Logistics
This coverage examines logistics operations and challenges within the UK retail industry. Reporting highlights supply chain strategies, warehouse management, delivery networks, technology integration, and responses to disruption. Focused on efficiency and resilience, it provides retail executives and managers with insights to optimise operations, reduce costs, and improve customer fulfilment across channels.
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May- 2023 -10 MayNews
Ikea opens new 452,000 sq ft Dartford distribution centre
Ikea UK has recently opened a new 452,000 sq ft customer distribution centre in Dartford, Kent. This new multi-million pound facility will enable faster, more sustainable home deliveries to customers in London and the southeast of England, according to the group. Located at the former Littlebrook Power Station site near…
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9 MayFeatures
Reinventing delivery – is driverless delivery the future?
Asda recently announced its partnership with Wayve self-driving vehicles in a year-long trial that will give the supermarket the ability to autonomously deliver groceries to over 170,000 residents across 72,000 households in London. Emile Naus, partner at BearingPoint, tells us about how these driverless vehicles can be cost-effective and efficient…
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3 MayDIY
Wickes sales hit by adverse weather in Q1
Wickes has revealed that for the first 16 weeks of the year to 22 April the group’s like-for-like sales were down by 0.6%, with core like-for-like sales down by 3.6%. The group has attributed this to its core sales having been affected by adverse weather at the start of the…
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Apr- 2023 -28 AprilOnline & Digital
BrandAlley UK acquires Internet Fusion Group
Online retailer of off-price luxury brands, BrandAlley UK, has announced its acquisition of certain assets belonging to Internet Fusion Group, a multi-platform e-commerce business that includes Country Attire and Surfdome as part of its expansion plans. The move marks a significant strategic opportunity to enhance BrandAlley’s infrastructure and will render…
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26 AprilClothing & Shoes
Ted Baker CEO to step down after takeover
Ted Baker CEO Rachel Osbourne is set to step down from her position following the takeover by Authentic Brands Group (ABG), according to reports from Sky News. Osborne joined Ted Baker as finance chief in 2019, before being elevated to the top job in March 2020. The news comes as…
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14 AprilClothing & Shoes
Superdry lowers guidance as sales fall ‘below expectations’
Superdry has lowered its FY23 guidance to £615m-£635m after sales in February and March were “below expectations”. The company stated that while sales were showing significant year-on-year growth they were not what the company expected. It has put this down to a number of external factors like the cost-of-living crisis…
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13 AprilSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s to restructure logistics operations
Sainsbury’s has announced that a major restructuring of its logistics operations will affect almost 7,000 staff throughout the UK. According to the retailer, no one will lose their job or get moved to other contractual terms, as the logistics shake-up only means that service and availability will be made better…
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10 AprilHigh Street
Wilko collapses into administration, 12,000 jobs at risk
High street homeware retailer Wilko has collapsed into administration, putting around 12,000 jobs at risk. In an open letter confirming the news, CEO Mark Jackson said the business had left “no stone unturned” in an attempt to keep the business afloat but has conceded it has “no choice but to…
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Mar- 2023 -31 MarchClothing & Shoes
Prada recruits 400 staff to boost production
Prada Group has announced its plans to recruit over 400 people by the end of 2023, to strengthen its production capacity and craftsmanship expertise in Italy. Prada said that the new hires would further reinforce the company’s “strong industrial strategy”. It also stated that the investment would guarantee “greater agility…
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10 MarchClothing & Shoes
Mango welcomes record turnover of €2.7bn in FY22
Mango has welcomed record sales in 2022, with turnover reaching €2.7bn (£2.4bn), the highest in the company’s history and 20.3% higher than the prior year. This was also 13.2% higher than 2019, when the company last achieved a record turnover. As well as a major growth in sales the group…
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