Turnover up 11.7% at Clipper Logistics
E-commerce fulfilment and a click and collect service into Waitrose for third-parties helped drive double-digit turnover and profit growth at Clipper Logistics in the first half of its financial year....
View ArticleHomebase and Wincanton customer delivery service launched
Wincanton’s fully managed order and delivery e-fulfilment contract with Homebase has gone live. The deal, agreed in April, will see Wincanton handle over 300,000 customer deliveries from various...
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Ted Baker chief resigns after profit fall
Supply chain struggles at retailer Ted Baker have seen chief executive Lindsay Page resign and the firm issue a profit warning. Ted Baker said that trading through November and the Black Friday period...
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Ted Baker is the canary in the coal mine for retail supply chains
When you see the statement “trading over… the Black Friday period was below expectations” you start to pay attention as a journalist in the world of logistics and supply chains. The words Black Friday...
View ArticleLow consumer confidence leads to profit drop at McColl’s
Convenience retailer McColl’s Retail Group has warned that its EBITDA will be below expectations as the combination of unseasonable weather and lower consumer confidence led to ‘softer market...
View ArticleNeal’s Yard Remedies extends Wincanton contract
Wincanton has renewed its warehousing and transportation contact with organic health and beauty retailer Neals’s Yard Remedies. Wincanton will provide a warehouse and transport fulfilment service from...
View ArticleTesco and WWF launch initiative to map environmental impact of food production
WWF and Tesco will track the environmental impacts of a sample of regularly bought products, to better understand the impact of food production. The WWF and Tesco partnership calls on the food industry...
View ArticleJigsaw and EV Cargo to transport glass bottles from the Middle East to the UK
Jigsaw has won a contract to import and distribute glass bottles across the UK which will see it utilising transport and storage solutions from EV Cargo. A current shortage of glass bottles in the UK...
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Logistics Manager Analysis: Planning for uncertainty
2019 may well be remembered by many in the distribution sector as the year political procrastination played havoc with the supply pipeline – from product sourcing to warehouse management, from demand...
View ArticleMulberry and Homebase select Sorted
Delivery management software supplier Sorted has won contracts with retailers Mulburry and Homebase. Mulberry, which operates 120 stores in 20 countries, said it chose Sorted to help drive its...
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Logistics Manager Analysis: Convenience isn’t easy
The growth of convenience retail makes it a tantalising market. But the competition is tough and it’s inspiring a re-think of replenishment logistics. Johanna Parsons investigates… The UK convenience...
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Supply Chain Conference 2020 – Meet the Speaker: Tom Rose, SPAR International
In the third of a series of profiles on speakers at the Supply Chain Conference 2020 we meet Tom Rose, head of international operations at SPAR International. The Supply Chain Conference 2020 takes...
View ArticleSuperdry turnover and profit falls as business ‘‘comprehensively resets’
Fashion retailer Superdry has said that it is “pleased with the progress” it has made in ‘comprehensively resetting’ the business. Turnover at Superdry fell 11% year-on-year in the 26 weeks ending 26...
View ArticleConsumers made fewer supermarket visits in autumn as growth stalls
Year-on-year supermarket sales growth slowed again during the 12 weeks ending 1 December to 0.5%, with average consumers making one fewer visit to the shops over the past three months than this time...
View ArticleHouse of Fraser logistics and warehousing ‘fully integrated’ at Sports Direct
The warehousing and logistics functions at House of Fraser have now been fully integrated into Sports Direct Group following the purchase of the business last year. In July chief executive Mike Ashley...
View ArticleAmazon to open Darlington fulfilment centre
Amazon is to open a new fulfilment centre in Darlington, County Durham – its 22nd fulfilment centre in the UK and first in the north-east of England. As a result Amazon is recruiting for 1,000...
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Online retail sales predicted to top £20bn in November and December
UK online retail sales in November and December are being forecast to rise 10.5% year-on-year to £20 billion. According to Colliers International online retail in the UK will top £9 billion in November...
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Waitrose ups loose vegetable procurement to meet Christmas demand
Waitrose & Partners has increased orders of its best-selling loose vegetables at Christmas by 75% year-on-year as sales of their packaged equivalents decreased. In just over the last ten months,...
View ArticleTesco to investigate prison labour allegations
Tesco is to investigate allegations of prison labour in its supply chain after reports that a six-year girl in London found a message from prisoners inside charity Christmas cards. It was reported by...
View ArticleJohn Lewis sees dip in Christmas sales
A ‘slower than usual start’ to clearance promotions meant that John Lewis & Partners saw a decrease of 4.1% in sales during the Christmas period. Bérangère Michel, partner and operations director,...
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