Retail Supply Chain Management

Retail businesses throughout London and Birmingham can now easily and responsibly dispose of face masks, gloves and other forms of workplace personal protective equipment (PPE), thanks to a new dedicated PPE disposal service from leading waste and recycling company, First Mile.

COVID-19 continued to reshape the retail landscape in May, as consumers acclimatised to the enforced shift of shopping online.

In 2019 the retail turnover share of private consumption decreased by 1.0 percent in the EU-27 countries. As such, EU consumers spend on average 29.9 percent of their money on brick-and-mortar retail.

Sikka Software has launched  Sikka Insights, a new analytics service that encompasses the retail healthcare ecosystem of practices, manufacturers, distributors, financial institutions and service providers.

Retail technology company Sekura Global has launched two new products to enable retailers to ramp up operations post-coronavirus. SteryBot, claimed to be the world’s first autonomous retail sanitising robot, and a dynamic social distancing system have been added to the company’s range of PPE and safety essentials to make stores and distribution centres Covid-safe for customers and staff.

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The retail sector cannot escape the economic impact of COVID-19. But, despite the difficult economic outlook, is now the time to invest in technology?

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the importance of digital transformation in procurement and supply chain management according to a new study from Ivalua, a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions.

The total number of UK online fashion checkouts increased significantly in May, up 115% year-on-year, according to True Fit, the personalisation platform for apparel and footwear retailers. However, Average Order Value (AOV) remained down compared to last year, -9% for the first three weeks in May.

New research (1) from JGOO, the next generation leader in digital commerce, reveals that over the next six months 35% of UK adults expect the level of their online shopping to increase compared to 18% who anticipate it will fall.

As the apparel retail industry prepares to open its doors again, phased re-openings hinge on a safe shopping environment for both employees and customers.