Supply Chain
Supply Chain covers the logistics, sourcing, and operational strategies driving efficiency and resilience across the UK retail industry. This section reports on inventory management, supplier relations, transportation, technology integration, and sustainability initiatives within retail supply networks. Retail Sector’s Supply Chain coverage provides analysis and insight for operations leaders, procurement teams, and logistics partners, exploring how global pressures, innovation, and policy changes are reshaping retail delivery and fulfilment models.
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Nov- 2018 -13 November
John Lewis, M&S and Next sign anti-slavery agreement
Retailers John Lewis, M&S, New Look, Next, River Island and Shop Direct have signed a joint agreement to combat labour exploitation in UK textiles manufacturing. The Apparel and General Merchandise Public and Private Protocol commits signatories to work together to eradicate slavery and exploitation in textile supply chains. The retailers…
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9 November
Fast fashion brands called before Parliament
A number of online only fashion retailers have been asked to give evidence as part of the Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry into the sustainability of the fashion industry. The chair of the committee has written letters to ASOS, Boohoo, PrettyLittleThing, Amazon and Missguided, published today (9 November), to the online…
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Oct- 2018 -8 October
Tesco to end ‘best before’ dates on fresh produce
Tesco has announced it is to end best before date labels on 116 items as it aims to cut down on post-farmgate waste. Earlier in the year, the supermarket removed the labels from nearly 70 fruit and vegetable products. The further items to see the stickers removed include its own…
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5 October
MPs launch inquiry into top fashion retailers
Some 10 of the UK’s leading fashion retailers have been asked to submit evidence on the steps being taken to reduce social and environmental impact. The chair of the Environmental Audit Committee Mary Creagh MP has written to the chief executives of a number of retail chains. This includes Asda,…
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Aug- 2018 -1 August
Zara unveils new delivery plans to compete with Asos and Boohoo
Zara has announced new delivery plans in order to compete with Asos and Boohoo, the new plans will see it combine its physical and online inventories. The combined inventories will mean items will be shipped from stores, with customers who live closer to stores will be able to get their…
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Jul- 2018 -25 July
Food supply chains ‘in danger’ under Brexit
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned about the potential for damaging consequences for UK consumers and EU producers if a Brexit agreement is not reached between the EU and UK from 29 March 2019. The BRC sent a letter to UK prime minister Theresa May and the European Union’s…
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23 July
Committee finds retailers ‘poor’ at regulating fur sales
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has found that retailers, local authorities and Trading Standards have been “poor at enforcing regulations around the sale of real fur”, following its recent inquiry. The committee also said that Brexit would provide an opportunity for the UK to improve its system of…
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23 July
Graze relaunches brand to promote healthy snacking
Manufacturer of ‘healthy snacks’, Graze, has relaunched its brand identity aiming to help customers reimagine the way they snack. Graze partnered with creative agency Jones Knowles Ritchie to create new branding focused on balancing taste and health, providing snacking options for people with busy lives and commitment to “creativity and…
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9 July
Asda CEO: Hard Brexit could have ‘significant consequences’ for food supply and quality
Asda CEO Roger Burnley has expressed his concerns that a ‘hard’ Brexit could have “significant consequences” for food supply and quality. He described the prospect of holdups at the UK border as “scary”, adding: “You’d be eating into the life of products with all sorts of implications for waste, for…
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Jun- 2018 -19 June
ASOS to stop selling silk and cashmere in animal welfare policy update
Online retailer ASOS has announced that it will stop the sale of products made with silk, cashmere, angora, feather/down, bone, horn and shell as part of its updated animal welfare policy. It has also pledged to only sell leather, wool and animal hair which is a by-product of the meat…
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