All Supply chain articles – Page 96
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OpinionDrone delivery: it’s not a question of if, but when and how
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the cycling shoes you ordered. The barriers to mainstream drone delivery are lowering.
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OpinionBlog: Are you ready for peak trading now and in the future?
We share our top tips for retailers on last-minute preparation for this year and looking beyond 2015 to the changing nature of peak trading.
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NewsRiver Island's 'click-and-don't-collect' highlights multichannel challenges
Online retailing should be simple. Customers click on products from your website, they make a payment and you drive it round to their house.
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NewsRiver Island launches ‘click and don’t collect’ service for busy shoppers
River Island has unveiled an innovative delivery service for online shoppers who cannot pick up products ordered for in-store collection.
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NewsHow retail can learn from the grocery sector to build supplier relationships
The public still thinks retailers are dominated by those whose large market shares places them in an unfair position against suppliers.
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VideoWatch: Black Friday preparation inside Amazon's distribution centres
With Amazon expecting sales of more than 5.5 million products on Black Friday, we find out how its largest UK distribution centre is preparing.
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NewsTwitter debate: What’s the most effective way to grow big-ticket sales online?
Highlights of a recent Twitter debate on how investment in innovative tech is bringing home and leisure retailers’ in-store capabilities online.
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OpinionOpinion: How to avoid Black Friday turning into ‘out-of-stock Saturday’
As retailers approach the busiest time of their calendar, it is imperative that common pitfalls such as pressure from returns are recognised.
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NewsDebenhams requests pre-Christmas discount from its suppliers
Debenhams has requested a discount on its bills from suppliers in the run-up to Christmas for the second time in three years.
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OpinionOpinion: Will you be a winner this Christmas in the fulfilment wars?
Thinking smarter about how retailers use their key assets of staff, stores and inventory during peak is key to fulfilment success.
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AnalysisQ4 trading conditions survey: share your views
As part of its Retail 2015 report, Retail Week is carrying out the last of its four sentiment analyses to gauge how retail chiefs’ views on trading shift throughout the year.
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OpinionBlog: UK consumers gear up for the Black Friday bargain hunt
New research from Hermes shows two-thirds of consumers are planning to hunt for an attractive deal across the Black Friday weekend this year.
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OpinionBlog: How can grocers help in the battle against food waste?
A recent campaign by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is attempting to draw attention to the UK’s huge food waste. What can the supermarkets do to help?
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AnalysisTwitter debate: How can big-ticket retailers transform online capabilities?
Join Retail Week and DHL Supply Chain for a Twitter debate on how home and lesiure retailers can improve their online capabilities.
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NewsMatalan downgraded by credit ratings agency S&P after profits plunge
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded value clothing and homewares retailer Matalan’s risk profile from weak to vulnerable.
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NewsAmazon offers free same-day delivery to Prime members in Southeast
Amazon has launched same-day delivery to Prime members across 1 million items in London and parts of Hertfordshire and Berkshire.
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NewsShop Direct appoints Pets at Home logistics boss to operations director role
Shop Direct has appointed Pets at Home’s logistics and business systems director Phil Hackney to the newly-created role of operations director.
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OpinionBlog: Online retailers and delivery firms takes customer service top spot in new research
New research into customer satisfaction from Hermes reveals online retailers and delivery firms rated top for customer service
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OpinionRetailers know that something has to give on free delivery
The industry’s current model of free delivery is no longer sustainable and retailers will have to adapt their offers accordingly.
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OpinionBlog: Lack of young truck drivers will have consequences for retailers
Encouraging younger recruits to become lorry drivers is a vital cause that the entire supply chain industry should get behind.