All Supply chain articles – Page 112
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OpinionBlog: Customer expectations are way ahead of retailers on the last mile of delivery
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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AnalysisAnalysis: Are the big grocers victims of anti-corporate sentiment among shoppers?
The big grocers are all looking to reconnect with customers as sales decline. Retail Week takes a look at whether anti-corporate sentiment is affecting the supermarkets.
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NewsNick Bubb’s verdict: Sports Direct - challenging targets?
Mike Ashley is keen to encourage Sports Direct staff to work even harder to hit the company’s EBITDA target, but is this year’s target that challenging?
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, eBay and Tesco
Retail news round-up on July 17, 2014: Amazon improves Prime delivery, Ebay quarterly revenues surge 13% and Tesco apologises after Ramadan controversy
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers and shopping centres join forces for new apprenticeship
The BCSC Educational Trust and the National Skills Academy for Retail have teamed up with Primark and Hammerson to launch a new apprenticeship. Retail Week takes a look at the project.
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OpinionComment: A retail finance director’s remit goes beyond numbers
Marks and Spencer and Tesco demonstrate that the role of the modern CFO does not stop at finance but extends into every aspect of retail.
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OpinionBlog: Cross-border services will bring the international community together
In the build-up to Sunday’s World Cup final, Hermes looks at how home grown sporting success can be mirrored in supply chain management.
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NewsAmazon asks US regulators for permission to test delivery drones
Amazon is aiming to move one step closer to delivering packages by drones after it requested permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to test the aircrafts in Seattle.
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OpinionBlog: Should retailers automate the returns process?
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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NewsSuperdrug returns to profit but sales slip amid fierce competition
Superdrug has returned to profit but experienced a sales slip due to reduced high street footfall and fierce competition.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How should retailers approach merchandising in multichannel businesses?
We’re rethinking our merchandising processes as our business becomes increasingly multichannel. How should we approach this?
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OpinionComment: Walgreens and Boots demonstrate importance of customer loyalty
Whether walking into a store anywhere across the globe or connecting online, it remains true that creating customer loyalty is at the heart of successful retail.
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AnalysisVideo: The Argos and eBay click-and-collect tie-up explained
As Argos reveals it is extending its collection tie-up with eBay to 650 of its stores, this video explains how the partnership works for consumers.
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News1,000 Argos distribution centre workers prepare for 24-hour strike action
1,000 Argos distribution centre workers are to strike tomorrow over a change to their contracts that requires more flexible hours.
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NewsPoundland reveals rising sales and profits in maiden results update
Value retailer Poundland has reported rising full-year sales and profits in its maiden prelim update since floating in March.
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NewsSports Direct steps up row with 'anti-competitive' Adidas
Sports Direct has stepped up its row with sportswear giant Adidas and is understood to have reported it to the competition authorities.
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NewsPrimark investigation concludes 'cry for help' labels in clothes are hoax
Primark has concluded that the ‘cry for help’ labels found sewn onto garments bought from its Swansea stores are a hoax carried out in the UK.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Asda plans to become the UK's most convenient grocer
Asda is on a drive to make it more convenient to shop at the grocer by investing heavily in its multichannel delivery methods.
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OpinionBlog: Investing today for tomorrow’s delivery
At the beginning of the year, a report published by eMarketer predicted there would be more than 2.5 billion smartphone users in the world by 2017.
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NewsSuperGroup buys Scandinavian distributor as it pursues overseas growth
Fashion specialist SuperGroup has acquired its Scandinavian distributor, Smac Group, for an undisclosed sum.