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NewsFrasers CFO urges ASA to change âunlawful barriersâ to price competition
Frasers Group chief financial officer Chris Wootton has written to the chair and chief executive of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) urging the firm to rethink its approach to recommended retail prices (RRPs).
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NewsOner Active appoints first ever chief financial officer
Womenâs activewear brand Oner Active has appointed its first ever chief financial officer.
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InterviewMarketing: How Superdrug captures new customers working with Sampl
âSampling is probably one of the oldest forms of marketing, but it didnât evolve for many years,â Samplâs chief marketing officer, Adam Wright, told Retail Week.
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FeatureRetail 100 2026 â the industryâs most influential leaders
Discover the 100 power players making the biggest impact in UK retail and see how influence has shifted within the industry
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NewsSainsburyâs to help 10,000 young people into employment with new work experience programme
Grocery giant Sainsburyâs has said it will help 10,000 young people get into employment with the launch of KickStarter, its new âModern Work Experienceâ programme.
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InterviewQ&A: Asos EVP of product on driving relevance with Test & React
Asos executive vice president of product Elena MartĂnez Ortiz says the ecommerce giantâs âTest and Reactâ model is all about ensuring it stays relevant in the fashion conversation.
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OpinionâPoundland should go for more than ÂŁ1 this time aroundâ
A back-to-basics turnaround looks as if itâs paying off for Poundland, believes George MacDonald
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NewsN Brown names former John Lewis and George exec as new retail MD
N Brown has named former John Lewis and George at Asda executive Zoe Matthews as its new managing director of retail, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsM&S becomes first grocer to back âLetâs Respect Retailâ campaign
M&S has become the first major UK grocer to support the Retail Trustâs âLetâs Respect Retailâ campaign.
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FeatureHuman resources â How AI has transformed retail work
AI is now well and truly embedded into the way businesses operate, with the use of generative, agentic and AI assistants growing at pace â and human resources is a department where interest is growing.
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OpinionExplainer: Shein vs Temu â what court judgment means for online platforms
The two huge online retailers have been battling a copyright row out in court. After judgment was handed down last week, Addleshaw Goddard legal director Rebecca Newman pinpoints the takeaways for retailers
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InterviewQ&A: THG Ingenuity CTO on Google partnership and preparing retailers for peak
Itâs been a busy time for THG Ingenuity following its demerger from THG Plc last year.
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NewsAsos hires former Next director for own-brand label
Asos has appointed former Next executive Jon Bennett as its new menswear product director for its Design label.
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AnalysisWho is actually left running the Co-op?
With the Co-opâs chief digital and technology officer becoming its latest high-profile departure, Retail Week asks: who is left running the retailer?
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NewsMajority of Brits see Saturday jobs as vital for young people
Around 80% of Brits believe Saturday jobs are an important pathway for getting young people into work, according to a poll by Opinium commissioned by the BRC
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NewsAldi boss defends government probe into supermarket pricing
Aldi UK boss Giles Hurley has defended the governmentâs decision to look into supermarket pricing, adding it has a âright to reviewâ pricing strategies as customers face increasing cost pressures.
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NewsThe Worksâ investor encourages shareholders to vote in new director
The Worksâ third-biggest shareholder has encouraged shareholders to vote for a new director at its AGM, after the board recommended a vote against.
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InterviewIkea UK boss David McCabe on leadership, affordability, and the future of retail
When David McCabe started his first shift at Lakeside as a youngster in 1996, he didnât have boardroom aspirations. Heâs now taking on the CEO assignment in a fourth country.
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NewsNew Ikea CEO pledges fresh round of price cuts
Ikea is set to embark on a significant price-lowering initiative over the next year in order to make its products more affordable, Retail Week can reveal
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NewsThe Worksâ investor calls rejection of director appointment 'simply absurd'
The Worksâ third-biggest shareholder has hit back at the retailerâs move to block its retired private equity partner from joining as a director.