Amazon has set its sights on the UK supermarket sector. From the Amazon Fresh initiative to its partnership with Morrisons, offering free, next day delivery to Prime customers, the arch disruptor is looking to turn the UK multiple market on its head.
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RSSGrowth in sales channels causes supply chain issues for half of retailers
Apr 13, 2021
New research by Advanced Supply Chain Group shows that growing retail sales channels causes stock inventory management problems for 53% of retailers. According to the international supply chain business, nine in ten retailers are planning to increase the number of their sales channels following the impact of the pandemic and Brexit.
Goods-to-Person robotisation is key in meeting the new logistics challenges facing the cosmetic industry
Apr 13, 2021
By Hugues Sterlin, Scallog’s Director of Operations.
The cosmetics industry in France is a major driver of the economy. Despite the drop-off in exports caused by the pandemic, the sector achieved total revenues of over €15.7 billion in 2020 and leads the world with a 24% share of the global cosmetics market.
Customer loyalty heavily dependent on ‘last mile’ service
Apr 13, 2021
Consumers are choosing who they shop with depending on the ‘last mile’ service provided, new research has revealed. Long delivery times top the list of frustrations for consumers (50%), followed closely by paying for returns (42%) and limited stock availability (38%).
Online retailer eSpares launches customer video consultations to tap up bricks-and-mortar specialists
Apr 13, 2021
eSpares, the UK online parts store for home appliances, has entered into a new partnership with technology provider ConferWith. The partnership will provide customers with real time advice from experts over live video as they browse online.
Retail Technology Show, the expo to fast forward retail’s revolution, will take place on 26-27 April 2022
Apr 13, 2021
Dynamic and ambitious events business, Nineteen Group, has added Retail Technology Show 2022 to its portfolio.
How retailers can adapt to the new wave of hybrid consumers
Apr 12, 2021
On the 12th of April, retailers in England and Wales will breathe a collective sigh of relief as all non-essential shops hope to open up once again. After a turbulent year, the government’s plan to ease lockdown restrictions promises much-needed stability for retailers. However, the pandemic has led to marked changes in consumer behaviour, which retailers will need to adapt to.
SnapFulfil driving accelerated growth at family firm
Apr 06, 2021
SnapFulfil WMS is helping to power forward an automotive salvage specialist’s ambitious five-year growth plan, which is predicted to boost turnover to a £1/4 billion.
UK businesses lose £37 billion every year through poor spending controls
Apr 06, 2021
Soldo, the European pay and spend automation platform, has unveiled a new Coleman Parkes study it commissioned which found that the UK economy loses around £37 billion a year through poor business spending controls.
JCB sees online sales in Europe increase by more than 300% from 2016 to 2019, as online spending among cardmembers boom
Apr 06, 2021
JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., has seen impressive growth in virtual spending with European retailers from its Asian cardmember base, with online sales growing by more than 300% across the continent between 2016 and 2019.
