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SHEIN opens EMEA headquarters in Dublin City
The company plans to host around 30 pop-ups around EMEA in 2023.
SHEIN opens EMEA headquarters in Dublin City
The company plans to host around 30 pop-ups around EMEA in 2023.
SSI Schaefer receives SAP Recognised Expertise in the field of supply chain management
Software corporation SAP Germany SE honours warehouse and logistics systems solutions provider SSI Schaefer with the SAP Recognised Expertise certificate, thereby confirming the extremely high competence level of the intralogistics expert for SAP solutions in supply chain management.
Top 3 benefits of implementing a transport management system
Global trade volume is increasing each day with logistics networks getting complex and rising in volume. Analytics solutions provider Quantzig stressed that it is important to cut the time-to-market, which can be attained through a quicker logistics network.
DHL Express launches campaign to help e-commerce merchants
Courier company DHL Express has launched “Where Everything Clicks” -- a global digital campaign to grow its e-commerce business and guide web merchants as they access the booming global marketplace.
John Lewis pilots pick up 'buyback' service for unwanted clothing
To help reduce the 300,000 tonnes of clothing which gets sent to landfill each year in the UK, in an industry first, department store company John Lewis is piloting a service in which customers can have any unwanted clothing bought from its 50 shops and website, collected from their home, and be paid immediately for each item regardless of its condition.
Global apparel and footwear valued at US$1.7 trillion
According to market research company Euromonitor International, the global apparel and footwear market reached US$1.7 trillion in 2017 and is expected to grow by 2% by 2022.
Is Click & Collect ‘cannibalising' UK retailers?
Given that the cost of fulfilling an online order is approximately £20 (US$31), and market willingness-to-pay appears to have an upper limit of £5 per delivery, it is obvious that a retailer in the UK loses £15 per online order.
Testing time for Tesco: Lessons arising from the crisis
The year 2014 can be considered a watershed year for Tesco. Faced with a series of problems in the UK, its main market, the largest British retailer tried a series of solutions to resolve the crisis that culminated in the replacement of its CEO. Retail Asia asked Brian Moore, CEO of EMR-NAMNEWS Ltd, to share possible learnings for retailers in Asia.
Mothercare goes for Manhattan's solution
Mothercare will be using Manhattan Associates’ Supply-chain Commerce Solutions to deliver a ‘best-in-class’ multi-channel experience to its customer.
UK's Frank Dale Foods enters Asia
The UK’S leading premium party food manufacturer, Frank Dale Foods, has begun to expand its footprint in Asia. It has introduced its renowned Classic British Miniatures to the Singapore retail market, putting five classic British party food products on the shelves at Jason’s the Gourmet Grocer, Market Place, and selected Cold Storage supermarket stores.
Why Tesco's accounting process matters in Asia
There is gradual realisation that the £250-million (US$401-million) profit-overstatement is the tip of an iceberg nightmare for Tesco. With this realisation, it would appear that all advance-booking of supplier investment will be challenged in terms of the degree of judgement involved and the resulting scope for interpretation.
New CEO Dave Lewis
Dave Lewis is a veteran of consumer goods giant Unilever, with a reputation for being hard-nosed and tough. He was given a nickname “drastic Dave” after he slashed 300 jobs at Unilever in 2007.
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke quits
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco announced its CEO Philip Clarke will step down in October, as the troubled supermarket giant warned that first half sales and profits will miss expectations.
Straw-based food packaging targeted at supermarkets
UK company ValueForm has created food packs made from straw, and said it wants to lead a change in supermarket and retail food packaging.
Rise of lifestyle brands
LIFESTYLE brands have overtaken luxury brands as the best prospect for growth in the retail sector, according to research by retail analysts at Conlumino.
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