All Supply chain articles – Page 40
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News
Morrisons commits to immediate payment for small suppliers until January
Morrisons has extended its commitment to pay farmers, local food makers and small businesses straight away to January 2021.
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Opinion
Andy Clarke: ‘Online rush will contribute to serious margin trouble across grocery’
The battle for the online food home-delivery market is entering the world of the surreal.
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Analysis
Boohoo boss John Lyttle: ‘We won’t succeed if we don’t get this right’
In the last six months, Boohoo has faced a number of challenges, but chief executive John Lyttle and the board are confident they are on the right path.
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Analysis
Boohoo Leicester supply chain: What went wrong and can it be fixed?
Boohoo today published the independent review into allegations about factories in Leicester. Retail Week explores its key findings and solutions to the controversy.
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News
Boohoo probe uncovers ‘many failings’ in Leicester supply chain
An independent review into Boohoo’s UK supply chain has uncovered “many failings” in its work with garment manufacturers in Leicester.
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News
Tesco and Morrisons reinstate rationing as stockpiling concerns mount
Tesco and Morrisons have reinstated rationing of essential products amid fears that customers are starting to stockpile again.
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Opinion
Ian Shepherd: ‘Don’t wall off data inside the marketing department’
In more than one high street retailer I’ve heard the same thing. “Oh, yes, we do data science stuff – it’s over there in the marketing department where we decide who to email”.
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Retail Voice
Supply chain agility will turbocharge success for retailers today
Relationship building, low-cost tech investments and sustainable transport solutions hold the key to retailers making their operations their competitive advantage, says Zencargo’s Richard Fattal.
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Video
Watch: How the pandemic has propelled the supply chain
The supply chain has risen to the top of the agenda across boardrooms in the wake of the pandemic, logistics experts revealed at a recent Retail Week event.
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Retail Voice
Building dynamic supply chains for tomorrow’s consumer
Now is the time to build back better with more dynamic, agile and flexible supply chains capable of meeting the shifting behavioural needs of the post-coronavirus consumer.
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News
Ocado struggling with new customer backlog despite capacity increase
Ocado’s chief financial officer has defended the retailer’s response to growing demand for its service, despite saying it was “barely scratching the surface” with regards to its backlog of new customers.
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Analysis
The Big Question: What one thing should retailers do to prepare for no-deal Brexit?
As fears rise that a no-deal Brexit is now the most likely outcome of trade talks between the UK and the EU, Retail Week asks experts how retailers should be preparing for such a cliff-edge scenario.
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Opinion
‘As a second lockdown looms, here’s what shielded shoppers would love from retailers’
New restrictions are a stark reminder that the pandemic is not over. Shielded shopper and retail analyst Michael Lieblich shares his experience of what retailers are doing well and what they could do better for vulnerable customers.
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News
Tesco to pilot drone deliveries in innovation drive
Tesco is to start testing home grocery deliveries by drone as it ramps up its innovation drive.
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News
Iceland creates 3,000 new jobs to deal with ecommerce surge
Frozen food specialist Iceland has created 3,000 new jobs to help it cope with the boom in ecommerce demand driven by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Opinion
‘Charles Wilson, retail legend – the industry will be poorer without him’
“Tesco might be buying Booker, but the biggest thing they are getting in this deal is Charles Wilson.”
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Analysis
Where are the new battlefields in urban grocery fulfilment?
The coronavirus pandemic has sent hordes of shoppers online for all their needs, and grocery is the category where the shift has been felt most profoundly.
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Data
Data: Less than a third of shoppers prepared to head back to stores
More than half of UK shoppers would rather buy online than go into a store, according to Retail Week’s new report Dynamic Supply Chains.
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News
Alibaba targets 2,600 new international brands for Tmall
Alibaba is aiming to add 2,600 new international brands to its Tmall marketplace by Singles’ Day, as the coronavirus has led to “significant growing demand” in China for imported goods.