The human touch is still important
When building automated solutions in the future, and before investing millions in robotics, it’s imperative that we don’t forget the humans, says Tristan Holiday.
Study highlights opportunities for sustainable retail
The survey of British Retail Consortium (BRC) members, has highlighted a number of key opportunities for UK retail to become a more sustainable industry.
Break through to the other side
AI could help fashion logistics break the constraints that have long held it, says Stuart Higgins. But while the technology is exciting, Stuart also urges caution.
Omnichannel priorities shift as eComm’s exponential growth slows
Latest omni channel retail innovations still need to rely on risk free data and a single view of stock to deliver a seamless customer journey across all channels, says Helena Jaconelli.
‘Heavy price to pay’ for retailers who get Peak 2023 wrong
Points to consider when planning for Peak 2023 in an environment of high inflation. Stuart Higgins provides the analysis.
UK online shoppers more demanding on deliveries
UK SHOPPERS are almost twice as likely as their German counterparts to abandon their online shopping basket or switch retailer due to poor delivery options.
Q-commerce: the implications of super-fast grocery delivery
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse event will explore key issues for logistics professionals at a time of unprecedented change at the CBS Arena in Coventry on November 30.
Rapid fire fulfilment for micro e-grocery
2021 has seen the UK Grocery market explode into life, with ultra-fast fulfilment solutions launching in London and rapidly expanding across the country. Chris Moss explores the implications for the logistics sector.
Digital Twins: supply chain hit or miss?
Can digital twin technology be of use to the supply chain, asks Emile Naus?
The supply chain: Retail’s secret weapon
Times are pretty tough for retailers right now. As in many areas of life, the Covid-19 crisis has accelerated trends that were already taking place, such as an increasing shift to online shopping, argues Emile Naus.
Renewed appetite
Pandemic forces retailers to re-evaluate warehouse automation and robotics.
Innovative logistics needed for intense grocery eCommerce market
The grocery eCommerce market is well on course to reach current predictions of between £18-20bn in 2020 – a remarkable story of growth and supply chain capability given the intense and unique requirements that selling food in multiple temperature ranges presents.
Logistics industry falls short in Digital Leaders study
Although the UK’s leading logistics companies have made significant investments in digital technologies, a new study released today has found that it only ranks sixth in a list of the UK’s Digital Leaders by sector.
‘Black Friday places a huge logistical challenge on retailers’
Consultancy BearingPoint predicts the additional 17 million orders generated by Black Friday will drive an additional 210,000 van deliveries over the period.
Automation and peak
Emile Naus, a director at BearingPoint, on a new generation of automation.
Smoothing out the jagged edges
How can fashion retailers mitigate the effects of peaks in their supply chain and operations? Phil Harrison, a manager at BearingPoint explores.
Emile Naus promoted to operations partner at BearingPoint
Emile Naus, who leads BearingPoint’s Operations team in the UK, has been promoted to partner.
Grocery industry: guide to supply chain resilience
Retail supply chain experts BearingPoint, who advise many of the top ten retailers in the UK on their supply chain, logistics and operations has published a new insight, which puts forward a set of proposals to help grocers adapt and maintain service and availability during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Early movers on automation react better to crisis
Retailers that have invested heavily in warehouse automation are less impacted by labour availability so can respond more effectively during the COVID-19 crisis.
