Smashed bottles and binned deliveries among Christmas parcel disasters
Parcels thrown over fences, broken items and packages taken away by bin collectors were among delivery problems experienced by around four in 10 online...
How independent eCommerce retailers can optimise stock inventory management during peak
During the dizzying heights of peak season, retail operations of all shapes and sizes are put to the test to meet increased consumer demand....
Tesco confident it can ‘deliver Christmas’ despite industrial action
Unions have warned supermarket giant Tesco that it faces disruption at its stores as workers take industrial action at distribution centres just ahead of...
Living with automation: what do the retail and hospitality jobs of the future look...
With the recent opening of Tesco’s first checkout-free store, added to the continued growth of Amazon Fresh in London and elsewhere, as well as...
Customers worldwide drove record-breaking Black Friday through Cyber Monday sales on Amazon
On Black Friday and Cyber Monday, customers shopped incredible deals across every category on Amazon from fashion to home, electronics, toys, beauty, and more.
In...
Ex-Tesco boss ‘humbled to get knighthood on behalf of food industry heroes’
Tesco’s former chief executive has said he feels “honoured and humbled” to have received a knighthood on behalf of people in the food industry...
Asda charters cargo ship and buys extra turkeys ahead of bumper Christmas
Asda has chartered its own cargo ship, and increased its stock of turkeys and other festive food compared with last year, in an effort...
Saving Christmas from toy shortages
Following reports of freight costs rising by 500% and ongoing labour shortages in the transport and logistics sector, toy retailers and manufacturers are warning...
Currys and Uber join forces with rapid delivery trial
Currys and Uber have announced a new trial which puts tech on the takeaway menu for Londoners, enabling them to order small tech items...
Could Christmas be cancelled or do we all just need to stop panicking?
The Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said “Christmas will go ahead” after further measures were introduced in a bid to tackle supply chain problems...