Supply Chain Analysis news

Starting from next year, the Co-op is planning to create 135 Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) driver apprenticeships that will last between 12 to 15 months. First intake in January 2022 The apprenticeships are due to start in January 2022. According to the Co-op, a competitive starting salary and a permanent contract will be offered, while costs of training will be covered as part of the programme...

JD Logistics is set to invest RMB 1 billion (around £113 million) in a new green supply chain project called “Green Stream Initiative”. Carbon efficiency increased by 35% within five years The announcement was made at the sixth Global Smart Supply Chain summit held on 18 October. JD Logistics expects to see its carbon efficiency increase by 35% within the next five years, and halve its carb...

Getir has launched a franchise model in the UK to switch as many dark store operations as possible over to franchisees.  It currently operates 75 dark stores in 11 UK cities. What is Getir offering to franchisees? Investments of between £140,000 and £205,000 are being sought from franchise holders, with this range reflecting the various sizes of dark stores in operation.  Franchise holders ...

Coles has announced the signing of the last power purchase agreements to reach its objective of sourcing all its electricity needs from renewable sources by the end of FY25. Electricity generated at wind and solar farms across Australia The retailer has recently signed renewable electricity agreements for large-scale generation certificate (LGC) agreements are with Origin Energy, ACCIONA En...

The EU has unveiled a series of measures that are set to reduce the amount of paperwork and the number of internal UK border checks that are required under the protocol on goods crossing the Irish sea to Northern Ireland (NI) from the rest of the UK. Background Treatment of trade between GB and NI poses numerous practical difficulties and it is exceptionally sensitive, politically, for both...

As it gears up for the critical holiday trading period, we look at the actions Target is taking to ensure it can meet shopper demand. Cost and capacity issues US retailers are facing several supply chain challenges, related to cost and capacity issues. Congestion at ports in Asia and on the US west coast, driven by lockdowns and labour availability, along with the shortage and rapid increas...

The current shortage of HGV drivers is perhaps the biggest challenge the food and consumer goods industry has faced in years. Its impact can be seen in supermarkets, which have been negatively impacted by missed deliveries and replenishment problems in recent weeks. A few months ago, my colleague James Walton looked at the overarching causes, consequences and potential remedies to the HGV dri...

Kroger has outlined plans to expand its ecommerce fulfillment partnership with Ocado to five new sites, including market entry into the Northeast. This brings the total number of identified locations, including live and spoke sites, to 18. Kroger aiming to double digital sales These sites form part of Kroger’s plans to develop up to 20 CFCs as part of its strategic partnership with Ocado. T...

Availability issues Operational labour and HGV driver shortages are continuing to create challenges for supply chains. Food and consumer good businesses have been hit hard by recruitment and retention challenges in 2020 and 2021. This is resulting in lower order fulfilment levels than normal, meaning there is an impact on availability of some food and groceries. Shortage of HGV drivers has ...

The UK government has appointed Dave Lewis, Tesco’s former CEO, to solve the supply chain issues that the economy is currently facing. Advising the Prime Minister and the new Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The government’s new supply chain adviser will be directly advising the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Stephen Barclay, the new Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. In a statemen...