All Supply chain articles – Page 45
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NewsOcado and M&S product switchover on track despite coronavirus
Ocado has all but guaranteed that it will meet its September switchover deadline as part of its joint venture with Marks & Spencer, despite the constraints caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsOcado sales soar due to coronavirus as it ramps up extra capacity
Ocado has reported soaring sales growth for the second quarter of the year due to the spiralling demand for online grocery delivery brought on by the coronavirus.
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NewsWaitrose vows to double London delivery slots with Enfield fulfilment centre opening
Waitrose has vowed to double its online grocery delivery slots in London ahead of the opening of its Enfield fulfilment centre later this week.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must adopt new normals for post-coronavirus world
“Won’t it be great when things are back to normal?” you hear people say.
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OpinionDispatch: How Spar International is thinking like a marketplace amid coronavirus
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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AnalysisWarehouses at war: Has Covid-19 transported industrial relations to the 1970s?
When Britain went into lockdown at the end of March and the shutters were drawn down on almost all shops, many retailers were left reliant on a single trading lifeline – their online operations.
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NewsThe Hut Group to launch ‘THG Air’ to bolster international operations
The Hut Group has bought two cargo planes with plans to launch an air freight service later this year to better facilitate its global distribution networks.
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AnalysisCoronavirus: Next’s Lord Wolfson on cash, customers and trading safely
As fashion bellwether Next reports a “faster and steeper” fall in sales in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak than expected, how is the retailer adapting to tough conditions afflicting the whole industry?
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NewsOcado opens first Sobeys warehouse as online grocery demand soars
Ocado has opened its first automated warehouse in North America as the online grocer-cum-technology provider presses ahead with progress on its overseas partnerships.
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NewsRetailers cancel £2.5bn of orders from Bangladesh amid coronavirus crisis
British retailers have cancelled an estimated £2.5bn in clothing orders from Bangladeshi suppliers, pushing the country’s garment industry towards a “major crisis”.
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OpinionMichael Jary: Post-coronavirus, sustainability will matter more than ever
Back in a previous era, otherwise known as two months ago, public and business momentum finally seemed to be gathering for a serious response to climate change.
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OpinionDispatch: How China’s JD.com shored up its supply chain during coronavirus
As the coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, we bring you regular dispatches from international retailers, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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AnalysisData: Grocery supply chains stretched by a second wave of stockpiling
As the UK enters its sixth week of lockdown, evidence has emerged of a second phase of consumers stocking up on essential items that may have run low over the last month.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Are retailers failing their suppliers if they don’t pay for cancelled orders?
As Asda comes under fire for cancelling clothing orders with suppliers and Primark pledges a further £370m in its supplier support package, are fashion retailers doing enough to support their wholesale partners? Retail Week asks industry experts for their views.
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NewsMarks & Spencer acts to support clothing suppliers during pandemic
Marks & Spencer has implemented a raft of measures to help suppliers ride out disruption during the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsCoronavirus testing expanded to all essential workers and families
All essential workers, including supermarket staff, will be able to book a coronavirus test for themselves online as the government looks to meet its testing target.
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NewsMorrisons offers suppliers discount as thank you for ‘feeding the nation’
Supermarket chain Morrisons has announced it will be giving its farmers a discount on grocery purchases as a thank you gesture for their help “feeding the nation”.
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NewsBoots recruits new drivers as demand for delivery soars
Boots has recruited new delivery drivers to meet an increase in demand for prescription medicine deliveries as a result of the coronavirus.
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NewsPrimark endorses UN call for fashion supply chain worker support
Primark has lent it support the UN’s call for fashion industry stakeholders to help garment industry workers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: NGOs call for ‘urgent action’ to protect textile workers
Non-governmental organisations from around the world have called on international governments and fashion brands to do more to protect textile workers struggling with unsafe working conditions or lost jobs due to coronavirus.