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As retailers gathered for the National Retail Federation’s annual confab last month, no one was expecting a year of smooth sailing as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to disrupt both their…
Read MoreBoohoo orders suppliers to bring all production “in-house” and cut ties with sub-contractors
Boohoo has ordered its suppliers to ensure all its products are made in-house as it continues to make major changes to its supply chain.
The online fashion giant has told…
Read MoreBoohoo failing to provide “adequate Covid governance” at 13 sites according to audit
Boohoo is failing to provide “adequate Covid governance” at over a dozen factories according to the first published report into its supply chain from Sir Brian Leveson.
The fast fashion…
Read MoreOcado warns of “missing items and substitutions” as COVID-19 ravages supply chain
Ocado has become the first UK grocer to warn customers of an increase in missing items and substitutions thanks to “staff absences across the supply chain”.
Customers of the online…
Read MoreWalmart expands driverless freight trials
Walmart will expand its driverless freight trials in its home state of Arkansas during 2021.
Last year the US retailer began testing vehicles with Gatik, an autonomous delivery network specialist…
Read MoreRoyal Mail halts deliveries to mainland Europe
The Royal Mail has stopped deliveries to mainland Europe, Canada and Turkey due to a UK travel ban caused by a new strain of coronavirus.
A statement on the Royal…
Read MoreHalf of British shoppers experienced delivery issues during lockdown
New research by Citizens Advice finds 47 per cent of adults in Britain had issues with parcel delivery since the first lockdown in March.
The report found complaints about parcel…
Read MoreFirst Mile: Why fulfilling a brand promise begins in the warehouse
Retailers of all shapes and sizes have long been obsessed with the last mile processes of their supply chains and it’s not surprising that self-styled ‘innovative technologies’ like Alphabet’s drone…
Read MoreSurge in online shopping over lockdown thanks to 102% rise in online supermarket shops
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…
Read MoreApple lifts 2-device purchase limit after less than a week
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…
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