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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…

Walmart expands driverless freight trials

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December 23, 2020

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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…

Royal Mail halts deliveries to mainland Europe

Delivery / Supply Chain

December 22, 2020

Delivery / Supply Chain Ecommerce

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…

Half of British shoppers experienced delivery issues during lockdown

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November 16, 2020

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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…

The online shopping boom has driven investment in warehouses to record highs as retailers scramble to expand their last-mile delivery facilities.

First Mile: Why fulfilling a brand promise begins in the warehouse

Op-ed

October 19, 2020

Delivery / Supply Chain Ecommerce

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…

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.

Surge in online shopping over lockdown thanks to 102% rise in online supermarket shops

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September 8, 2020

Delivery / Supply Chain News

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…

H&M has “paid the price for being late to the party online” this year seeing its full year sales drop nearly 20 per cent.

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

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March 23, 2020

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…

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

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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…

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

Companies News

February 17, 2020