All Supply chain articles – Page 55
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NewsOcado to open first USA office
Ocado is set to open its first American office as the online grocer ramps up its technology partnerships in the USA and Canada.
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2019: Amazon – the perpetual people’s choice
Despite Jeff Bezos warning ‘Amazon will fail’ one day, shoppers have given it the Hitachi Capital Consumer Choice Award
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Waitrose.com really woo Ocado shoppers?
Waitrose & Partners’ owner, the John Lewis Partnership, reaffirmed its plans today to grow the upmarket grocer’s online platform as it prepares to split from Ocado.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could Amazon Day become the new norm for retail?
Amazon will now let its Prime customers in the US nominate an ‘Amazon Day’, a designated day that all their parcels are delivered.
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OpinionOpinion: Is Li & Fung the answer to Debenhams' woes?
Debenhams has had a rollercoaster of a year so far – its chair is gone, its chief executive kicked off the board and stores slated for closure.
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AnalysisDelivery subscriptions: growth driver or margin destroyer?
The success of Amazon Prime has led other retailers to follow suit, with delivery subscriptions such as Asos Premier and Next Unlimited soaring in popularity. Customers love them, but are they a boon to retailers?
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VideoWatch: Dave Lewis on the war on food waste
Retail Activist nominee Dave Lewis explains why Tesco’s ambitious targets on tackling food waste are top of his agenda and reveals the impact they are having across the UK.
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Retail VoiceThe warehouse market will weather the Brexit storm
With Brexit dominating the news, Sally Duggleby, head of UK industrial and logistics occupier advisory at Savills, reviews the potential impact for retail warehouse space.
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NewsBRC: No-deal Brexit ‘sub-optimal’ after government defeat
The British Retail Consortium has reiterated that a no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for retailers, after the government suffered another defeat in the House of Commons overnight.
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AnalysisLong read: The future of fashion
As London Fashion Week kicks off, Retail Week looks at what the future holds for the fashion industry, which is in the midst of unprecedented change.
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OpinionOpinion: Ocado has firefighting of its own to do
No sooner had they hailed the fruits of a “transformative year” than Ocado’s bosses found the heat well and truly back on them – this time literally.
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NewsOcado warehouse fire complicated by 'design for robots'
Firefighters who tackled a blaze at Ocado’s Andover warehouse said their work was “very difficult” because the building was “not meant for humans”.
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Retail VoiceTop five retail legal trends to prepare for in 2019
Understanding global issues in order to help shape, not react to, the agenda will be vital for retailers in the year ahead, believes law firm DWF.
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NewsOcado Andover depot roof collapses due to fire
Part of the roof at Ocado’s Andover depot collapsed overnight, as the fire that started yesterday continued to burn.
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NewsOcado deliveries affected by Andover depot fire
Deliveries from Ocado’s Andover customer fulfilment centre are currently suspended, due to an ongoing fire at the facility.
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NewsOcado to trial one-hour delivery service in West London
Ocado has launched a new, one-hour delivery service called Zoom which will be trialled in West London.
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OpinionWhy shaping industry-wide standards matters
Find out how being part of future plans, standards and regulations for the retail value chain will enhance your business and the industry as a whole.
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NewsAmazon pilots 'Scout' autonomous delivery service
Amazon has unveiled its newest autonomous delivery service, Scout.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The 'new realities' facing retail in 2019
Next boss Lord Wolfson warned after the fashion bellwether’s Christmas trading update that retailers, landlords and local authorities must wake up to “the new reality” on the high street.
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Retail VoiceHow data can make or break deliveries at Christmas
The festive trading quarter this year has seen most retailers grabbing the online opportunity by the baubles.