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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Sep- 2025 -5 SeptemberDepartment Stores
John Lewis launches its largest-ever recruitment drive
The John Lewis Partnership revealed it is set for its biggest ever seasonal recruitment campaign, as it invests in its customer service to meet anticipated demand during the ‘golden quarter’. It said some 13,700 seasonal roles are now being recruited for, including 3,000 across 35 John Lewis branches, 8,500 within…
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3 SeptemberSupply Chain
ASOS partners with TrusTrace to boost fashion supply chain compliance
ASOS, the global fashion retailer, has announced plans to enhance its supply chain transparency and resilience, strengthen risk management, and support compliance across its global value chain via a strategic partnership with TrusTrace. As part of its ongoing Fashion with Integrity strategy, ASOS is investing in robust traceability infrastructure to…
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Aug- 2025 -28 AugustClothing & Shoes
Castore to acquire Belstaff
Castore has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Belstaff on a debt-free, cash-free basis, with the financial terms of the deal undisclosed. The move will see INEOS, the parent company of Belstaff, make a “significant” strategic investment in Castore at a holding company level. Castore and Belstaff said…
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27 AugustClothing & Shoes
JD Sports H1 sales drop 2.5% causing H2 concern
JD Sports has revealed that its sales across the group dropped 2.5% for the half year ended 2 August 2025. The company stated that this was in large part due to tough comparatives as Euro 2024 the previous summer saw an increase in replica kit sales and in-store cross-sell as…
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22 AugustSupermarkets
Co-op launches ‘tap to join’ memberships
Co-op has announced the introduction of ”tap to join” memberships on its new electronic shelf labels. The NFC technology utilised on the electronic shelf edge label directs the shopper to Co-op’s membership webpage via their own mobile phone where they can sign-up. Co-op confirmed earlier this year that it had…
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22 AugustSupermarkets
Asda launches second sustainability-linked finance scheme with Lloyds
Asda has launched a new sustainability-linked supply chain finance scheme in partnership with Lloyds Bank, aimed at incentivising environmental and social improvements across its supplier base. The scheme offers tiered access to preferential financing rates, with terms dependent on suppliers’ performance against a range of sustainability key performance indicators (KPIs).…
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21 AugustFeatures
River Island’s predicament: High Court rescue buys time, not certainty
River Island has won a crucial lifeline after a High Court judge sanctioned its restructuring plan, allowing the embattled fashion retailer to push ahead with sweeping store closures, deep rent cuts, and a debt write-off. The ruling came just days before the company warned it would run out of money…
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21 AugustSupermarkets
M&S to invest £340m as it doubles food business
Marks and Spencer (M&S) will open a new food hub after announcing a £340m investment in its food supply chain, the largest in its history. This multi-year investment will fund the development of an automated National Distribution Centre (NDC) in Northamptonshire as the group looks to double the size of…
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15 AugustClothing & Shoes
Shein’s UK arm sees profits surge as revenues hit £2bn
Shein’s UK arm saw revenues jump 32% to £2.05bn for the full year ended 31 December 2024, according to its latest accounts filed with Companies House. Ahead of a potential float on the Hong Kong stock exchange, Shein also saw its UK profit-before-tax hit £38.25m in 2024, up from £24.43m…
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11 AugustClothing & Shoes
River Island’s restructuring plan greenlit by High Court
A High Court judge has approved River Island’s plans to shutter 33 stores, cut rents on a further 71 shops and write off a series of debts in a bid to save the retailer from collapse. It comes as River Island warned it would run out of money by the…
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