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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Jun- 2021 -10 JuneDIY
Kingfisher unveils carbon reduction targets
Kingfisher has announced its new carbon reduction targets, which are consistent with reductions needed to keep global warming at 1.5°C. Over the past four years, the business has successfully cut operational carbon emissions by 27%. The group also formed a partnership with the Rainforest Alliance to “protect, restore and enable…
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10 JuneDepartment Stores
DFS FY21 revenues climb 10.4%
DFS Furniture has revealed its revenues increased by 10.4% during the first 49 weeks of FY21 when compared to FY19 levels. In a trading announcement made ahead of the group’s full-year results on 27 June 2021, the furniture retailer claimed that it expects profit before tax for the period to…
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May- 2021 -26 MayAnalysis
Mind the gap: plugging the physical disconnect in a digital-first retail era
It is no exaggeration to say that the past 12 months have turned the retail environment on its head. As consumers slowly start to rise above the parapet and lockdown restrictions ease, retailers are having to overcome the physical disconnect between themselves and their customers. With retail moving almost entirely…
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24 MaySupermarkets
M&S to buy more goods from EU amidst NI border disruption
Marks and Spencer will reportedly buy more food from EU countries as the group looks to “reshape its supply chain” amidst struggles with the Northern Irish border. According to The Telegraph, M&S has plans to also source more goods from the Continent as well as Ireland and Northern Ireland, after…
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21 MayOnline & Digital
Cox & Cox sales soar despite supply chain disruption
Online homeware retailer Cox and Cox has announced that its first quarter “proved a very strong period”, with net revenue soaring 167% in the period, while orders were up by 101% against the prior year. Now in its 20th year of trading, the group said it has started the year…
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20 MaySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s CS&R director Judith Batchelar to step down
Sainsbury’s has announced that Judith Batchelar OBE is to step down from her role as director of corporate responsibility and sustainability (CR&S) and public affairs at the group. Batchelar will remain with the business until November 2021 as an advisory, before departing from Sainsbury’s after 16 years at the firm.…
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20 MaySport & Leisure
Gymshark names Danielle Petesic as chief product officer
Gymshark, the fitness apparel brand, has appointed Danielle Petesic as its new chief product officer (CPO), taking over the role from founder, Ben Francis. Petesic joins Gymshark after almost four years as Lululemon’s vice president of Product Development, where she was responsible for all product engineering and development of all…
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20 MayDIY
Kingfisher raises guidance as Q1 sales soar 60%
Kingfisher has increased its profit forecast for the year after total sales for the first quarter of 2021 came to £3.44bn, resulting in a 60% year-on-year increase. The B&Q parent company saw like-for-like sales grow by 64.2% over the period compared to last year and posted a 22.5% rise when…
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19 MayHigh Street
Simba reports ‘record’ start to the year
Simba, the London-based sleep technology business launched in 2016, has reported its highest ever Q1 sales and profits. It revealed Q1 2021 sales jumped by 295% YOY in the UK, as consumers continued to “invest heavily in their sleep”. The sleep technology firm also witnessed a 265% YOY leap in…
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14 MayAnalysis
The return to the high street: friend or foe?
With our clocks adjusted to British Summer Time and Government guidelines easing off shopping restrictions for non-essential shopping, the return to the high street is back in swing. However, with non-essential shops implementing social distancing measures to ensure they remain as safe as they can be, the handling of stock…
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