Retail Supply Chain Management

Many companies do not realise the full value of investing in digital projects due to a lack of collaboration among their critical business functions, according to a new study by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

As a result of the directions provided by both Public Health England and the UK government, the organisers of Multimodal have been obliged to reschedule the UK, Ireland, and Northern Europe’s premier freight transport, logistics and supply chain management event, until 23-25 March, 2021.

Kinaxis Inc.. an authority in driving agility for fast, confident decision-making in an unpredictable world, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Toronto-based Rubikloud, a disruptive, emerging provider of AI solutions that automate supply chain prescriptive analytics and decision-making in the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries.

Almost 5% of UK consumers have bought a bike since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, encouraged by good weather, a desire to get outdoors to exercise as well as the government’s advice to avoid public transport*, says GlobalData, the data and analytics company.

For merchants, delivering a great customer experience (CX) has always been high on their list of priorities. It’s essential for fostering customer loyalty, and increasing top-line revenue.

iland, provider of secure application hosting and data protection cloud services built on proven VMware technology, has announced new capabilities to iland Secure Cloud that enhance iland’s comprehensive hybrid cloud offering by maximising application performance, while at the same time controlling costs.

One in seven small business owners (14%) say they are transitioning towards becoming fully or mainly online enterprises since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, according to new research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance.

Following the unveiling of Manhattan Associates’ Manhattan Active Warehouse Management solution at the company’s recent online Momentum Connect customer conference, Retail Technology Review spoke with the company’s UK managing director, Craig Summers, about the current warehousing and supply chain landscape – including the rise of omnichannel and the unprecedented challenges of the coronavirus pandemic........

Over a third (31%) of marketers working in the retail sector say that a ‘lack of clear ownership’ is their biggest challenge when building digital experiences. That’s according to new research from CMS provider, Magnolia.

Brakes, the UK foodservice wholesaler, has partnered with KPS, the UK ecommerce agencies, to digitally transform its operations during the covid-19 lockdown.