All Supply chain articles – Page 7
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NewsFormer Barbour MD launches unisex fashion brand
The former managing director at Barbour has launched a new unisex, gender-neutral fashion brand.
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Opinion‘I’ve been banned from PrettyLittleThing and I won’t be going back’
When an email from PrettyLittleThing popped into my inbox, I thought I was in for a treat. How wrong I was.
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NewsHirestreet ramps up AI use to predict summer rental demand
Rental marketplace Hirestreet is ramping up its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to forecast demand for summer fashion this year.
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InterviewQ&A: Superdrug’s trading director on its ‘secret weapons’ in the race for growth in beauty
Retail Week sits down with Superdrug trading director Megan Potter to talk about the retailer’s recent performance, the rainy start to summer, Red Sea disruption and more
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NewsUber Eats grocery orders to be picked and packed by couriers
Rapid delivery Uber Eats delivery riders will now pick and pack grocery orders while customers speak with them on the phone.
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NewsMorrisons warehouse strikes called off
Further strikes at Morrisons warehouses have been called off after workers accepted a new deal.
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Innovation of the WeekMajor brands join forces to decarbonise fashion
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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Opinion‘Quantum leaps in tech are enabling IT to become a genuine business differentiator’
Amid an abundance of technology solutions, the challenge for retailers is not one of opportunity but navigation, maintains Matt Truman
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NewsKingfisher sets new decarbonisation targets for suppliers
Kingfisher has rolled out new decarbonisation targets for vendors, as the French retail giant looks to “help tackle climate change” and drive down its Scope 3 emissions.
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Opinion‘In uncertain times, retailers must keep one eye looking beyond the UK’
Rishi Sunak is not right about much, in my opinion. But one thing he said in his speech calling the general election rang true – we live in the “most uncertain of times”.
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NewsDFS drops profit guidance due to ongoing Red Sea disruption
DFS has reduced its profit guidance on recent trading as it continues to be affected by ongoing Red Sea disruption.
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NewsGreggs to open 'state-of-the-art' factory as it targets hundreds of new stores
Greggs is set to open a new logistics and manufacturing site in Derby as it sets out a target of having more than 3,000 stores across the country.
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NewsPrettyLittleThing becomes latest retailer to charge for returns
Fast-fashion pureplay PrettyLittleThing (PLT) has become the latest retailer to introduce a returns fee for customers.
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NewsMorrisons strike action suspended after fresh pay offer
Planned strike action at two warehouses owned by Morrisons has been called off after the grocery giant made a new pay offer to staff.
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AnalysisWhy the Red Sea has become retail’s nightmare before Christmas
The surging prices, lack of ships and disruption in the Red Sea hasn’t gone away. Now, as we enter the summer, retailers are beginning to worry about the knock-on effects for the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsBoohoo faces new lawsuit over worker mistreatment
Boohoo is facing a new investor lawsuit in the UK after allegations regarding the mistreatment of workers in its Leicester factories caused its share price to plummet.
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NewsUK retail sales to EU tumble in post-Brexit landscape
The UK’s trade relationship with the EU has “hit British brands and retailers hard” post-Brexit, according to the latest research by Retail Economics and Tradebyte.
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Retail VoiceRevealed: The three Cs consumers want from their deliveries
Retailers spend huge sums on attracting new customers and trying to hold on to the ones they’ve got. But as online shopping’s popularily continues, nShift’s Mattias Gredenhag examines how retailers can stand out from the ever-growing crowd
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AnalysisShein: Why is a London listing likely to get the green light?
As the highly-anticipated London listing for Shein reportedly draws closer, Retail Week explores whether it will get the go-ahead and if so, why.
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AnalysisFrom AI to M&A – what retailers are spending their money on
The ring of the tills might be what drives retail, but to keep customers spending retailers need to invest in improvements. Retail Week looks at where some of the biggest – and most successful – retailers are directing their spend
