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Business technology solutions provider Brother UK has partnered with ECS Global to help the business better support its customers across retail, healthcare, transport and logistics. The partnership, which launched in October 2023, will see ECS Global make the full Brother print portfolio available to the company’s existing and prospective customers.

By Johan Hellman, Vice President, Product & Carrier at nShift.

Ecommerce sales are tipped to hit $8.1 trillion by 2026. So it’s no surprise that retailers of all sizes are keen to get hold of the biggest possible slice of the pie. Retail logistics and warehouse teams are the lynchpin of ecommerce operations. Here’re just four ways that logistics teams contribute to multichannel retail and ecommerce success.

bp has signed an agreement with RELEX Solutions, provider of unified supply chain and retail planning solutions, to implement their forecasting and replenishment capabilities in its UK convenience retail business.

On average, 36 shops close their doors across British high streets every week. However, many small business owners still bet on traditional retail, with an 18 per cent rise in pop-up shop openings in the past year. These outlets are often deemed high street saviours, but they come with technology challenges.

Syndeo, the Conversational AI solutions provider, has launched its Experience Apps for Retail, designed to transform the way consumers shop and interact with their favourite brands.

SymphonyAI has announced its suite of software copilots for retailers and CPG manufacturers, bringing powerful generative AI capabilities to its intelligent merchandising, supply chain, and store and space product suite.

Bamboo Rose, the collaborative product development, sourcing, and supply chain platform for global retailers, has acquired UK-based Supply Pilot. Together, Bamboo Rose and Supply Pilot will empower active supplier engagement throughout the entire retail lifecycle, from ideation to delivery.

New research from Kin + Carta, the global digital transformation consultancy, has revealed that UK retailers are falling short when it comes to coherent experiences across their physical and digital footprints, potentially leading to loss of revenue. A stark contrast to retailers in the US.

More than three-quarters (77%) of supply chain executives believe that investing in a modern warehouse management system (WMS) or order management system (OMS) would help them to be more profitable during peak season, according to a recent survey led by Deposco of 200 supply chain executives, working for European retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers, or 3PL/4PL firms.

By Mattias Gredenhag, CTO, nShift.

This year’s peak shopping season brings the opportunity for many omnichannel retailers to end a challenging year on a high. With inflation easing and interest rates steady, retailers can afford a degree of optimism that spending will be strong.