All Supply chain articles – Page 51
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Retail VoiceHow digitisation can safeguard global trade
As the global market feels the ripple effects of Brexit, trade wars and customs systems roll-outs, AEB International’s managing director Geoff Taylor explains why digitisation is the best strategy for maintaining the global supply chain
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InterviewInterview: Gousto founder’s ingredients for grocery success
Gousto’s chief executive and founder Timo Boldt talks attracting tech talent, democratising home food delivery and how the big four supermarkets have “lost the licence to innovate”.
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AnalysisWhat retail supply chains must look like in 2020
Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2020 report reveals how retailers are winning in the first and final mile through analysis of the latest trends
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Retail VoiceRetailers: beware the price of poor product information
For retailers bringing new products to market, there is a tendency to put less emphasis on product data. Comarch explains why it should be among your top priorities
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five ways to re-engineer the future of retail
Day one on the Retail Re-Engineered stage at Tech. featured a host of inspiring speakers, from Adidas’ vice president of global sales to Farfetch head of supply chain products Tatiana Lopes, and representatives from our sponsors Accenture, Isobar and Sorted. From our five sessions, here are our five key takeaways.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Lewis is planning Tesco’s future, not just succession
There was one moment in Dave Lewis’ penultimate press conference as Tesco chief executive this morning that perfectly encapsulated his transformative tenure.
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VideoPicnic’s CTO on how the innovative online grocer is growing at speed
The chief technology officer of fast-growing Dutch online grocer Picnic, Daniel Gebler, tells us how it is ‘taking friction away from customers’ to make supermarket shopping ‘simple, affordable and fun for everybody’.
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NewsAsos makes delivery price U-turn after customer feedback
Asos has made a U-turn on increasing its premier delivery cost after receiving feedback from customers.
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NewsRent the Runway freezes new subscriptions due to supply chain issues
Rent the Runway has temporarily stopped taking on new customers as it grapples with a number of inventory and supply chain issues.
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NewsM&Co profits fall as ‘unprecedented trading challenges’ bite
M&Co has posted a fall in annual earnings after confronting “unprecedented trading challenges”.
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NewsMarks & Spencer clothing supply chain boss to exit
Marks & Spencer’s director of supply chain and logistics for clothing and home, Gordon Mowat, is to leave the retailer after two years in the role, Retail Week can reveal.
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InterviewHow Rent the Runway is turning traditional retail on its head
“We are not an ecommerce business – it sounds like a soundbite, but it’s true.”
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Retail VoiceWhy true partnerships will unlock success
The supply chain has always been a hotbed of innovation, but we’re nowhere near the digital transformation finish line
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Retail Voice
Collaboration is key to compete with Amazon Day
The launch of Amazon Day generated plenty of headlines in the US – and it’s only a matter of time before it reaches the UK
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OpinionOpinion: Disrupting is about judging what the customer really wants
Ed Connolly, strategy director and director of John Lewis Partnership’s JLP Ventures, on how to create a corporate environment where innovation can thrive.
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NewsPrimark to train 160,000 farmers in sustainable cotton production
Primark is to train 160,000 cotton farmers in China, India and Pakistan in environmentally friendly farming methods in its latest sustainability initiative.
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VideoWatch: Is Asos' supplier squeeze a sign of desperation?
Following profit warnings earlier in the year and asking suppliers for discounts this week, Asos is under scrutiny. The team debate if boss Nick Beighton can get the etailer back on track.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has another fire put Ocado in hot water?
After the second fire at an Ocado fulfilment centre in the space of eight months, Retail Week looks at whether the grocery pioneer has a systemic problem on its hands, or if it has simply been unlucky.
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InterviewHow returning AO.com boss John Roberts is shaking up the sector
After returning to lead AO.com after a two-year hiatus, founder and chief executive John Roberts is expanding the etailer’s ecosystem, learning from its past mistakes and combating the “pain in the arse” of Brexit.
