All Supply chain articles – Page 29
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NewsMorrisons expands international wholesale reach with British Corner Shop tie-up
Grocery giant Morrisons has expanded its global wholesale reach after agreeing a partnership with international grocer British Corner Shop
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NewsLeicester factories still underpaying and exploiting staff, new study finds
Garment factories in Leicester are still underpaying and exploiting workers, two years after fresh slave labour allegations emerged in the city.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things you need to know about booze specialist Naked Wines
Naked Wines has virtually doubled in size since selling Majestic just two and a half years ago, but its share price tumbled 40% last month after it warned sales and profits would take a hit this year amid “greater uncertainty” in the economy
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NewsM&S buys logistics provider Gist for £145m to accelerate transformation
Marks & Spencer has purchased logistics provider Gist as it bids to take control of its end-to-end food supply chain
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NewsAmazon to create 4,000 new UK jobs this year
Amazon has said it will create more than 4,000 new jobs this year, which will make it one of the UK’s top 10 largest private sector employers.
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Opinion‘Retailer focus is on how to help customers caught in cost-of-living crunch’
At a time of unprecedented national and global challenges, retailers are determined to support their people and their customers, writes British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson.
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Retail VoiceA new breed of buyer: reimagining customer experience
Many retailers have quickly and successfully navigated the challenges of the last two years to a place where they are now equipped with many of the right tools required to seamlessly serve their customers across whichever touchpoints or platforms they prefer. Manhattan Associates’ Alex MacPherson takes a look at how CX has evolved.
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NewsBoohoo introduces returns charge to counteract rising costs of shipping
Boohoo is the latest fashion retailer to put in place a fee for customer returns.
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AnalysisData: 50 retail leaders reveal tech investment priorities to weather the cost-of-living crisis
Retailers are investing in cutting-edge customer experience technologies to drive demand and be front of mind for consumer spend.
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DataRetail sales fall below lockdown levels as cost-of-living crisis deepens
Retail sales slumped in June to levels not seen since the depths of the pandemic.
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NewsUK on verge of dairy shortages warns Lurpak owner
The UK is facing the prospect of a shortage of dairy products as a lack of workers has forced farmers to slash production, the country’s biggest milk and butter producer has warned.
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NewsTesco and Heinz reach truce after pricing row
Tesco and Heinz have struck a deal to bring an end to their public spat over pricing.
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NewsTesco squares up to Mars Petcare in fresh supplier standoff over price
Tesco has become embroiled in its second major supplier spat in a month and has pulled Mars Petcare products from shelves while it renegotiates on price.
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Opinion‘Tesco–Heinz spat must be the last retailer–supplier row to play out in public’
When two food retailing superpowers collide, the fallout is bound to create shockwaves.
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NewsDeliveroo launches rapid delivery grocery tie-up with Spar
Deliveroo and Spar have launched a partnership to deliver from all 2,160 of the convenience retailer’s stores.
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Report StoreThe Digital Spend Report
How 50 retail leaders are investing in frictionless tech futures
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AnalysisRevealed: Where 50 leading retailers are targeting their tech spend
Retail’s tech elite are heavily investing in personalisation and digital payment technologies, a new Retail Week report launched today reveals.
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NewsHarrods delays summer Sale due to supply chain disruption
Harrods has delayed its famous summer Sale as its new season stock has yet to arrive.
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Opinion‘Is UK retail’s £2.8bn excess stock timebomb set to be the sector’s next big crisis?’
UK retail is facing a perfect storm of rising costs and plummeting consumer confidence. Could an excess of stock be the final nail in the coffin for many in the squeezed mid-market?
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AnalysisHow Asos’ new boss aims to put the etailer firmly back in fashion
The very day Asos announced the long-awaited appointment of its new chief executive, the retailer also issued a shocking profit warning as the cost-of-living crisis hit its 20-something customer hard.