One in three retailers is bringing forward last order dates this Christmas, according to research from Manhattan Associates, which warns that customers who leave their shopping till later could be in for a surprise this year
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American food retailer The Kroger Company is one of the largest retailers in the world, with sales of some $98 billion
The new ways retailers ply their trade have caused drastic changes within the warehouse, and that’s putting automation systems back in the frame. Johanna Parsons reports
John Lewis has opened its first railway station shop at St Pancras International, giving customers another click and collect option as well as offering a selection of electronics, gifts, beauty, home and fashion accessories
UPS has expanded its home delivery options in the UK with the introduction of its My Choice service, which offer advance delivery notifications, and the ability to reroute packages to another address or reschedule deliveries for a future date before a UPS
QVC and Shop Direct have become the first members of a fraud and loss prevention coalition managed by anti-fraud specialist Transactis, reflecting the growth of fraudulent goods lost in transit claims in online retail
Click and collect is booming – but with limited resources and the need for new IT tools to support operations…
The impact that omni-channel is having on retail supply chains was highlighted by Dino Rocos, operations director of John Lewis, when he opened the Omni-Channel conference in Birmingham yesterday
Tomorrow is the final day of the Omni-Channel Conference in Birmingham, with talks from Tesco’s Ian Towell on customer returns, and Asda’s Michael Kosciukiewicz on the challenges posed when integrating a click and collect service
Retail is going omni-channel and meeting the supply chain needs of this new environment is a major challenge. The issues…
