Rethinking retail
As more consumers opt to buy online rather than in-store the traditional tenets of good retailing have fallen by the wayside: returns are rising, stock control is chaotic and margins are under pressure. Where will it all end?
As more consumers opt to buy online rather than in-store the traditional tenets of good retailing have fallen by the wayside: returns are rising, stock control is chaotic and margins are under pressure. Where will it all end?
The rapid changes in the demands being placed on logistics operation mean that optimising the network is an increasingly difficult challenge, and harnessing the right technology is critical.
Aligning demand and supply in real-time is a challenging task for many companies. In today’s fastmoving markets, it’s not enough to have good demand if you can’t tie it back to a timely supply response.
The December 2016 edition of Logistics Manager is now out in print and online. It is also available on iPad and Android.
This year’s Black Friday turned out to be one of John Lewis’ busiest shopping periods, according to the retailer.
The winners of the 2016 Supply Chain Excellence Awards were revealed last night at a glittering ceremony in London, attended by supply chain leaders from right across Europe.
26 per cent of refunded retail goods are unfit for resale, new research from Barclaycard has found. According to the credit card company, 57 per cent of merchants give refunds ‘regardless of product condition’ to keep good customer relationships.
Tesco is working on plans to cut logistics costs by some £450 million by 2019-20. It wants to make its distribution system more efficient and responsive as part of its strategy to boost group operating margin from 2.18 per cent to 3.5-4.0 per cent.
Marks & Spencer’s strategy for building its multi-channel offering came under scrutiny at the Omni-Channel Conference on Thursday, in a presentation by Ricky Wilson, head of operations for M&S.co.uk.
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