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REPL to Expand Customer Deployments for Blue Yonder’s Dispatcher WMS
REPL Group has announced it plans to expand its ability to provide customer deployments for Blue Yonder Dispatcher WMS through increased professional services capabilities, as Blue Yonder’s Dispatcher professional services team joins the business. Developed…
Winning at Wellbeing – How REPL Topped the Table for Employee Health and Happiness
REPL has achieved a Great Place to Work Wellbeing Index score of 81%, surpassing the threshold for excellence by 6 percentage points and joining just 24 other companies in the UK to hold this prestigious…
REPL Commits to Significant Job Creation Following Record Revenue and Pre-Tax Profit Growth
REPL Group has reported a 30% increase in revenue and 55% growth in pre-tax profit for the financial year 2019/20. The company has also announced plans to hire 100 new full-time employees before the end…
Balancing Convenience and Sustainability in Retail Supply Chains
Once a major point of difference, sustainability is now a retail watchword. Thanks to increasing public interest in environmental issues, retailers have been prompted to place ethical and environmental concerns above shareholder returns. As a…
REPL is Great Because Our Employees are Great: A Reflection on our Past 18 Months
Simon Sinek once said “customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.” We would like to think that our success speaks volumes about the happiness of our employees, and in turn…
The message and mechanics of engaging employees post pandemic
When rules around facemasks are fluctuating faster than a flimsy fitting room curtain, retail leaders need a concise and consistent approach to communicating change. It’s not just facemask policy that’s in flux of course. As we…
How can data help the high street?
Mike Callender, Executive Chairman of REPL, recently wrote an article for Digitalisation World about how data can help the high street. He talked about data integrity, taking inspiration from online, enhancing the high street experience…
Accelerate Your Digital Transformation
During these unprecedented times, retail faces challenges it must meet more accurately and rapidly than ever before. At REPL we have everything you need to reimagine the way you do business. From legacy systems that…
Beyond Covid-19 – Optimising Warehouses and Dark Stores for the New Normal
Warehouses and dark stores are set to play an increasingly important role in the acceleration of online shopping and more agile distribution and manufacturing. To be capitalise on this shift, businesses must closely link employee…
What will the reopening of the high street look like?
Mike Callender, Executive Chairman for REPL, recently wrote an article for Elite Business discussing what the reopening of the high street will look like, whether customers will return and how businesses can safeguard its employees….
Half of UK shoppers unwilling to share their personal data with retailers – but still want a personal experience
Half of UK consumers are unwilling to share their personal data with retailers over concerns about how this is being used, with those aged over 55 revealed to be the least willing to provide any…
UK shoppers ‘reluctant to give up data despite valuing personalisation’
Half of UK consumers are unwilling to share their personal data with retailers over concerns about how this is being used, with those aged over 55 revealed to be the least willing to provide any…
Boosting the manager / employee relationship for ultimate employee engagement
When employees are engaged, they’ve got a lot to offer. Not only are they more productive, but Gallup has found they are also 21% more profitable and demonstrate 24%-59% less turnover. And with the cost…
REPL Supports Retailers in Getting Ready to Reopen with Complimentary WFM Review
Mike Callender, Executive Chairman for REPL Group, recently spoke with A1 Retail on how REPL is offering retailers a complimentary WFM review of their scheduling and communications processes to ensure they meet government guidelines for the…
Enabling the New Normal: A New Approach to Stock Management
Retailers have long sought a flexible supply chain to enable responsiveness to uncertain time frames, ensure effective management of supply and demand and make inventory work harder. The best example of this during the Covid-19…
Enabling the New Normal: Greater Flexibility Around Staff Deployment
The Covid-19 pandemic has put flexible working at the forefront of the government’s economic response across the globe. The “work at home if possible” mantra of the UK government has obvious limitations for front-line retail…
Enabling the New Normal: Creating New Customer Journeys
How customers respond to the new normal will be carefully monitored by the retail sector. Early indications from countries where lockdown conditions are gradually lifting and stores reopening show promise. Markets like Germany and Australia…
Workforce Scheduling and Communications – Are You Covid Ready?
As the UK transitions from lockdown to the new normal, and the government begins to allow retail stores and hospitality venues to open, it’s critical that businesses respond to the guidance on how to open…