All Warehousing articles
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Opinion‘What does the government’s Plan for Jobs mean for retail?’
In more ways than one, retail has been on the front line of the Covid-19 crisis. It has been among a handful of sectors that have led efforts to keep the country running, ensuring stores and supply chains of essential goods have remained open.
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News
M&S bolsters food division with new distribution centre
Marks Spencer is to open a new food distribution centre next month that will increase capacity and help address longstanding availability problems.
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Retail Voice
Retail innovation starts with the supply chain
When a customer clicks the buy button, wheels are set in motion and it’s the first mile that will make or break the customer experience, according to Manhattan Associates.
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News
Debenhams axes 2,500 jobs in fresh cost-cutting drive
Debenhams is axing 2,500 staff across its stores and warehouses as the business grapples to reduce its cost base.
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News
Segro profits surge due to coronavirus ‘accelerating adoption’ of ecommerce
Warehousing group Segro reported a surge in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year, driven by the effects of the coronavirus pushing more consumers to ecommerce.
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Analysis
Four must-see graphs from Next reveal lockdown trading pattern
Fashion giant Next’s latest update showed “a much better position than anticipated three months ago” . These graphs eloquently tell the story of how performance has played out and the impact of store reopenings.
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News
Frasers 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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News
Segro completes fundraising as it eyes bigger piece of online shopping boom
UK warehousing group Segro has raised £680m from a new share placing to fund the acquisition of new online distribution facilities.
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News
Next resumes selling online following ‘extensive’ safety measures
Next has resumed selling online this morning less than three weeks after temporarily closing its ecommerce, warehouse and distribution operations amid the coronavirus crisis.
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News
‘Hundreds’ of Amazon workers injured in warehouses, says GMB
’Hundreds’ of workers have been injured or seriously hurt in accidents in Amazon warehouses in the UK, according to an investigation by the GMB Union.
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Analysis
What retail supply chains must look like in 2020
Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2020 report reveals how retailers are winning in the first and final mile through analysis of the latest trends
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Retail Voice
Retailers: beware the price of poor product information
For retailers bringing new products to market, there is a tendency to put less emphasis on product data. Comarch explains why it should be among your top priorities
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Analysis
Analysis: Lewis is planning Tesco’s future, not just succession
There was one moment in Dave Lewis’ penultimate press conference as Tesco chief executive this morning that perfectly encapsulated his transformative tenure.
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News
Sainsbury’s warehouse staff to strike over absence policy
Hundreds of Sainsbury’s warehouse staff are set to walk out amid a dispute over changes to its absence policy.
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News
Supply chains are evolving: are you keeping up?
Join Retail Week on June 11 for a free half-day conference on the new tech and innovations shaping supply chains. Hear from the Co-op, IBM, Harrods, Insider Trends and many more.
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Retail Voice
The warehouse market will weather the Brexit storm
With Brexit dominating the news, Sally Duggleby, head of UK industrial and logistics occupier advisory at Savills, reviews the potential impact for retail warehouse space.
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Retail Voice
Retailers face major business risks without AI
Wayne Snyder, vice-president for retail industry strategy EMEA at JDA Software, shares insight from new research that unlocks some surprising facts.
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News
Ocado and Kroger pen deal to build 20 warehouses
Ocado and Kroger have finalised a deal that will see the US grocery giant build 20 warehouses over the next three years.
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Retail Voice
Remastering the art of fulfilment
At its Exchange 2018 event earlier this month, Manhattan Associates explained how automation can create personalised experiences in the supply chain as well as in store.
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Analysis
Analysis: How will retail react to Amazon's pay hike?
Amazon’s move to bump up the minimum wage for staff in its warehouse has placed the spotlight firmly on its retail rivals.
