As always the Consumer &Retail category drew plenty of entries, but when it came to selecting for the shortlist four stood out from the rest.
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In a first for the e-fulfilment sector, iForce is combining online fulfilment, online returns and retail returns processing for Sainsbury’s non-food goods under one roof. The service, which went live in July, is based at a 250,000 sq ft depot in Corby.
Asda chose Clipper Logistics to handle fulfilment for its Asda/George Direct online business. It has developed a 24/7 service that will process and distribute orders from the Asda/George Direct sites and deliver goods to customers nationwide.
With globalisation we have gone beyond basic ERP. Now agility and the ability tomake changes is amore important feature.
In just six weeks the winners of the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2009 will be announced at a glittering celebration dinner in London before an audience of more than 450 industry leaders.
The big success of an otherwise disappointing business year has been the continued growth of online retail. For many, providing a service has simply been a matter of bolting on the facilities. But times are changing and multi-channel is moving to the co
The launch of Tesco Direct in the autumn of 2006 was a key event in the development of multichannel retailing – the UK’s largest supermarket chain moving decisively into the non-food sector with an online offering. The success of the operation won Tesco
A record number of supply chain professionals tuned in to our latest web TV debate on Sales and Operations Planning and it is now available for you to view online.
Fashion can be a fickle thing. What’s in one week might be old news the next week so retailers need to keep on top of changing trends and adapt supply chains accordingly to thrive. Lucy Tesseras
Managing an efficient and happy workforce is a matter of good communications, a strong team ethos and a great deal of flexibility. But in these tough times how do you keep staff motivated for the task? Nick Allen