All Supply chain articles – Page 50
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NewsTesco extends improved payment terms for small suppliers until 2021
Tesco has extended its improved payment terms for smaller suppliers until next year to help businesses through the coronavirus crisis.
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AnalysisAmazon delivery offensive: grocery game-changer or false dawn?
Online powerhouse Amazon is taking on the big grocers with a free delivery service. Here, Retail Week’s executive editor and editor debate whether the new offensive will change the grocery landscape.
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NewsBoohoo sets out parameters of Leicester factories review
Following the allegations of modern slavery in Boohoo’s supply chain in recent weeks, the fashion giant has announced the details of an independent review of its operations.
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Retail VoiceThe case for an AI-enabled retail supply chain
The retail supply chain, as it exists today across many verticals, was built primarily for operational excellence and economic advantage, not agility.
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NewsSunak ponders online sales tax to raise £2bn
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an online sales tax to raise £2bn a year and level the playing field between digital and high street businesses.
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NewsBoohoo plans to lead way with ‘model factory’ in Leicester
Online retailer Boohoo aims to open a ‘model factory’ in Leicester after being engulfed in controversy over working conditions in the city’s textile industry.
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VideoFace time: Brewdog exec David McDowall on D2C, drones and Dominic Cummings
Brewdog chief operating officer David McDowall discusses how the Scotland-based brewery threw its business plan “right out the window” during the coronavirus crisis, shifting focus to its direct-to-consumer proposition and “doing good” for communities and charities.
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NewsFrasers Group accused of paying warehouse staff below minimum wage
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has again been accused of paying warehouse workers below minimum wage for the second time in five years.
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NewsJapan’s three biggest convenience retailers to trial joint delivery service
The three biggest convenience store brands in Japan are experimenting with a joint delivery service in a bid to reduce the number of delivery vans on the roads.
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NewsYoox Net-a-Porter and Armani launch new partnership
Luxury fashion etailer Yoox Net-a-Porter has tied up with Armani on a new initiative to innovate the designer’s distribution network.
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NewsDelivery firm Hermes to create 10,500 jobs to capitalise on UK ecommerce boom
Delivery giant Hermes has said it plans to create some 10,500 jobs in the UK after seeing a surge in demand from people shopping at home during the coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsBFC calls on government support to save fashion industry
The British Fashion Council has warned the government of the “stark reality” of the pandemic on the sector, wiping out all growth from the last decade and costing hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Should fashion retailers stop sourcing in Leicester?
Leicester is in the spotlight again following allegations of unsafe working conditions and suppliers paying below minimum wage with links to Boohoo and Quiz. Industry experts weigh in on whether it is time for fashion to pack up in Leicester or double down on tackling the problems.
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Opinion‘Asos ticks the boxes for success in turbulent times’
Online fashion trailblazer Asos’ trading update this week was a sparkling exception that proved the generally dismal rule that the retail industry right now is under the cosh as never before.
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NewsMPs challenge Boohoo for ‘turning a blind eye’ to Leicester sweatshops
In a letter sent to Boohoo founders Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane, MPs have called out Boohoo for falsely claiming no knowledge of the illegal working practices in their Leicester supply chain.
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NewsOcado investments hit half-year profits as sales jump
Ocado’s half-year profits have declined, as chief executive Tim Steiner plans to invest more in innovation “taking advantage of a scale of opportunity that we have never seen before” in online grocery.
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NewsBoohoo boss vows to ‘lead from the front’ in fixing supply chain
Boohoo chief executive John Lyttle has vowed that the retailer will “lead from the front” when it comes to tackling the systemic issues uncovered in its supply chain.
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NewsNo-deal Brexit will hike up prices for essential items, BRC warns
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that prices on food and clothing will inevitably rise if the government and the EU cannot agree on a tariff-free Brexit agreement before the end of October.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Slavery in Leicester – fashion’s dirty, open secret
Ethics and standards in Leicester’s fashion retail supply factories have once again come under the spotlight following allegations of slave labour and blatant disregard for social distancing requirements in the Covid-stricken city.
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NewsUber Eats and Asda kick off grocery home delivery partnership
Grocer Asda has unveiled a new trial home delivery partnership with Uber Eats to offer customers “greater flexibility and access” to its products.