Online transactions, heading for 40-50 per cent of total sales in many sectors, are driving major transformation of retail supply…
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The omni-channel revolution is all too often seen as the death of bricks and mortar – but in reality it is a move towards greater diversity in the retail marketplace. But, warns Johanna Parsons, with diversity comes complexity
Buyers of fashion products are, almost by definition, fickle. But they exert a powerful influence on the supply chain – and the nature of their requirements is changing. Johanna Parsons reports
The growth of online shopping is causing a rethink of logistics strategies in the retail sector. And our panel of leading retailers and logistics providers had some very clear views on what needs to happen in our round table sponsored by SEGRO
Logistics offers young people greater opportunities than most other sectors
Debenhams has taken on DHL Supply Chain to handle its online orders this Christmas, with demand increasing by an average of 250 per cent, or 300 per cent during peak ordering times
Amazon will trial a new delivery method, Prime Air, which will see drones used as delivery vehicles, according to chief executive Jeff Bezos
Amazon Logistics has set out plans to open a further four delivery stations in the UK in 2014, which the company said would create an additional 75 jobs
Waitrose is set to open a multi million pound e-commerce grocery depot in Coulsdon, South London, which will more than double the number of online delivery slots available in the capital
Amazon is to hire more than 15,000 people to work in its fulfilment and customer service centres in the run up to Christmas – 5,000 more than last year
