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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Dec- 2021 -10 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Primark trading ‘ahead of expectations’ despite supply issues
Associated British Foods (ABF), the owners of Primark, has revealed that trading for the year to date is set to be “ahead of expectations”, despite recent disruptions across its supply chain. The retailer has reported improved like-for-like sales compared with the fourth quarter of the last financial year, but still…
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10 DecemberDIY
B&M to pay £250m to shareholders
B&M has announced that its board will pay out a total of £250m to shareholders after declaring a special dividend of 25.0p per share. It comes as the group welcomed a “strong” performance against pre-pandemic levels in its FY22 interim results on 11 November, with an ongoing evaluation of its…
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9 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Dr Martens profits hit £61.3m in half-year results
Dr Martens has reported pre-tax profits soared by 46% to £61.3m in the six-month period ending 30 September. Revenue also grew 16% to £369.9m, up from £318.2m the previous year and was boosted by international channels. Meanwhile, EBITDA margin dropped slightly to 24% compared with 27.1% in 2020 and was…
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9 DecemberHigh Street
Frasers Group profits soar 75% in H1
Frasers Group has seen its pre-tax profit rocket 75% to £186m in its latest half-year results, largely driven by a strong reopening performance of stores post-lockdown and a continued growth in its online business. The group also cited ongoing operating efficiencies and the FY21 comparative period being hit by lockdowns…
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8 DecemberSupermarkets
McColl’s FY profit to be hit by supply chain issues
McColl’s has warned that profits could be between £20m and £22m in the full-year ended 28 November 2021, down from £29.1m in FY20, as the group blamed the impact of the pandemic and supply chain issues on its FY21 performance. In light of the disruption over the period, the retailer…
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8 DecemberDepartment Stores
Fortnum and Mason appoints new chief operating and innovation officer
Fortnum and Mason has appointed Iain Robertson to the newly created role of chief operating and innovation officer. Robertson will join the luxury brand in February 2022, and will be responsible for supply chain and logistics. He joins from Burberry, where he has been for 17 years, most recently in…
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6 DecemberEconomy
Sustainability ‘falls down agenda’ for retailers, report finds
Sustainability is less important now than it was a year ago for a quarter (24%) of retailers, while 8% say it has fallen down the agenda “quickly”, according to new research from UK law firm TLT. A fifth (21%) of retailers said sustainability was not currently important to their business,…
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1 DecemberOnline & Digital
Black Friday online sales fail to match 2020’s lockdown boost
With no lockdown yet enacted this autumn, online retail sales for Black Friday were down -14.3% year-on-year (YoY), according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini online retail index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers. This was slightly more than the anticipated -10% drop, and…
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Nov- 2021 -26 NovemberEconomy
Shoppers to face biggest Xmas price rises in over 30 years
UK shoppers are set to face the biggest Christmas price rises in over 30 years after the “angst of widespread shortages” sent people rushing to the shops this November, according to the latest CBI quarterly Distributive Trades Survey. It revealed that consumer concerns about a lack of stock this month…
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26 NovemberDIY
ScS orders hit by fall in ‘big ticket’ purchases
ScS has seen a decline in orders in recent weeks, with a one-year like-for-like order decline of 10.6% following an “unprecedented” period of pent-up demand at the beginning of the prior year. While the group started the year strong, with a two year like-for-like order intake growth for the first…
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