All Supply chain articles
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Retail Voice
How collaboration in logistics can boost green credentials
As the logistics sector continues to strive for a greener future, Wincanton’s Helen Flanagan takes a look at how digital solutions can help with the carbon and cost balancing act
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News
Fortnum & Mason launches rapid delivery service
Famous London food retailer Fortum & Mason has launched an on-demand delivery service.
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News
Former Asda supply chain boss returns to grocer from Bensons for Beds
Asda’s former supply chain boss Gavin Chappell has returned to the brand after a decade away.
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Analysis
Lessons from London: How Ocado is using urban warehouses to fulfil customer demand
Customers are always demanding more from retailers, and this is especially true of flexible delivery.
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Retail Voice
Four steps to cutting costs and elevating efficiency
With two transformative recycling initiatives set to reshape the retail landscape this year, Acopia examines how retailers can take control of GNFR to reduce costs and boost sustainability
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Analysis
Pretty little pivot: will a brand refresh be hit or miss for PLT?
As fast-fashion giant PrettyLittleThing wipes clean its past and rebrands itself as a ‘sophisticated’ and ‘elevated’ brand, Retail Week explores if it will be enough to turn things around
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News
Co-op launches rapid delivery grocery app for independent retailers
Co-op is launching a new multi-million pound rapid delivery grocery app for independent retailers looking to serve customers online.
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Analysis
New BRC manifesto outlines how retail can drive economic growth
The retail sector has been battling rising crime, Budget policies, shop closures and higher costs.
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News
Shein’s profits have plummeted ahead of London listing
Fast-fashion giant Shein’s profits plummeted by more than a third last year, according to reports, ahead of its highly-anticipated London listing.
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News
Amazon is adding Adidas to its Buy with Prime service
Amazon has expanded its Buy with Prime service, a direct-to-consumer facility offering to include Adidas this year.
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Retail Voice
How leveraging AI can help make next Christmas a cracker
As the retail sector continues to recover from a challenging Christmas period, Wipro’s Prabhu Ramaiah examines how intelligent technology can play a key role in navigating a complex market
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Innovation of the Week
M&S trials autonomous farming to reduce emissions and improve quality
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team. Every week, we bring you new ideas and case studies across consumer, technology, sustainability, economy, policy, and industry.
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Opinion
‘Joining M&S from controversial Boohoo, John Lyttle has lots to prove’
The contrast between Boohoo and Marks & Spencer, and how each is perceived, is stark but Lyttle brings some strong capabilities, says George MacDonald
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News
Aldi and GCA court clash over £3.7m supplier delisting case
Lawyers for Aldi and the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) are squaring off over whether the government body should be able to wade into a High Court hearing over the retailer’s delisting of a supplier.
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News
Currys boss says AI will be the ‘single biggest tech trend since the tablet’
Currys chief executive Alex Baldock has said the retailer expects AI to be the “single biggest tech trend since the tablet” as more customers adopt AI products.
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News
‘We don’t cheat, we compete’, says Shein executive
Shein’s head of strategic and corporate affairs in North America, the UK and Europe Peter Pernot-Day said there are “misperceptions” around the way the fast-fashion retailer operates, specifically in relation to tax loopholes, as he claims “we don’t cheat, we compete” at LIVE 2025: Retail Week x The Grocer.
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News
Customers care more about value than sustainability, says Waitrose at LIVE 2025: Retail Week x The Grocer
Waitrose ethics and sustainability lead Sam Ludlow-Taylor says that while customers “do really care” about sustainability, value is taking priority in today’s market.
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News
M&S boss: Government should ‘lighten the burden the Budget loaded on retail’
Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Machin has called on the government to take “immediate action” and “lighten the burden that the Budget loaded on to the retail sector” if it wants to invest in retail’s future.
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News
Amazon has recorded its fastest-ever delivery time for Prime members
Amazon achieved its fastest-ever global delivery speeds for Prime members in 2024, with over 9 billion items arriving on the same or next day.
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News
B&Q expands on-demand delivery range with Deliveroo
B&Q has expanded its trial on-demand range with Deliveroo to over 9,000 products, following the addition of five new, larger stores.