Logistics

Don’t forget about returns during the Black Friday boom

With less than a week to go until Black Friday – arguably the most important day of the year for…

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New £45m Co-op distribution centre to create 1,200 jobs

The Co-op has agreed terms for a new £45m distribution depot to support the retailer’s ambitions for continued growth across…

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Richemont and Alibaba partner to bring Net-a-Porter to China

Richemont, the Swiss luxury goods group, and Alibaba Group has announce a global strategic partnership to bring Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP)…

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Online retail order volumes slow before ‘Golden Quarter’

Online retail parcel delivery order volumes increased by only 6.4% year-on-year (YoY) in September, the lowest YoY rate in 2018…

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How businesses can prepare themselves for trading following a no-deal Brexit

It should come as no surprise that the Government would leave establishing trade strategy within the EU, post-Brexit, up to…

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Innovation in retail: who’s your money on?

No business is immune from the potentially fatal consequences of relying on ‘business as usual’. The recent fates of household…

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3,200 stores ‘disappear’ from high street in four years

The number of physical shops in the UK has fallen by almost 3,200 over the past four years, down 1.2%…

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Automation and AI in retail: friend or foe?

We hear a lot about the high street dying, but that’s not quite right. The high street is changing. Automation…

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H&M posts 9% sales increase

H&M’s group sales have increased by 9% according to the fashion chain’s Q3 financial update. Performance exceeded analysts’ expectations, resulting…

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Can VAT help save the High Street?

There are growing calls for an ‘online sales tax’ (OST) to redress the balance between physical and digital retailing but…

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