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‘The crisis has liberated retailers’ decision making’

2021-05-06T05:30:00+01:00By Jonathon Ringer

The last 12 months have been incredibly difficult for the retail industry, but it has been extraordinary to witness how retailers responded to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Data: How the pandemic has supercharged the warehouse space race

Deep dive: How much Amazon and Walmart are investing – and should you follow suit?

‘Big grocers could yet take Deliveroo off their menu’

Data: How the pandemic has supercharged the warehouse space race
Deep dive: How much Amazon and Walmart are investing – and should you follow suit?
‘Big grocers could yet take Deliveroo off their menu’

News: The retail supply chain

Chinese factory price hikes spark global inflation fears

2021-05-12T06:18:00+01:00By Luke Tugby

M&S to open new dotcom warehouse for ‘more digital future’
2021-04-19T14:46:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Sainsbury’s strikes new deals with Deliveroo and Uber Eats
2021-04-13T06:05:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Ikea and Dixons goods delayed as efforts to shift stranded Suez ship continue
2021-03-29T06:25:00+01:00By Rosie Shepard
Union hails ‘massive victory’ as Asda equal pay challenge fails in Supreme Court
2021-03-26T10:20:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev

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Opinion

‘Big grocers could yet take Deliveroo off their menu’

2021-04-29T13:35:00+01:00By George MacDonald

Newly floated Deliveroo has dished up a banquet of grocery delivery deals since its IPO – but whether there is sustained appetite from the supermarkets for the platform must be open to question.

Data

Data: How the pandemic has supercharged the warehouse space race

2021-04-19T06:00:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

The closure of ‘non-essential’ stores because of the coronavirus pandemic and the associated surge in home delivery heralded record warehouse space expansion in 2020.

Opinion

Ken Murphy: ‘What Tesco is doing to tackle climate change now’

2021-04-01T00:01:00+01:00By Ken Murphy

The food we eat – how it is produced, processed and transported, how much we eat or waste – has a significant impact on the environment. Food is responsible for nearly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and almost 70% of global biodiversity loss on land.

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