2024 is set to be a major refresh year for IT hardware and infrastructure. With budgets coming under enhanced scrutiny due to heightened inflation, numerous businesses are ‘sweating’ their IT assets.
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RSSSustainability needs to top retailers’ shopping lists
Jan 16, 2024
By Nathan Lomax, co-founder of Quickfire Digital.
Retailers have not had it easy of late. Soaring energy and supply chain costs and customers facing pressure through the cost of living crisis have resulted in a loss of 15,000 jobs at the start of 2023.
Blue Yonder launches interoperable solutions to unlock performance and build supply chain resilience
Jan 16, 2024
Blue Yonder, the supply chain solutions provider, has released its largest product update in the history of the company, launching what it describes as the first set of interoperable solutions across the entire supply chain – from planning to warehouse, transportation, and commerce – delivered on the company’s Luminate Cognitive Platform.
Online fashion revenues rose +6% year-on-year in December, according to True Fit’s data
Jan 16, 2024
‘Muted’ Golden Quarter fashion sales were buoyed by a Black Friday boost to order volumes, while fashion revenues rose +6% compared to 2022 in December, the latest data from True Fit, the AI platform that decodes size and fit for consumers and apparel and footwear retailers.
Eclipse Stores enables digital retail success with Tecsys’ OMS
Jan 15, 2024
Tecsys Inc., provider of supply chain management solutions, has announced that Eclipse Stores, the Canadian fashion retailer, has successfully integrated Tecsys’ order management system (OMS) into its e-commerce store, which is powered by Shopify.
Supermarket giant Iceland puts colleague welfare first by partnering with VoCoVo
Jan 10, 2024
VoCoVo, the retail communications specialist, has entered into a partnership with UK supermarket chain Iceland which will see every store within the retailer’s estate provided with access to the latest cutting edge communication technology.
Recent flooding is the latest demonstration of extreme weather’s impact on the UK supply chain
Jan 10, 2024
The recent bout of severe weather, including flooding across various regions of the UK, has been yet another demonstration of the impact that extreme weather has on the supply chain.
What’s the future of Magnificent Seven tech stocks in 2024?
Jan 09, 2024
The Magnificent Seven tech stocks have had a notable downturn in fortunes so far in 2024, but “only the foolish” would write them off for the rest of the year, predicts the CEO and founder of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations.
Going the last mile with robotic parcel sorting
Jan 09, 2024
Everyone has heard of going the extra mile, but for e-commerce, parcel, postal and logistics companies, the last mile is often the most challenging.
To streamline how parcels arrive on the doorstep, many businesses are relying on localised or temporary facilities. For smaller sorting centres close to the customer, robots are a proven solution to optimise routes, maximise available capacity and reduce overheads.
January sales: The most haul-worthy high-street brands on TikTok revealed - H&M crowned top
Jan 08, 2024
New research has identified which UK high-street clothing brands create the most buzz on TikTok, based on how frequently they appear in online ‘hauls’ - with H&M crowned top.
