Supply Chain
This coverage examines supply chain strategy and performance within the UK retail industry. Reporting highlights logistics innovation, inventory management, sourcing practices, supplier relations, technology adoption, and responses to disruption. Focused on efficiency, resilience, and commercial impact, it provides insights for retail executives and managers optimising operations and ensuring continuity.
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Nov- 2022 -23 NovemberAdvice
Black Friday: How can algorithmic retailing ensure a successful event?
Worldwide activity surrounding Black Friday has never been stronger. In the US, over 53% of consumers plan to make a purchase on Black Friday ; in the UK consumers are expected to spend £8.71 billion over the course of the 2022 Black Friday weekend. It’s an event which represents a…
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17 NovemberFeatures
Geoff Lloyd warns on expected ‘greater demand’ this Black Friday
What led to you becoming director of retail and what responsibilities come with the role? My career began on the shopfloor at Next where I fell in love with the industry. Technology was starting to have an impact on how retail worked, which was something that I found fascinating. This…
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16 NovemberComment
Consumers are feeling the pinch – but so are retailers. Can Black Friday even happen this year?
Black Friday traditionally marks the start of the festive shopping season, with big ticket promotions that seem to get bigger every year. Black Friday is now fast approaching, and many retailers are reassessing their strategies for this year’s event in light of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. The cost-of-living crisis is…
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9 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Adidas lowers forecast amid Yeezy split
Adidas has lowered its full year guidance for FY22 with total revenues now expected to grow at a low-single-digit rate and net income from continuing operations will reach around €250m (£219m), following Adidas’ decision to terminate its ‘Yeezy’ partnership with Kanye West on 25 October which sees “high seasonality” towards…
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Oct- 2022 -28 OctoberOnline & Digital
Amazon shares fall as group predicts sales slowdown
Amazon has seen its shares plummet by as much as 20% after it warned of a slowdown in sales for the upcoming quarter. It comes as the group reported that sales hit $127.1bn (£110bn) in the quarter ended 30 September, 2022, a rise of 15% against the prior year yet…
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27 OctoberNews
Passenger named one of the UK’s fastest growing online companies
Outdoor clothing brand Passenger is gearing up for global expansion as it named one of the UK’s fastest growing online companies. The New Forest company – which plants a tree for every order sold – has seen sales more than quadruple from 2019 to £11 million in 2021 as, driven…
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20 OctoberFeatures
Why Scurri predicts a spartan Black Friday
Can you tell us a little bit about Scurri and what it offers as a platform? Scurri is a cloud-based delivery management platform that connects and optimises online ordering, shipping and delivery. We like to call what we do ‘connecting commerce’, because we help retailers get their parcels into the…
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20 OctoberOnline & Digital
Naked Wines axes roles in plan to ‘pivot to profit’
Naked Wines has made around 6% of its workforce redundant as part of a raft of measures to help the business “pivot to profit” and reset its cost base after weaker demand hit its profitability. It comes after investment into inventory spending and adding to its cost base did not…
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19 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Asos profits plunge 105% as group outlines turnaround strategy
Asos has seen its profits plummet 105% to a loss of £9.8m in its latest full-year results, down from profits of £190.1m, as customers reigned in their spending amid the cost of living crisis. The group noted consumer behaviour underwent a “marked change” from April 2022 when consumers faced accelerating…
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11 OctoberEconomy
Retail sales rise 2.2% in September
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) Sales Monitor reports that, on a total basis, sales increased by 2.2% in September, against an increase of 0.6% in September 2021. According to the BRC, the UK retail sales also increased 1.8% on a like-for-like basis from September 2021, when they had reportedly decreased…
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