The current recession has seen massive destocking by retailers – it this the new norm or will the shelves fill up again come the upturn?
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A cut-price European retailer has taken a 93,500 sq ft warehouse at Croudace Properties’ Barnwood Point scheme in Gloucester on a five-year lease.
International apparel retailer Charles Vögele has implemented a Merchandise Visibility system in a move to RFID-enable its whole supply chain.
French children’s fashion retailer ïdgroup has invested four million euros in an automated warehouse solution from Savoye
A cut price European retailer has taken a 93,500 sq ft warehouse at Croudace Properties’ Barnwood Point scheme in Gloucester on a five-year lease.
UK sports retailer Sportsdirect.com has fitted its 60-strong fleet of trucks with TruckProtect’s anti-siphon devices to deter fuel thieves.
Henderson, which owns the Spar, Eurospar, Vivo and Vivoxtra franchises in Northern Ireland, has selected Aldata to automate store replenishment and manage inventory in real-time to boost store sales and reduce costs.
Growing need for flexibility, responsiveness and adaptable supply chains might just encourage even more outsourcing as we wait for the upturn.
PeopleVox has launched a new range of RFID-enabled hand-held wireless readers dedicated to the fashion retail industry.
Tight stock control helped Debenhams boost pre-tax profit in the 18 weeks to 3rd January despite a drop in like-for-like sales of 3.5 per cent. Gross transaction value was 0.6 per cent above the comparative period last year.
