Nearly 80% of organisations are concerned with disruption and competitive threats, especially from new digital-savvy entrants, a new study by Accenture has found.  

Tencent is seeking more avenues for its 980 million WeChat users to shop and spend.

While the China government’s proposed overhaul of China’s logistics industry may not directly affect the heavy and over-sized cargo transportation sector would not be directly affected, there could be significant consequences.

While predicting the future is never an easy task, in order to be competitive all businesses need to be able to accurately anticipate what trends will affect them in the coming year. Here is a look at how some companies in the supply chain sector are preparing themselves for the months to come.

The festive season puts an enormous amount of additional pressure on supply chains and logistics. So much so that the likes of Argos have opened new fulfilment centres to keep up with the swarm of expected same day deliveries, whilst ASOS has gone even further by planning to be the first in the UK to offer same-day-returns, just in time for Christmas. This will be ground-breaking for consumers, who will be able to book, via the retailer’s app, collection of unwanted items at a time and place that suits them. In order for retailers to optimise their supply chain strategies, a lot of planning and investment has been put into these new initiatives to ensure they can actually deliver on their promises.

E-commerce powerhouse aims to ramp up international expansion with strategic partners Auchan Retail of France and Taiwan’s Ruentex Group

The promise of more data and better insights into customers is causing more FMCG brands to test direct-to-consumer models but few have found the recipe for success yet.