Despite the promises, both anecdotal and data-backed evidence suggests that the UK’s transition out of the European Union has not been as smoothed as hoped. Official government figures state that exports of goods to the EU fell by 40% in January 2021, with imports dropping 29%. The Federation of Small Businesses said that 23% of small businesses had temporarily halted sales to EU customers, while a further four per cent had decided to stop selling to the bloc permanently.
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Quorso announces partnership with REPL to expedite Agile Stores movement
Apr 21, 2021
Quorso, the Agile Stores app, has partnered with REPL, part of Accenture, to make retail store operations agile, simple and human.
The Cotton On Group begins operations with second Vanderlande
Apr 07, 2021
One of Australia’s largest global retailers has once again selected Vanderlande’s flexible TRAYSORTER solution in order to optimise the processes within its distribution centre (DC) in Avalon Victoria.
Order errors costing retailers £951m per year
Mar 30, 2021
Almost half (47%) of online shoppers have received an order in error, a new survey conducted by Opinipoll on behalf of Breathe Technologies has revealed, potentially costing retailers £951m* each year in fulfilment.
Retail’s 2.2% sales rise is ‘dead cat bounce’, says ParcelHero
Mar 30, 2021
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a slight rise of 2.2% in the value of retail sales against last month (February). This is just a bounce, though, as sales figures hit rock bottom, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero.
Lockars launches in the UK
Mar 24, 2021
New parcel delivery ecosystem Lockars has launched in the UK. According to Lockars, the network will transform the way that packages are sent and received while solving some of the biggest issues that carriers, retailers and consumers face during the delivery journey.
Fashion retailer GANT rolls out Cegid software across international business
Mar 23, 2021
GANT, the branded apparel retailer with over 750 stores in 80 countries, is close to completing a rollout of Cegid Retail’s Unified Commerce Platform across Europe in a bid to improve stock management and customer service across multiple channels and territories.
eFax research reveals IT decision-makers in retail accelerating digital transformation of paper-based processes as a direct result of disruption caused by Brexit
Mar 17, 2021
eFax, the online fax solution, has announced the findings of research revealing how UK Retail IT decision-makers are accelerating digital transformation of paper-based processes as a direct result of disruption caused by the UK leaving the EU (Brexit).
How retailers can deliver a positive returns experience for customers
Mar 16, 2021
Returns are a major headache for retailers, exasperated by online sales where vetting product quality is harder.
Renovotec and Italian hi-tech Custom Group agree UK distribution deal
Mar 04, 2021
Supply chain hardware, software and services company Renovotec has struck a distribution deal with Custom SpA, an Italian multinational group and hi-tech solutions company. Custom was founded in 1992 and has extensive experience in retail POS (point of sale), kiosk and self-service solutions.