All Supply chain articles – Page 116
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NewsAsos warns on margins as it ramps up investment in supply chain and IT
Fashion etail giant Asos has reported retail sales up 26% to £136.7m but has warned on margins as it increases investment.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Carphone Warehouse, John Lewis and One Stop
Retail news round-up on March 18, 2014: Carphone Warehouse hires marketing agency for 25th birthday campaign; Capita bags John Lewis call centre contract worth over £90m; One Stop raids Musgrave for operations head
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AnalysisRana Plaza compensation: What do retailers need to know?
Primark begins making payments to victims of the Rana Plaza collapse this week. Retail Week looks at the compensation process.
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NewsPrimark to pay $12m in aid to Rana Plaza factory collapse victims
Primark will this week start making $12m compensation payments to victims of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh.
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OpinionBlog: Retailer medal list from the 2014 Omni-lympic Games
As Team GB celebrates its first Winter Paralympic gold medal, the results are in for the 2014 Omni-lympic Games which saw over 50 retailers compete in range of events from the supply chain slalom to the personalisation half-pipe.
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NewsBoohoo.com makes its stock market debut
Boohoo.com has become the latest retailer to float on the stock exchange this morning dealing in ordinary shares.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Expand product choice but stay true to the brand, advise panel
Retail Week Live panel focuses in on choice and projecting a strong brand image as key to winning customers.
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Retail Week Live: LCP director identifies John Lewis as top in omnichannel integration
Stuart Higgins, retail director at LCP Consulting, reveals the change needed for companies to become fully integrated omnichannel retailers.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Bangladesh tragedy triggered 'profound change', says Li & Fung boss
Li & Fung boss Rick Darling highlights focus on safety issues throughout the supply chain since Rana Plaza disaster.
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NewsOcado fights back against Tesco with free Wednesday delivery roll-out
Ocado is rolling out free deliveries on Wednesday as it fights back against Tesco’s fulfillment charge cuts.
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OpinionBlog: Retailers compete in the personalisation half-pipe
With the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games due to start this Friday, over 50 UK retailers have been competing in the final event of our retail omni-lympics – the personalisation half-pipe - which judges their ability to cater to all customers in an engaging way.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could Volvo's delivery service be the future of online shopping?
Volvo is piloting a service that allows online orders to be delivered to cars. Katie Deighton speaks to Volvo chief information officer Klas Bendrik about the idea.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Maplin, Marks & Spencer, Tesco, John Lewis Partnership and more
Retail news round-up on March 3, 2014: Maplin up for sale, M&S hires Next Sourcing gurus, Warren Buffet cuts Tesco stake, John Lewis Partnership to slash annual staff bonus and more.
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OpinionBlog: Retailers compete in the snow cross channel omni-lympics
While Team GB enjoyed their most successful Winter Olympics since 1924, retailers have locked horns in the second event of our retail omni-lympics - the snow cross channel experience.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is your supply chain fit for the future?
The importance of the supply chain to retailers cannot be overstated, according to Cognizant.
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NewsAsos improves fulfilment with more delivery options
Asos has made a raft of fulfillment improvements including an option to deliver to a safe place such as a porch or shed.
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NewsVolvo trials service that delivers online orders to shoppers' cars
Volvo Cars is piloting a ‘roam delivery’ service which will enable car owners to have online deliveries left in or picked up from their cars.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is shipping from store right for my business?
Ship-from-store can drive incremental sales, cost savings and create significant customer service benefits; it should be a no-brainer for UK retailers, but many are still missing out.
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OpinionBlog: Retailers compete in the supply chain slalom in Retail Week's 2014 Omni-lympics
As the Winter Olympics are in full swing, we turn our attention to round one of the Retail Week 2014 Omni-lympics - the supply chain slalom.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why online buying peaks were so different over Christmas 2013
It’s no secret that shopping habits are changing, but 2013’s peak period proved to be very different. Rebecca Thomson looks at the purchasing patterns that emerged over Christmas.