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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Aug- 2019 -1 AugustOnline & Digital
Zalando raises profit forecast amid ‘strongest ever’ Q2
Online retailer Zalando has raised its profit outlook for the second half of the year after it recorded its “strongest ever” Q2 for active customer growth. The company revealed its number of active customers “grew significantly” by 3.7 million (15.2%) year-over-year to 28.3 million across its 17 European markets. In…
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Jul- 2019 -25 JulyAdvice
A possible antidote to next-day delivery?
If you’re a retailer, you’ll know all too well that deliveries go way deeper than simply making sure your products make their way to customers in one piece. We’re talking Grand Canyon deep, here. Because deliveries are a battlefield like no other in the digital commerce world. While increased customer…
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24 JulyHigh Street
B&M revenues surge during first quarter
Discount retailer B&M has posted a revenue growth of 13.8 in Q1. Revenue relating to the period from 31 March 2019 to 29 June 2019 was £738.9m, compared with £649.2m for the same period last year. Group revenue, which includes brands Heron Foods, Jawoll and Babou increased by 21.4% to…
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9 JulyAnalysis
Disorderly Brexit could see the UK economy lose out on £22bn a year by 2024
Employers operating in retail most at risk of losing staff A ‘disorderly Brexit’ could see the UK suffer a £22bn reduction in economic output, compared to an ‘orderly Brexit’ – a new study has revealed. The report, developed by workforce management expert Quinyx in collaboration with Development Economics and Censuswide,…
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8 JulyAdvice
What’s required for a business in the retail sector to thrive?
Latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show that retail sales in the UK fell by 2.7% in May 2019, compared to a year earlier. The total three-month average was also down year-on-year, reflecting the challenging environment for the sector. And yet, despite the shaky exterior, many retail businesses…
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5 JulyClothing & Shoes
Zalando announces plans to build fulfillment center
Zalando has announced it is to build a new £180m fulfillment center in an existing business park near Rotterdam to help cater for its western European customers. The expansion of its logistics network forms part of Zalando’s 2023/24 growth target and aims to expands its customer proposition for customers in…
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Jun- 2019 -11 JuneAdvice
Understanding the true cost to serve
The boom in the e-commerce industry over the last 10 years has led to a saturated marketplace, with retailers facing competition from every angle: pureplay, omnichannel and Direct to Consumer. This saturation has resulted in a fiercely competitive marketplace, and will be worth over €200bn (£178bn) in the UK by…
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May- 2019 -30 MayPeople Moves
Tapestry hires new COO from VF Corporation
Tapestry, the New York-based parent company of fashion brands such as Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman and Coach, has appointed Thomas A. Glaser as its new COO effective July 15, 2019. Glaser will have responsibility across the end-to-end supply chain and the information technology backbone for Tapestry and its brands with…
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24 MayPeople Moves
Zara owner Inditex to promote Carlos Crespo to CEO
Fashion retailer Zara’s parent company Inditex has said it will promote its current COO, Carlos Crespo, to the role of CEO as it bids to boost its “strategic digital transformation”. The appointment was put forward by Inditex’s chief executive, Pablo Isla, and will take effect following approval by the board…
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2 MayEconomy
Increase in redeveloped units set to ‘reimagine’ retail
The number of units that were structurally changed or redeveloped (demolished, merged, split or converted for another use such as residential or logistics) increased by 32% in 2018 as landlords and place managers work to “reimagine requirements” for bricks-and-mortar retailing. A new report released by retail location insight business, Local…
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