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Consumer spending grew 0.2 per cent year-on-year in the month of August, thanks to a 102.7 per cent year-on-year rise in online supermarket shops. New data from Barclaycard found consumer…

Apple has scrapped a limit on bulk purchases after less than a week which it imposed due to supply chain constraints brought on by the coronavirus.

Apple lifts 2-device purchase limit after less than a week

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March 23, 2020

Delivery / Supply Chain News

Apple has scrapped a limit on bulk purchases after less than a week which it imposed due to supply chain constraints brought on by the coronavirus. Last week Apple imposed…

H&M has been fined over €35 million for breaching EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws in a landmark ruling.

H&M re-purposes supply chain to produce PPE equipment for front-line medical staff

H&M PPE protective personal equipment supply chain

March 23, 2020

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H&M announced on Sunday that it would be re-purposing its vast supply chain operations to begin producing protective personal equipment (PPE) for front-line medical staff. The fast fashion retailer joined…

Rent the Runway is set to permanently shut all of its physical stores as it is forced to shift its operations back online in the wake of the coronavirus.

Rent the Runway hires string of former Amazon executives after last year’s logistics collapse

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February 17, 2020

Delivery / Supply Chain Ecommerce News

Rent the Runway has hired a raft of former Amazon executives to head up its supply chain operations after it was plagued with delivery chaos last year. Brian Donato is…

Rent the Runway returns to normal operation after 14% of subscribers affected by delivery meltdown

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October 10, 2019

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Rent the Runway has returned to normal operations and begun accepting new customers and rental orders after nearly a month of delivery chaos. The online fashion rental service, announced on…

Carrefour France invests in Symphony RetailAI

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July 10, 2019

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Carrefour France has signed on a new deal with Symphony RetailAI, in order to improve its warehouse replenishment, inventory flow optimisation and supply chain insights solutions. As part of an…

Alibaba applies for 262 blockchain patents

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May 24, 2019

Automation Delivery / Supply Chain

Chinese multinational conglomerate and e-commerce specialist Alibaba is pushing on with its foray into blockchain implementation after applying for 262 blockchain patents. With those patents in hand, Alibaba will integrate…

Ford looks to solve “last 50ft” delivery issue with two-legged robots

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May 22, 2019

Automation Delivery / Supply Chain News

Ford’s fleet of autonomous vehicles will soon be able to deliver all manner of items to customers waiting in their homes or workplaces, but it’s the final curb-to-door journey that…

Co-op Food given go-ahead for new “future-proof” distribution centre

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May 21, 2019