Retail Supply Chain Management

The QR Code was invented for Toyota by DENSO in 1994 by Masahiro Hara. In 2014, it won the European Inventor Award. 25 years later, the question arises as to whether the QR Code requires a security update. DENSO WAVE EUROPE meets these requirements with the Secure QR Code (SQRC®).

RTITB can now help even more employers deliver their apprenticeships, as it becomes the first approved End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) for the Express Delivery Operative apprenticeship standard.

Founded in 1999, Pearhead is a global lifestyle and gift brand with over 800 products in the baby, pet and wedding categories. Its products are currently sold in over 1,000 stores in 13 countries, as well as through online marketplaces and its own branded web store.

A recent report by analysts at Retail Economics has predicted that half of all retail purchases will be made online by 2028. In the wake of this, it’s important that high street retailers take steps to remain competitive.

Finnish startup Sulapac raised an exceptional €15 million to engine its scale-up and internationalisation. The funding enables further development and broadening of its recipe portfolio. The investors include the world’s leading luxury house Chanel and international media houses, all with valuable expertise to accelerate Sulapac’s expansion.

Successful family-owned business renowned for bringing designer fashion to the high street streamlines fulfilment in newly expanded warehouse operations with Eurostop solution

Zendesk, Inc. has announced that more than a third (39%) of British Gen Z consumers shopping with legacy brands would opt to go into a store to speak to staff in person versus using digital communication channels.

The Simoldes Group produce car door panels for several major international automotive brands. In order to efficiently respond to the demanding requirements of the sector for increased personalisation, they selected ZetesMedea using pick to light (PTL) technology to optimise their just-in-time (JIT) assembly line operations.

The majority of workers resort to borrowing to cover the cost of Christmas. Research from Hastee study finds 71% of workers in the UK and Ireland source additional funds during the festive period and 61% admit Christmas-related financial stress impacts their performance at work.

The December 2019 edition of Manufacturing & Logistics IT features a Special Technology Report on Digital Transformation.

For this report, we spoke with experts from the vendor and analyst communities about recent trends and ongoing areas of development within the world of Digital Transformation, and what users can potentially look forward to in the not too distant future.