Supply Chain

M&S acquires logistics provider Gist for £145m

Marks and Spencer Group plc has announced the acquisition of Gist Limited, the principal contract logistics provider to M&S Food,…

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63% of SME owners looking for business partners, study shows

A new study from global technology platform, Intuit QuickBooks, has found that almost two thirds (63%) of SME owners are…

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Frasers Group swings to profit but warns of economic headwinds

Frasers Group has reported a “record-breaking” year with pre-tax profits surging to £344.8m in FY22, up from a loss of…

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Supermarket sales see minor rise amid rising inflation

Supermarket sales rose by 0.1% in the 12 weeks to 10 July 2022 despite grocery inflation rising another 1.6%, according…

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Five ways IoT is transforming bricks and mortar retail

When it comes to retail, the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to move centre stage, and not without good reason.…

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Made.com issues FY profit warning amid ‘volatile’ trading

Made.com has issued a profit warning for FY22 as recent trading has been “volatile” amid worsening consumer confidence, which has…

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Fever-Tree profits ‘worsened’ by cost of headwinds

Fever-Tree has revealed that it anticipates gross margins of around 37% and an EBITDA margin of around 14% for the…

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Amazon to create 4,000 UK jobs

Amazon has pledged to create more than 4,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year, bringing its total UK…

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Travis Perkins reports progress towards decarbonisation targets

Travis Perkins has announced that it is making good progress towards the ambitious Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a set…

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Customer complaints costing UK retail more than £9bn

Customer complaints have reached an all-time high which has cost businesses more than £9.24bn a month in staff hours, according…

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