All Supply chain articles – Page 91
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OpinionComment: Making retail’s voice heard in the EU reform negotiations
Our Prime Minister is on a crusade, seeking key agreements with the heads of government of other EU members in order to deliver reform.
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AnalysisQ3 trading conditions survey: Share your views
As part of its Retail 2015 report, Retail Week is carrying out four sentiment analyses to gauge how retail chiefs’ views on trading shift throughout the year.
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OpinionBlog: Recognising talent across the supply chain
September is a vital time for retailers as they make their final preparations for peak and start to reflect on the successes of the past year at the Retail Week Supply Chain Awards.
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VideoWatch: How are buying habits for big-ticket furniture and homewares evolving?
Retail Week’s latest report, in association with DHL, explores how retailers can increase the sales of big-ticket items online.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Supply chain management platform Tradeshift
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Tradeshift is in the spotlight.
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OpinionAmazon Fresh’s arrival in the UK will demand fresh thinking from grocers
Having successfully entered the grocery market in its home country, Amazon’s expansion into the UK now looks like a certainty.
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NewsTesco yoghurt to be made from British milk after meeting with farmers
Tesco’s own-brand yoghurt will soon be made from British milk following a “constructive” meeting with representatives from farmers unions.
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OpinionBlog: Delivery firms must offer more options for UK workers
As offices crack down on work-time shopping deliveries, retailers and delivery companies need to offer more choice to consumers, says Mark Pettit.
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NewsMinisters urge grocers to improve labelling of dairy goods
Environment secretary Elizabeth Truss has called on retailers to introduce clearer labelling on their products.
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OpinionBlog: Supermarket milk prices are not only a moral issue
Whether the milk crisis is moral or material, have Morrisons taken the right tactic in letting consumers decide?
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NewsAldi follows grocery rival Asda with pledge to pay more to milk suppliers
Aldi has set a new minimum price that it will pay dairy farmers for milk sold in its stores in a show of “support for the sector.”
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NewsAsda vows to pay milk supplier more as it aims to help farmers
Asda will up the amount it pays its milk supplier as the retailer aims to act “in the best interests of farmers and customers”.
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VideoWatch: Consumers react to the supermarket milk pricing crisis
As Morrisons launches a more expensive brand of milk to support dairy farmers, consumers told us whether or not they would be willing to pay extra.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Supplier offers and rating website Venstr
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Veeqo is in the spotlight.
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OpinionNeil Saunders: Why supermarkets aren't to blame for the UK milk crisis
As much as the UK’s big grocers make for popular villains, the milk crisis is not one of their causing – it is a story of supply and demand.
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NewsMorrisons to launch more expensive brand of milk to support dairy farmers
Morrisons has launched a new brand of milk offering customers the choice to pay more per litre to support dairy famers.
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VideoWatch: Doddle's new next-day delivery app put through its paces
Doddle has launched a service that will collect parcels for delivery from a consumer’s location. We test-drive the scheme.
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NewsAlibaba acquires 20% stake in electricals retailer Suning in £2.9bn deal
Chinese etail giant Alibaba is investing $4.6bn (£2.9bn) in electronics chain Suning, one of the country’s largest bricks-and-mortar retailers.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Inventory management platform Veeqo
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Veeqo is in the spotlight.
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OpinionBlog: Preparation is key when planning for an extended peak
Retailers and carriers should already be into their peak planning, and need to understand it now starts earlier than ever before, says Hermes sales and marketing director Mark Pettit