All Supply chain articles – Page 118
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NewsAsda rolls out RFID technology on George stock
Asda is rolling out RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to improve stock visibility for its George clothing line.
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OpinionComment: Horse meat controversy made us all up our game
It’s hard to believe that a year has now passed since the Irish Food Standards Authority found horse meat in some frozen beefburgers.
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InterviewQ&A: The Entertainer boss Gary Grant on its record Christmas
Toy retailer The Entertainer revealed like-for-likes up 7% and total sales up 12% in the five weeks to December 28. Retail Week asks boss Gary Grant how he did it.
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NewsAustralia 'not a great place to be', says Asos boss
Asos boss Nick Robertson admitted that Australia was “not a great place to be” as the weak Australian dollar stunted its growth in the country.
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OpinionComment: Delivery was a key reason for poor Christmas performances
It comes as little surprise that discussion of Debenhams’ and Mothercare’s lacklustre Christmas results have mentioned their online delivery propositions.
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Analysis
Walmart's fox meat scandal: What do retailers need to know?
Walmart has recalled a donkey meat product in China after discovering it contained fox DNA. Retail Week takes a look at the issue and its implications.
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NewsMore than half of Amazon Christmas shoppers used mobile devices
More than half of Amazon customers shopped using a mobile device over the Christmas period, the etailer reported in its round-up of holiday statistics.
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OpinionBlog: Mobile retail – great for staff, fantastic for customers
Why should so much of retail in store be tethered to the till? For example, the payments we take, and the employee engagement of offering customers the opportunity to become part of the brand community, or the query of stock location.
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AnalysisInfographic: 3 million onesies, 10 million turkeys - Retail's Christmas present to Britain
It’s no secret that Christmas is a make or break time for many retailers, but what’s less well publicised is what retail contributes to the UK’s economic health over the peak period.
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NewsDebenhams demands 2.5% discount from suppliers
Debenhams has demanded a 2.5% discount from its suppliers to “support its ongoing investment” in the business.
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OpinionComment: Costco is causing the grocers headaches
Costco, One of the most underrated retailers in the country, very rarely gets covered in Retail Week.
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AnalysisReview of the year: What retail learned from Bangladesh
Never has the supply chain been more of a priority for retailers than in 2013. The devastating collapse of the Rana Plaza factory complex in Dhaka in April killed more than 1,100 people, leading to a rethink of how retailers handle their overseas supply chains.
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AnalysisIn pictures: 7 great Christmas innovations
Christmas is no longer just a time for giving. It’s also a time for adverts, Sales, and increasingly, innovation. Rebecca Thomson charts some of the best ideas to emerge in the past two months
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OpinionBlog: How digital and physical worlds have collided in 2013
Convergence has been the watchword of 2013. In the past 12 months that has manifested itself in how the digital and physical retail worlds have collided as technology is embraced within shopping centres and stores.
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OpinionComment: The four main delivery trends of 2013
UK consumers will wait at home for an average of over 140 minutes for online shopping deliveries this Christmas, costing the country an equivalent of over £850m. There is clearly a way to go to ensure that the retail back end catches up with the promise of an omnichannel world.
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NewsVideo: Inside Tesco's Erith dotcom centre
Tesco opened its seventh dotcom centre in Erith at the end of October.
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OpinionComment: Cyber Monday sales set to soar but service levels must be maintained
Online retailers have been braced for Cyber Monday, the busiest online day of the year, and so far it looks to be a bumper one.
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OpinionComment: Amazon drones on about its innovation – but are delivery octocopters future fact or fiction?
By 2018 our cities are set to be a lot busier, according to Amazon. Not only will we need to watch out for traffic and the umbrellas of jostling commuters as we walk down the street, we will also need to look out in the skies for descending drones – or octocopters as Amazon calls them.
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NewsTesco accused of squeezing suppliers to improve margins
Tesco has been accused of squeezing suppliers in an attempt to gain £100m before new regulatory powers come into force next month.
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NewsDelivery provider MetaPack attracts £20m investment
Delivery provider MetaPack has received a £20m investment from venture capital firm Index Ventures.