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Retail Asia26/04/2023

While the pandemic and subsequent ecommerce explosion drove strong demand for true omnichannel supply chain commerce solutions, it also fuelled a less immediately obvious longer-term move towards direct-to-consumer (D2C) fulfilment too. Where suppliers of wholesale goods (including everything from FMCG goods to electrical appliances), often ship large, bulky consignments of cargo through industrial supply chains […]

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Retail Asia04/08/2022

Retailers across the Southeast Asian region are under tremendous supply chain pressure due to increased demand for online orders, hyper-competitive pricing and faster delivery times. For online orders, customers want the cheapest price, shortest delivery time, up-to-date information on stock availability, access to the real-time status of their orders, and seamless return options. On top […]

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Retail Asia14/01/2022

British online fashion retailer ASOS reiterated its already downgraded outlook on Thursday after supply chain constraints and volatile demand limited sales growth in its four months to Dec. 31 trading period. It posted total sales growth of 5%, following a 22% rise in the year to end August, and said gross margin decreased by 400 […]

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Retail Asia05/01/2022

Thanks to the rollout of coronavirus vaccines, the global economy is slowly starting to emerge from the pandemic. But Covid-19 has left one very destructive economic issue in its wake: disruption to global supply chains. The rapid spread of the virus in 2020 prompted shutdowns of industries around the world and, while most of us were […]

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Retail Asia13/10/2021

Jaguar Land Rover has trialed the use of secure blockchain technology to ensure full transparency within a sustainable leather supply chain. In a world-first, Jaguar Land Rover partnered with supply chain traceability provider Circular, leading UK leather manufacturer Bridge of Weir Leather Company and the University of Nottingham to trial the use of traceability technology […]

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Retail Asia08/09/2021

Ninety percent of German companies in Vietnam are seeking new or additional suppliers in Asia Pacific due to mobility restrictions in the country. The majority of respondents, 83 percent, reported supply bottlenecks and price increases caused by transport problems, according to a survey by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK). What […]

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Retail Asia28/06/2021

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Aldi has become the first Australian member of UK-based Slave-Free Alliance, a social enterprise that works with and supports businesses to create a supply chain free of slavery. The partnership comes almost a year after Aldi identified a number of high-risk areas in its local supply chain. Together, the businesses will conduct a ‘Human Rights Risk […]

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Retail Asia17/02/2021

The pandemic has accelerated the proliferation of eCommerce by up to six years, and the grocery sector has been one of the most impacted, albeit positively, due to vast surges in online sales. However, there are associated challenges when it comes to eCommerce fulfilment and delivery, particularly in parts of Southeast Asia where there is […]

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Retail Asia20/11/2020

DHL will construct the brand-new bespoke facility at Plot 3040 on London Gateway’s Logistics Park with the main facility build due to commence in early 2021. On completion, DHL will lease the facility from DP World London Gateway. The 42m high bay warehouse will feature 36m of clear internal eaves height. DHL said it would […]

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Retail Asia11/08/2020

Automation solutions provider Dematic has been running a series of Virtual Showcases all around the world. From 20th August till 10th September, Dematic will bring the series to Asia, with four online sessions focusing on grocery, food & beverage, e-commerce, and industry & spare parts in Asia. The theme of the Virtual Showcase Series is Supply […]

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Retail Asia23/10/2018

Weizhong Zhu (“Wilson”) has joined Li & Fung as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and will lead operations across all Li & Fung’s 40+ production countries. As Li & Fung pushes ahead on its digital supply chain strategy to build the Supply Chain of the Future, Wilson will focus on strengthening the Company’s production platforms globally, […]

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Retail Asia29/08/2018

Efficient supply chain management has a cascading impact on all aspects of retail – from sourcing of raw materials based on demand forecast and then speeding up the production to getting the product to the store and finally to the consumer, everything depends on the supply chain. Experts unanimously agree that besides infrastructure and complications […]

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Retail Asia06/06/2018

Since the advent of the internet, users have marvelled at the ability to create a persona of themselves online – be it in the first virtual communities, social networks, retail sites and multi-player games. Increasingly, a greater proportion of our personal lives and information can now be found on digital platforms. Coupled with a plethora […]

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Retail Asia16/10/2017

The Payload Asia Awards 2017 returned for its sixth edition, with more than 90 nominations vying for the 20 awards categories and more than 25,000 online votes received in the Customer Choice Awards. All results – from both Customer Choice and Industry Choice – were audited by an independent auditing firm, Alpes Assurance. The awards […]

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Retail Asia26/07/2017

The digital B2B marketplace for warehousing, Log-hub AG from Switzerland, and the Indian Supply Chain specialist 3SC are now collaborating on the Indian market. Both companies are technology based and offer advanced analytics based transportation and warehousing solutions. Log-hub and 3SC have agreed to combine their capabilities to provide seamless service offerings for those companies […]

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Retail Asia19/06/2017

Logistics data unifier GateHouse Logistics A/S announces that it has been invited to present its vision of the future direction of data used in the logistics industry at the upcoming IoT Slam Conference being staged at Raleigh in North Carolina on June 21 and 22. The annual Conference brings together the The Internet of Things Community […]

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Retail Asia02/06/2017

Chinese supermarket chain retailer Yonghui Supermarket has decided to build a supply chain industrial park in Sichuan’s Pengzhou city, with a total investment of CNY1 billion. The company says the industrial park will better support its regional distribution and warehousing demands and food processing business development in Sichuan. Yonghui Supermarket will purchase an area of […]

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Retail Asia08/05/2017

Local Motors is a carmaker with a difference. Rather than following the traditional vehicle design process, the Arizona-based micro-multinational instead crowd-sources its car designs from an online community. Once the design is chosen, the company harnesses advances in translating data from the digital to the virtual world to build cars almost entirely by 3D printing. […]

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Retail Asia19/04/2017

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Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for supply chains is an important next step to lower costs, improve productivity and drive growth by helping businesses reduces time-to-market. There are many opportunities to utilize AI along the chain from buying raw materials/components, converting them into finished products, selling to customers and delivering to end customers. Supply chains, generally, […]

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Retail Asia10/04/2017

Supply chain group Tigers has launched a new marketplace, called eShop, to support brands entering the rapidly expanding China and Southeast Asia e-commerce markets. The digital marketplace, part of Tigers’ suite of e-commerce products, offers a one-stop shop solution, from marketing, to taking payments, managing the supply chain, order fulfilment, and returns. Up-and-coming Italian designer […]

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