ConsenSys, in partnership with LVMH and Microsoft, has announced AURA, a platform that aims to serve the entire luxury industry with powerful product tracking and tracing services, based on Ethereum blockchain technology and utilising Microsoft Azure.
Retail Supply Chain Management
The term Retail is defined as the sale of goods and services from companies or individuals to the end-consumer. Retailers acquire goods from producers and then sell these goods in-store or on-line via the internet. Retail supply chain software can enhance supply chain efficiency and trading partner collaboration by better connecting product information, processes and trading partners.
LVMH, ConsenSys and Microsoft announce AURA, a consortium to power the luxury industry with blockchain technology
May 20, 2019 Comments (0)
BI software firm scoops US retail order
May 20, 2019 Comments (0)
Analytics and business intelligence (BI) software business Panintelligence has won a global retail technology customer with a multi-million pound turnover which will see its software used across thousands of stores of leading retail chains in the UK and US via Coventry-based software vendor PCMS.
ParcelHero says 24-hour round-the-clock deliveries are the future of e-commerce
May 14, 2019 Comments (0)
Amazon’s $800 million investment in free next-day deliveries may be making headlines, but the home delivery expert ParelHero says same-day 24/7 deliveries are the future of e-commerce.
Brick-and-mortar retail in the EU: Highest 2019 growth in Romania and Lithuania
May 14, 2019 Comments (0)
GfK anticipates nominal turnover growth of 2.0 percent in 2019 for brick-and-mortar retail in the 27 EU nations (excludes the UK). Romania (+7.0 percent) and Lithuania (+5.9 percent) are expected to have the highest growth rates. Growth is also forecasted for Spain (+2.4 percent) and France (+2.8 percent). These are some of the results from GfK's recently released 2019 European retail analysis, which is available free of charge.
Starting at the source: achieving a sustainable supply chain
May 14, 2019 Comments (0)
By Alan Gunner, Business Development Director, Adjuno.
With the impact of our consumer society increasingly influencing purchasing behaviour, it is clear that there has been a shift in the need for sustainable supply chains.
Oracle Cloud is in Fashion for Global Retailer Gap Inc.
May 07, 2019 Comments (0)
Following the success of Oracle’s Retail Cloud at INTERMIX, Banana Republic is the latest Gap Inc. brand to go live on the solutions. Banana Republic is a global apparel and accessories brand available online and in over 600 company-operated and franchise retail locations worldwide.
UK SMEs expect not to get what they want from Brexit process
May 07, 2019 Comments (0)
UK SME business owners have voiced their concern that what they want and what they are going to get from the Brexit process is going to be very different, according to the latest data from Close Brothers Asset Finance.
Beating the pack: How manufacturers can win in the IoT revolution
May 07, 2019 Comments (0)
By Alex Guillen, Go-To-Market Manager, Insight UK.
It’s staggering to think that this year more consumer devices will be sold than there are people on earth – and, as time marches on, the democratisation of the Internet of Things (IoT) means in a few years virtually all of the devices sold will be internet connected.
Commissioned study reveals digital maturity in procurement is lagging behind perceived progress
May 07, 2019 Comments (0)
Ivalua, provider of global spend management cloud solutions, has announced the findings of a worldwide survey of supply chain, procurement and finance business leaders, on the status of their digital transformations, the obstacles encountered and keys to success.
UK hit by more than 1,000 shoplifting incidents every day
Apr 30, 2019 Comments (0)
The UK retail industry suffered from an average of 1,035 reported incidents of shoplifting every day in 2018, according to the latest analysis of UK Police data by loss prevention solutions provider, Checkpoint Systems.
Retail companies become involved in supply chain management in order to control product quality, inventory levels, timing, and expenses. Retail supply chain software encompasses warehouse & transportation solutions, inventory control, and possibly additional strategic/planning modules, particularly for the larger/volume-based retailers.
