All Retail Week articles in 7-13 March 2020
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsStorms wash away gains in February as footfall declines across the board
Three named storms brought record rainfall to the UK during February, driving footfall down and wiping out some of the modest gains made at the start of the year.
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DataData: UK retail skills gap at crisis point
Digital skills are now required in 79% of UK retail jobs. Retail Weekâs new report examines how leaders can resolve the missing links in their workforce.
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Burberryâs AR-fuelled Arctic pop-up
Taking over the âCorner Shopâ at Selfridges, Burberry has launched an Arctic-themed AR pop-up experience.
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NewsSupermarkets ration products to quell coronavirus stockpiling
Tesco, Asda and Waitrose have all started rationing sales of certain items, such as toilet paper and antibacterial hand gel, in store or online.
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NewsTesco to sell Thai and Malaysian business in ÂŁ8.2bn deal
Tesco is set to offload its Thai and Malaysian grocery divisions to Thai business empire CP Group in a deal unanimously approved by its board.
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NewsCo-op boss Murrells calls for business rates reform to save small towns
The Co-opâs chief executive Steve Murrells has urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to reform the business rates system ahead of the budget this week.
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AnalysisData: The UKâs 15 most improved retailers for gender pay equality
Retail Week ranks the top-performing and most improved UK retailers for gender pay equality.
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NewsReiss profits and sales soar after âstrongestâ results in its history
Reiss has reported soaring profits and sales for the last financial year, in what the brand described as its âstrongestâ set of results in its history.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches first spring TV advertising campaign
John Lewis has launched its first-ever TV advertising campaign outside of Christmas and clearance, in a bid to push sales of its spring and summer collections.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The store design trends and products you need to know
The worldâs biggest retail trade fair, Euroshop, in Dusseldorf, took place last month, but what were the big store design trends businesses should be acting on?
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NewsUsdaw calls on chancellor to âsave our shopsâ ahead of budget
Usdaw has added its voice to retailers in calling on the chancellor to deliver urgently needed business rates reforms to âtackle the retail sector crisisâ.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailâs coronavirus response could spark long-term change
As shoppers cleared the shelves of staple goods such as toilet roll and pasta in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, retailers acquitted themselves well.
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NewsAmazon starts selling checkout-less tech to retail rivals
Amazon has started selling the technology behind its checkout-less Amazon Go stores to other retailers.
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NewsAO.com co-founder Alan Latchford dies
AO.com co-founder Alan Latchford has died at the age of 61.
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NewsCoronavirus: Government to grant supermarkets more flexible delivery times
Supermarkets will be granted the ability to set more flexible delivery times as the government looks to ensure people have access to products in the event of a wider coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsRetail sales growth hampered by storms, says BRC
Retail sales in February were hampered by three named storms during the month, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.
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AnalysisBrexit: The negotiating mandates and what they mean for retail
The EU and the UK have published their respective negotiating mandates, which outline a framework for their upcoming negotiations on the future trading relationship. Retail Economics and law firm Squire Patton Boggs pour through the details.
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Retail VoiceWhy data will unlock a greener supply chain
Public concern over the environment has reached fever-pitch â and rightly so.
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NewsDFS profits fall as coronavirus plays havoc with full-year guidance
DFS has reported a decline in both profits and sales and warned that the developing coronavirus outbreak has made it impossible to give accurate guidance on its full-year results.