Amazon has moved beyond using logistics as a support function for its retail empire and is now offering that network to the wider market. With the launch of Amazon Supply Chain Services, the company is opening its freight, warehousing, customs, fulfilment and delivery capabilities to…
US-Iran ceasefire at risk as Trump dismisses Iran’s peace plan and considers military escalation
President Donald Trump has said the fragile ceasefire with Iran is now on “massive life support”, after rejecting Tehran’s latest peace overture and warning that the diplomatic space between the two sides is rapidly narrowing. According to the account in The Washington Post, Iran had…
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Asda's forecourt model highlights importance of reliability and partnership for revenue growth
Asda’s forecourt strategy is offering a clear lesson for the wider convenience sector: when a service line is both customer-facing and revenue-generating, reliability matters as much as ownership. The retailer, which operates about 800 forecourts across the UK, has been using a fully managed model with AIR-serv for air-and-vacuum machines,…
Contact centre technology buying has become far more complicated than it once was. As customer expectations rise and operating models shift, organisations are navigating a crowded market of platforms, specialist tools and emerging capabilities, with cloud contact centre suites increasingly assembled from native functions plus…
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Zip expands procurement platform with AI tools to automate finance and accounting processes
Zip has broadened its procurement platform with a new set of AI tools aimed at automating the route from purchase request to payment, in a move that pushes the company further into finance and accounting operations. According to the company, the new Procure-to-Pay automation is designed to handle tasks that…
Many ocean freight decisions still look sound when they are made. Procurement teams compare rates, weigh carrier commitments and award business on the assumption that service promises will hold. The trouble begins later, when operations inherits the consequences of a network that has shifted…
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View AllA misaligned spreadsheet is all it can take to lose a wholesale account. In apparel, where timing, availability and buyer confidence matter as much as product, duplicated data and disconnected workflows can quickly turn a routine season order into a commercial failure. That is why more brands are moving towards…
Hershey is recasting its supply chain as a core source of competitive advantage as new chief executive Kirk Tanner reshapes the chocolate maker around a more integrated model for demand creation, commercial execution and fulfilment. At its 2026 Investor Day in New York, the company…

