The issue of lost bread baskets has been a persistent thorn in the industry’s side, but a joined-up approach and advances in technology are making a real difference. Baskets and dollies that have been stolen, broken or returned to the wrong baker can set a…
Today, retailers are connecting online and offline touchpoints to create more effective purchase journeys. In a recent feature, Business of Fashion looked at how they’re doing it — featuring expert comment from Conor McGrath at parcelLab. “The [market-incumbent] retailers have big store networks, and they…
Paul Empson, General Manager for bakery equipment supplier Bakers Basco, calls for more legislation and enforcement in plastics recycling, just like they did for scrap metal nearly a decade ago, in a bid to deter unscrupulous recycling operations. Most people see recycling as a benefit…
The Covid-19 pandemic has spurred the beginning of a new frontier for online retail and now the focus for retailers has got to be on creating the best possible retail customer experience, not just now but as a framework to build on in the future…
Bakers Basco, the membership scheme set up by five of the UK’s largest plant bakers to manage an industry-wide bakery equipment solution, has made national headlines in the Daily Express and Birmingham Mail today, following the culmination of a six month investigation with Reach Plc…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and certainly one of the most competitive in retail. But as we enter the last period of a tumultuous year steeped in uncertainty from one day to the next, retailers are about to hit a ‘peak’ period…
Paul Empson, General Manager of Bakers Basco, which supplies and manages an industry-wide bakery equipment solution for the UK’s biggest plant bakers to deliver bread and other morning goods across the country each day, is warning the general public to ‘use one’s loaf’ and avoid…
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown much of what we thought we knew about consumers’ shopping habits into somewhat of a whirlwind. The high street is still suffering from the fallout of a three-month hiatus and now the hospitality industry has experienced a further blow in…
When I read that notonthehighstreet.com searches for Halloween are up 889% and already features in its top five search terms, I had to stop and think for a second: it’s still only just September, right? And we’re talking about 2020 – the year when Covid-19…
Bakers Basco, the membership scheme set up by five of the UK’s largest plant bakers to provide and manage an industry-wide bakery equipment solution, is taking another step in its efforts to recover missing equipment by extending its awareness campaign direct to the delivery drivers…