All Supply chain articles – Page 83
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OpinionBlog: Is it time for retailers to start charging for click-and-collect?
Click-and-collect has undoubtedly been a hit with shoppers. At John Lewis, for example, more than half of online orders are picked up this way.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Try-before-you-buy fashion platform Try.com
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Try.com is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisTwitter debate: Are ecommerce and supply chain teams working together effectively?
Join Retail Week and MetaPack for a Twitter debate on the importance of bringing the focuses of the different business functions together.
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NewsSainsbury's pilots one-hour delivery via Chop Chop mobile app
Sainsbury’s is trialling a new app that promises one-hour delivery to its customers as the grocer steps up its fulfilment drive.
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OpinionOpinion: How can Marks & Spencer become great again in fashion?
Fifty years ago Marks & Spencer sold clothes that mum bought for whole the family.
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OpinionBlog: What's the secret behind the success of petplanet.co.uk?
Hermes’ head of marketing Joanne Morley speaks to Petplanet.co.uk to understand the etailers’ delivery strategy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Big data goldmine still waiting to be exploited by retailers
How the UK’s leading retailers are harnessing systems, tools and technologies to effectively exploit big data to drive up profits.
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Retail VoiceOpinion: How can Internet of Things improve the running of retail businesses?
Find out how Internet of Things technology can benefit your business and help improve the shopping experience in this how-to guide for retailers.
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NewsFinal chance to enter the annual retail supply chain excellence awards
If you want to gain industry recognition at the only awards that reward excellence within the retail supply chain, enter today. The deadline has been extended to June 17.
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NewsWalmart pilots tie-up with Uber to deliver online grocery orders in US
Walmart is piloting a grocery delivery tie-up with Uber as the retailer seeks “convenient new ways to make shopping easier” for US customers.
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OpinionOpinion: The pitfalls and benefits of a Brexit for the food supply chain
As the EU referendum approaches, what should retailers consider when examining the impact of a Brexit on the food supply chain?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Three ways Walmart is using technology to drive efficiency
Walmart is driving efficiencies in its distribution centres by using “emerging sciences” to speed up a number of everyday processes.
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OpinionBlog: I'm a serial returner, come win my loyalty
Almost two thirds of shoppers have returned women’s clothing in the past six months, new stats revealed this week.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Ensuring ecommerce and supply chain work together to deliver
Retail Week and MetaPack explore how ecommerce and supply chain teams can work together to create a winning fulfilment strategy.
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NewsArgos to face strike action at Magna Park supply chain hub
Argos warehouse staff have voted to strike over plans to transfer the last of the retailer’s delivery drivers to logistics company Eddie Stobart.
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NewsFashion retailers hit by rising cost of returns as online shopping booms
Retailers are struggling with the cost of free returns as nearly two thirds of shoppers send at least one item of women’s clothing back.
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Report StoreBridging the Delivery Gap
How ecommerce and supply chain teams can work together to create a winning fulfilment strategy
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AnalysisWatch: How effectively are supply chain and ecommerce working together on delivery?
Retail Week and MetaPack’s new report unveils critical insight into whether retailers are successfully aligning their ecommerce teams with supply chain leaders.
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OpinionBlog: Prioritising new partnerships to benefit your clients
Hermes’ head of ecommerce Eoin Kenneally reveals the ways in which the company’s collaborations are providing its clients with more perks.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Auchan-Système U probe threatens other buying alliances
The Auchan-Système U buying alliance is facing an investigation by French competition authorities that could have wider ramifications.