All Retail Week articles in 25-31 July 2020
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Data
Data: Covid job crisis deepens as major retailers swing the axe
Retail job losses have accelerated in 2020 as the coronavirus crisis batters the sector.
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Analysis
Eight reasons why Next boss Wolfson is feeling optimistic
Despite the troubles plaguing the fashion sector during the coronavirus pandemic, Next boss Lord Wolfson remains surprisingly upbeat about the future of the business. Retail Week finds out why.
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Analysis
Marketplace melee: Amazon vs eBay vs Shopify – who won in the pandemic?
Retail Week examines the three big marketplaces’ second-quarter results to understand who traded best over the tumultuous coronavirus lockdown period.
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News
Pets at Home boss Pritchard: Pets ‘playing bigger part’ in life after lockdown
The lockdown lifestyle of working from home has seen the UK demand for pet ownership jump – a trend that Pets at Home chief executive Peter Pritchard plans to capitalise on.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Inside Nike’s first European House of Innovation
Nike has unveiled its third House of Innovation store and the first in Europe, on Paris’ iconic Champs-Élysées. Retail Week spoke to Nike’s Cathy Sparks about the opening.
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News
Primark commits to payment for outstanding orders
Primark has announced that it will pay its suppliers in full for any outstanding finished garments and fabric costs incurred since its stores closed in March.
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News
Tesco extends improved payment terms for small suppliers until 2021
Tesco has extended its improved payment terms for smaller suppliers until next year to help businesses through the coronavirus crisis.
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News
Pets at Home reports ‘resilient’ first quarter as sales dip
Pets at Home has posted a fall in its first-quarter sales, which covered the period of lockdown, as boss Peter Pritchard hailed the business’ “inherent resilience”.
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News
Amazon profits double and sales surge in ‘highly unusual’ quarter
Amazon has doubled its income in its second quarter despite ploughing $4bn into Covid-19-related costs.
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News
Retail vacancy rates climb as government scales back relief funds
Vacancy rates across UK shopping destinations increased to 12.4% in the second quarter of 2020, compared with 12.2% in the first quarter.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: People director Nikki Humphrey faces a challenge at JLP
Out of the frying pan and into the fire. This is the obvious conclusion to draw from Nikki Humphrey’s decision to leave Virgin Atlantic to become John Lewis Partnership’s new executive director for people.
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Analysis
Dispatch: German shoppers stay local in fightback against coronavirus
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Burberry and Tencent unveil social media-powered concept store
Burberry and Chinese technology giant Tencent have collaborated on a new concept store in China, which has been dubbed a ‘social retail’ experience.
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Digital edition
Retail Week magazine: July 31
This week’s issue looks at where the next retail hot spots will be as city centres struggle after lockdown, we review the impact of compulsory face masks on shopping and examine whether retail is facing another credit crunch.
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Opinion
‘John Lewis chair White keeps the best and updates the rest’
Meet the new John Lewis, same as the old John Lewis – up to a point, anyway. And up to an important point, which should never be lost.
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News
M&S triples number of stores offering mobile pay tech
Marks & Spencer has upped the number of food stores offering a checkout-free shopping experience from 100 to 310.
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News
Argos scraps catalogue after nearly 50 years
Argos has announced plans to stop printing its famous paper catalogue after 47 years, as the retailer makes a definitive shift to online.
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Opinion
‘Don’t believe all the online hype – Next and Majestic show value of stores’
Amid a slew of strategic shifts focused on online growth and store closures, it was refreshing to have some timely reminders of the power of bricks and mortar this week.
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News
ScS ‘encouraged’ by post-lockdown trading results
ScS has recorded a sharp uptick in its order intake since lockdown regulations began to ease, as it feels the benefits of pent-up consumer demand.
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News
John Lewis chair White sets out new course in strategy update
Department stores and grocery group John Lewis Partnership has revealed the direction it will take following a strategic review.