Author: Alexandra Leonards

Have you booked your awards place?

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In just six weeks the winners of the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2009 will be announced at a glittering celebration dinner in London before an audience of more than 450 industry leaders.

Virtually taking over

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The big success of an otherwise disappointing business year has been the continued growth of online retail. For many, providing a service has simply been a matter of bolting on the facilities. But times are changing and multi-channel is moving to the co

Case Study: Award-winning online strategy for Tesco

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The launch of Tesco Direct in the autumn of 2006 was a key event in the development of multichannel retailing – the UK’s largest supermarket chain moving decisively into the non-food sector with an online offering. The success of the operation won Tesco

Case study: Multi-channel first for Sainsbury

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In a first for the e-fulfilment sector, iForce is combining online fulfilment, online returns and retail returns processing for Sainsbury’s non-food goods under one roof. The service, which went live in July, is based at a 250,000 sq ft depot in Corby.

Case Study: Asda be Clipper

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Asda chose Clipper Logistics to handle fulfilment for its Asda/George Direct online business. It has developed a 24/7 service that will process and distribute orders from the Asda/George Direct sites and deliver goods to customers nationwide.

Simplifying global trade and logistics

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A move away from paper-based processes to electronic processing has always been an essential strategy to improve efficiencies in customs clearance.
WOLFGANG SCHWAB identifies some of the challenges that exist in implementing an electronic customs strateg

Fashionably flexible

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Fashion can be a fickle thing. What’s in one week might be old news the next week so retailers need to keep on top of changing trends and adapt supply chains accordingly to thrive. Lucy Tesseras