounting for commercial deals with suppliers.
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OpinionComment: Luxury brands must improve their online customer service offer
With ecommerce becoming increasingly prevalent, luxury retailers must improve their online and delivery service or risk losing their customers.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can modern supply chains help retailers boost sales?
With retail now very much a multichannel environment, the challenge is to build a supply chain that services a multitude of customer needs.
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NewsTech & Ecomm Summit: Lockers will become a big part of retail landscape, says Asda ecommerce boss
Asda’s ecommerce boss has predicted that collection lockers will come to prominence and revealed that improving its mobile site is one of its top priorities.
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OpinionComment: Phones 4u and the importance of supplier relationships
Phones 4u’s administration indicates the importance for retailers to value their relationships with their suppliers in order to stay competitive.
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AnalysisScottish independence: Retail chief executives give their verdict
On the day Scotland heads en masse to the polling booths, Retail Week rounds up how retail bosses expect Scottish independence will impact the retail industry and affect consumers.
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OpinionBlog: What does a multichannel supply chain mean for store staff?
Returns are a long-term problem for online retailers. The proportion of returned products can reach 40% in some categories, with fashion particularly affected.
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NewsAsda and Next chiefs warn on risks of a Scottish 'Yes' vote
The chief executives of Asda and Next are the latest retail leaders to highlight the risks of a ‘Yes’ vote as the Scottish independence referendum nears.
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OpinionBlog: Supporting career progression in logistics for aspiring drivers
The Hermes Driving School has been designed to improve driver engagement and performance in legal compliance, customer service and health and safety.
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NewsHorse meat review cautions retailers from buying food lower than market value
The report into the horse meat scandal urges retailers not to buy food at lower than the market price for fear it could “impact the integrity of the food industry”.
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OpinionBlog: Arcadia puts testing software in place for supply chain overhaul
Returns are a long-term problem for online retailers. The proportion of returned products can reach 40% in some categories, with fashion particularly affected.
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OpinionComment: Changing shopper habits will make the Sunday trading debate redundant
When the Sunday Trading Act 1994 was introduced, part of the rationale was to better reflect the changing needs of consumers - but today those needs are changing again .
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OpinionComment: Why Asda is playing a long game for retail success
In the wake of continual change to the retail landscape, successful retailing is more than ever like running a marathon, not a sprint.
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NewsScrewfix makes two key appointments across ecommerce and supply chain
Kingfisher-owned Screwfix has bolstered its management team with the appointment of two new directors across ecommerce and supply chain.
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OpinionBlog: Internet growth provides platform for creation of new wave of SMEs
SMEs are the true entrepreneurs of the UK – they are the very heartbeat of the British economy and they deserve our support.