One of the continual and defining challenges of the retail sector is managing seasonal peaks. Events like Christmas, Black Friday, Valentine’s Day and Halloween trigger major spikes in consumer demand. Although these periods present exciting opportunities for...
X2 (UK), one of the country’s leading transportation and 4PL providers, has announced its sponsorship of the Hillmorton Warriors Under 8s football team. The Warriors, who are part of Hillmorton Football Club, are now set to compete in the league and tournaments and...
In our last holistic report on the state of the logistics industry [1] we commented on the interesting disparity between reported industry confidence metrics (as per Barclays’ Logistics Confidence Index) and CapEx forecasts from some of the industry’s leading...
X2 (UK), one of the country’s leading logistics firms, has announced its renewed sponsorship of Generation Logistics for a second consecutive year. Silver Sponsor X2 (UK) is a keen supporter of the Generation Logistics initiative, championing the campaign’s mission to...
The UK retail sector is grappling with a dramatic rise in fraud, posing a major threat to business sustainability and customer trust. In 2023, the sector suffered losses of £11.3 billion as a result of fraud, with over one-third of UK businesses (35%) having been...
The image of unusually agitated people fighting over cheap televisions has become an enduring image of Black Friday. The now legendary day, which falls on November 29th in the UK this year, is a defining event in the shopping calendar, drawing millions of shoppers...
