All Supply chain articles – Page 108
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NewsBrighton shopping centre trials two-hour store to door deliveries
Brighton’s Churchill Square shopping centre will trial a two-hour store to door delivery service from this week.
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OpinionMalcom Walker: Iceland boss on why the UK needs infrastructure investment
Retail is being held back by poor roads and patchy online coverage
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NewsAsos pre-tax profits fall 22% as it invests for long-term growth
Asos first-half pre-tax profits fell 22% as it ploughed money into the business to reach its growth ambitions of generating sales of £2.5bn.
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NewsMarks & Spencer IT boss Darrell Stein to join Reckitt Benckiser
Marks & Spencer IT director Darrell Stein is to join consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser as senior vice-president for information services.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Boohoo.com, Pets at Home, House of Fraser and more
Retail news round-up on March 31, 2014: Boohoo.com full year EBITDA soars, Pets at Home launches dog friendly store, House of Fraser in sales talks with Chinese conglomerate and more.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Forever 21, Ikea, Walmart and inflation
Retail news round-up on March 28, 2014: Forever 21’s Irish store makes loss, Ikea Ireland posts record profits, Walmart sues Visa and shoppers expectations on inflation falls to four-year low
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NewsSir Philip Green signs deal with wholesaler Booker for Bhs food
Cash-and-carry wholesaler Booker has agreed a deal with Sir Philip Green to supply his Bhs chain with food as he pushes ahead with plans to take on the grocers.
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NewsArcadia overhauls IT systems to support online and international growth
Arcadia is embarking on a three-year £50m plan to overhaul its buying and merchandising, warehouse management and supply chain systems.
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NewsAsos warns on margins as it ramps up investment in supply chain and IT
Fashion etail giant Asos has reported retail sales up 26% to £136.7m but has warned on margins as it increases investment.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Carphone Warehouse, John Lewis and One Stop
Retail news round-up on March 18, 2014: Carphone Warehouse hires marketing agency for 25th birthday campaign; Capita bags John Lewis call centre contract worth over £90m; One Stop raids Musgrave for operations head
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AnalysisRana Plaza compensation: What do retailers need to know?
Primark begins making payments to victims of the Rana Plaza collapse this week. Retail Week looks at the compensation process.
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NewsPrimark to pay $12m in aid to Rana Plaza factory collapse victims
Primark will this week start making $12m compensation payments to victims of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh.
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OpinionBlog: Retailer medal list from the 2014 Omni-lympic Games
As Team GB celebrates its first Winter Paralympic gold medal, the results are in for the 2014 Omni-lympic Games which saw over 50 retailers compete in range of events from the supply chain slalom to the personalisation half-pipe.
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NewsBoohoo.com makes its stock market debut
Boohoo.com has become the latest retailer to float on the stock exchange this morning dealing in ordinary shares.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Expand product choice but stay true to the brand, advise panel
Retail Week Live panel focuses in on choice and projecting a strong brand image as key to winning customers.
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Retail Week Live: LCP director identifies John Lewis as top in omnichannel integration
Stuart Higgins, retail director at LCP Consulting, reveals the change needed for companies to become fully integrated omnichannel retailers.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Bangladesh tragedy triggered 'profound change', says Li & Fung boss
Li & Fung boss Rick Darling highlights focus on safety issues throughout the supply chain since Rana Plaza disaster.
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NewsOcado fights back against Tesco with free Wednesday delivery roll-out
Ocado is rolling out free deliveries on Wednesday as it fights back against Tesco’s fulfillment charge cuts.
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OpinionBlog: Retailers compete in the personalisation half-pipe
With the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games due to start this Friday, over 50 UK retailers have been competing in the final event of our retail omni-lympics – the personalisation half-pipe - which judges their ability to cater to all customers in an engaging way.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could Volvo's delivery service be the future of online shopping?
Volvo is piloting a service that allows online orders to be delivered to cars. Katie Deighton speaks to Volvo chief information officer Klas Bendrik about the idea.