All Supply chain articles
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Analysis
Adapt, refine and transform: the trends shaping what’s next for supply chains
As retail continues to ride wave after wave of disruption, what can we expect in the coming months for supply chains and what must 2026 strategies entail for businesses to sustain growth?
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Retail Voice
How retailers can unlock savings in uncertain times
With pressures ranging from international uncertainty to NI increases, Acopia takes a look at how retailers can achieve more with less in unprecedented times
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News
Marks & Spencer stands down warehouse agency staff as it battles cyber attack
Marks & Spencer has told agency workers at its main distribution centre to stay at home as it faces the ongoing fall-out from a cyber attack.
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Innovation of the Week
Holland & Barrett partners with logistics company for sustainable stock replenishment
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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Opinion
‘Can a new entrant controlled by a global giant disrupt UK grocery?’
The soft launch of Joybuy represents a play by Chinese powerhouse JD.com to snap up share of the food retail market, but established grocers won’t be quaking in their boots just yet, says George MacDonald
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Analysis
Tariffs, Topshop and loyalty: Why Asos’ boss is looking ahead despite the turmoil
After Asos showed the “strongest sign yet” of its transformation strategy paying off, Retail Week explores the opportunities and challenges ahead for the fashion retailer
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News
DHL suspends high-value US deliveries over tariffs
DHL Express has suspended deliveries to the US worth more than $800 (£603), blaming the “significant increase” in red tape at customs due to the introduction of tariffs by the Trump administration.
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Innovation of the Week
Walmart uses geospatial technology to extend delivery network
Walmart has implemented new geospatial technology in an attempt to expand its delivery services to an additional 12 million US households
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Analysis
Is there opportunity for UK retailers in Trump’s tariffs uncertainty?
While the news been dominated by economic doom and gloom due to US president Donald Trump’s erratic tariffs regime, could there be some opportunity in the uncertainty for UK retail?
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News
Majestic Wine completes Enotria & Coe acquisition
Wine specialist Majestic Wine has completed the acquisition of premium wines and spirits supplier Entoria&Coe.
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Data
Chart: Surging cocoa prices and expensive Easter eggs
Will consumers need to tap into their nest eggs to pay for their Easter eggs this year?
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Opinion
‘Traders from outside the UK may take advantage of our rules to sell displaced US stock’
As tariffs dominate the headlines, action is needed to stop stock ‘dumping’ in the UK says BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson
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News
Co-op Wholesale strikes multi-year partnership with Roadchef
The Co-op’s newly rebranded wholesale arm has today announced a new, multi-year contract with motorway service area operator Roadchef.
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Retail Voice
Accommodating the future of UK retail
As retailers look ahead at buildings fit for the future Tritax’s Mark Fergusson examines why firms should blend both cutting-edge tech and the power of people
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Opinion
‘Tariffs could be a death knell for countless supply chain jobs and businesses’
The impact of president Trump’s tariffs will be felt by workers in garment production, on farms, in general merchandise factories and beyond. Sensible retailers should help their supply chain partners navigate the challenges, says Ethical Trading Initiative executive director Giles Bolton
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Opinion
Navigating tariffs: a survival guide for UK retailers
A week on from President Trump’s “liberation day”, Ben Cooke, partner at international law firm Addleshaw Goddard, breaks down the impact of new US tariffs on UK and EU goods, exports, supply chains and US customer demand, and sets out actions for retailers to take
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Opinion
'Are you ready for tariff-driven tat? Prepare for a tidal wave of cheap imports'
Retailers need to be ready in case President Trump’s tariffs prompt a flood of shoddy marketplace goods into the UK, cautions features editor Ellis Hawthorne
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News
Chinese government warns Shein against shifting supply chain in face of tariffs
Fast-fashion retailer Shein is facing opposition from the Chinese government over plans to shift some production out of the country in response to mounting US tariffs.
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation round-up: Crime-fighting trolleys, cornflakes and cleaning up beauty
Here we bring you the 10 best innovations that caught our attention in the first quarter of 2025.
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Analysis
Liberation day: what do Trump’s tariffs mean for UK retailers?
What does US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” mean for retailers, and their shoppers, in the UK? Retail Week explores.