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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Jan- 2025 -29 JanuaryAdvice
Makeke: The app helping independent retailers take on ecommerce giants
Jenniffer Gearheart-Tang, co-founder and CEO of Makeke, has always had an entrepreneurial streak. With a career spanning marketing, executive recruitment, and corporate innovation, she has consistently sought to bring disruptive ideas to market. Together with her husband, Drake Gearheart, Makeke’s Head of Product & Scalability, the duo have built a…
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22 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-22/1/25
River Island has engaged AlixPartners to manage cost reductions ahead of impending tax hikes in April. Despite a £33.2m pre-tax loss and a 19% drop in turnover to £578.1m for 2023, the retailer plans no formal restructuring affecting its 250+ stores. Waterstones reported a substantial rise in pre-tax profits to…
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22 JanuaryPeople Moves
Asda appoints David Lepley as new chief supply chain officer
Asda has announced that David Lepley will join its executive team as chief supply chain officer, to lead its food and general merchandise supply operations. Lepley joins from Morrison’s where he was the executive group operations director. The move is a return ‘home’ for Lepley, having previously spent 15 years…
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15 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Asos to shut US distribution centre to help boost profitability
Asos is set to close its US distribution centre and instead fulfill its US orders from the UK, as part of efforts to boost the group’s profitability in the long-term. The retailer confirmed plans to mothball its Atlanta distribution centre this year and bring the site to market following the completion…
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9 JanuaryPeople Moves
B&M shares fall as it lowers guidance
B&M has seen its shares fall 12% in early trading after it warned of a difficult trading period ahead, despite seeing its revenues surging 3.5% during the 13-week period from 29 September 2024 to 28 December 2024. It comes as its UK arm experienced a 2.8% increase in sales to…
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Dec- 2024 -24 DecemberSupermarkets
Aldi to invest over £40m in Scotland over next two years
Aldi is set to invest over £40m into its Scottish store estate over the next two years, with three new sites set to open in 2025.Arbroath, Baillieston and Kirkintilloch stores are set to open next year, while its Carluke, Glenrothes and Stirling stores will undergo a refurbishment. The company said…
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23 DecemberAdvice
Faire’s Charlotte Broadbent on making wholesale accessible
In an era where independent retailers face growing challenges, Faire, a global online wholesale marketplace, has emerged as a transformative force. Led in the UK by Charlotte Broadbent, Faire is redefining the traditional wholesale model by providing small businesses with tools, access, and a platform previously reserved for large corporations.…
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17 DecemberPeople Moves
Retail loses 225,000 jobs in five years
The retail industry has lost 225,000 jobs in the last five years, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). On a four-quarter average there were 40,000 less jobs in the industry compared with last year. Overall there were 2.81m jobs in retail in September 2024, although this…
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11 DecemberOnline & Digital
Zalando to acquire About You in €1.2bn deal
Zalando has announced its intention to submit a voluntary public offer to acquire up to 100% of German retailer About You Boutique’s share capital in a €1.2bn (£900m) deal. The deal will bring together two founder-led teams with “a strong cultural fit and complementary capabilities”. In turn, About You’s management…
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3 DecemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-3/12/24
Boohoo has repaid £50m of its £97m term loan following a £39.3m oversubscribed fundraising effort. The move aligns with its turnaround strategy after half-year losses tripled to £27.4m and revenue dropped 15% to £619.8m. CEO Dan Finley called Boohoo “significantly undervalued” as major shareholders, including the Kamani family, boosted their…
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