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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Feb- 2022 -25 FebruarySupermarkets
Tesco to trial Apeel to combat food waste
A plant-based protection that “keeps fruit fresh for up to twice as long” is being trialled by Tesco. The product, called Apeel, is a plant-based protection used on fruits and vegetables which aims to slow down their rate of spoilage, keeping fruits and vegetables fresher for longer. Britain throws away…
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24 FebruaryOnline & Digital
Gousto finalises new share placing
Gousto has announced that following a successful primary fundraise in January, it has completed a $230m (£171m) secondary placement, led by SoftBank VF2 and introduces Fidelity International, Grosvenor Food and AgTech and Railpen to its share register. Following the recent announcement of a $100m (£74m) primary investment in a fundraise…
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23 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Ted Baker Q4 sales jump 35%
Ted Baker Plc has announced its group sales increased 35% year-on-year in the 12-week period from 7 November 2021 to 29 January 2022 (Q4), and up from 18% reported in Q3, despite Omicron headwinds. Compared to pre-pandemic levels for the period, retail sales were running at -10% before Omicron warnings,…
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21 FebruaryOnline & Digital
Wayfair strengthens technology leadership team
Wayfair Inc. has announced that Ashwin Rao has joined the company as chief science officer, and Niraj Nagrani as vice president of global supplier marketplace, pricing, catalogue and merchandising technologies. Both leaders will report to Wayfair’s incoming chief technology officer, Fiona Tan, and they join Wayfair’s bench of technologists across…
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21 FebruaryAdvice
Six ways retailers can handle labour shortages
The retail industry is challenged by labour shortages across the board, from delivery drivers to warehouse staff, store staff to IT specialists. And it’s a challenge faced everywhere from the UK to the US and Australia. The shortages can be traced back to a whole plethora of reasons – from…
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17 FebruaryPeople Moves
Kingfisher announces leadership shakeup
Kingfisher plc has announced a number of senior management changes to strengthen its group executive team and support the delivery of the group’s strategy. Sebastien Krysiak, currently chief executive officer (CEO) of Castorama Poland, has been appointed to the new role of chief commercial officer, with effect from 4 April.…
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17 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Hotter FY22 revenues rise to £51.9m
The Unbound Group has reported a 16% increase in revenues for its subsidiary, Hotter Shoes (Hotter), in the financial year ending 30 January 2022 (FY22), up from £44.5m in FY21 to £51.9m. Hotter has also announced a partnership with M&S to sell Hotter products on the ‘Brands at M&S’ platform,…
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15 FebruaryOnline & Digital
MySale revenues dip amid inventory challenges
International online retailer MySale has announced that revenues fell by 6% to A$59.7m (£31.5m) in the six-month period to 31 December 2021, following a changing sales mix and growth of the marketplace channel. Gross Merchandise Value increased by 36% to A$86.7m (£46m) however, reflecting progress in scaling the group’s off-price…
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10 FebruarySupply Chain
Retailers cancel £7.1bn in contracts over ethical concerns
UK retailers cancelled £7.1bn in contracts over the last 12 months over concerns about suppliers meeting “stringent” ethical and sustainable standards, new research from Barclays reveals. The latest report from Barclays Corporate Banking, ‘Reshaping retail: how ethics and sustainability are changing retail’s ecosystem’, found that the pandemic and an increasing…
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9 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Joules to increase prices amid rising costs and supply issues
Country lifestyle retailer Joules has announced it is to increase the prices of some of its items in a bid to improve its profitability in the face of rising costs and supply chain issues. In its interim results for the 26 weeks ended 28 November 2021, Joules said that after…
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