All Analysis articles – Page 26
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Retail Horizon: Frictionless sustainability, lean machines and digital-first – the trends that will shape retail in 2022
Retail Week has relaunched its subscriber-exclusive strategic toolkit, Retail Horizon, mapping out the winning strategies for businesses in 2022 and beyond. Retail Week research director Lisa Byfield-Green explores the key macroeconomic trends that will shape the sector in the coming year
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Analysis: Will fast fashion be dead in a decade?
Zalando boss Robert Gertz sensationally claimed that the fast fashion model is unsustainable in a greener future - is he right?
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Analysis: Could recycling go mainstream in high street fashion?
Clothing retailers are grappling with the realities of operating more sustainably – could recycling reduce fashion’s huge environmental footprint and what needs to happen for that to be possible?
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Deep dive: The climate change KPIs that will protect profits and the planet
The climate crisis is reaching a critical moment. Human activity from the way we produce, shop and dispose of unwanted goods has culminated in a situation that may soon become irreversible – a plight that will fall firmly under the microscope at COP26.
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Retail 2022: 59 CEOs reveal strategy for the year ahead
Leaders from Gymshark, Currys, Pets at Home, Levi’s and Beauty Pie are among 59 chief executives that have spoken to Retail Week in-depth about their 2022 strategy as part of a major new report
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Research: How to future proof supply chains against global disruption
From diversifying supply bases to onshoring production, Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2022 report explores how retailers can mitigate the impact of Brexit and the pandemic on retail operations as the supply chain crisis rumbles on.
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From float to flop – why the pandemic’s winners are struggling on the stock market
For retail businesses booming during the pandemic, an IPO seemed like the natural next step. Yet for many of the 2020 winners share prices have plummeted – Retail Week asks why.
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From Aldi to Wilko: the retailers closing on Boxing Day 2021
A growing number of retailers are planning to give employees an extra day of leave this festive season by keeping stores shut this Boxing Day. Retail Week tracks which retailers will remain shut on 26 December.
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Game on: How Tesco, Shein and The North Face are transforming loyalty
Following a pandemic that transformed shopping habits forever, retailers are now mulling over the best methods of maintaining a connection with their customers – including revamping their loyalty schemes.
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Five steps to tackle the supply chain crisis
Uncover examples of supply chain innovation from the likes of Inditex, Deliveroo, Waitrose, Marks & Spencer, Amazon, Asos and Carrefour in our new report.
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Ken Murphy, Pippa Wicks, Roger Wade, Steve Murrells and more – all the stories from Retail Week Live
Everything you need to know from both days of Retail Week Live 2021
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Four ways to break through the digital noise
With the Covid-driven acceleration in online retail now expected to have permanency, all businesses need to re-evaluate their digital marketing strategies to ensure they are fully leveraging each communication channel. So how can retailers cut through the noise? Here we lay out four steps to help retailers engage with consumers in the right digital channels at the right time with the right messaging.
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How are Boots, M&S and Kingfisher meeting the demands of the new consumer?
Consumer Week saw leaders from across the sector providing an inside look into how they are meeting evolving consumer needs and building out their offerings, from leading with data to prioritising sustainability. Retail Week looks at four learnings from the event: watch all sessions for free on-demand here.
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Revealed: The UK’s number one most trusted retailer
We unveil the business that came top in our new ranking of the most trusted UK retailers, as voted for by consumers.
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Retail Week Awards 2021: The winners
With character and courage: How retail faced the Covid-19 crisis
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Analysis: Why Ken Murphy believes Tesco will thrive in its ‘next chapter’
Alongside a bumper set of results, Tesco boss Ken Murphy set out his stall for post-pandemic growth. Retail Week analyses his new strategic priorities.
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In pictures: What pedestrianisation inspiration can Oxford Street take from the world’s best high streets?
With on-off discussions about making Oxford Street partially or fully pedestrian seemingly endless, Retail Week looks at some of the international locations that have adopted people-first approaches and what it could mean for London’s West End.
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Three ways retailers are fixing weak links in their supply chains
Amid ongoing turbulence – from driver and CO2 shortages through to Brexit-based delays – Retail Week’s latest report brings optimism for retailers that smoother, more efficient and robust supply chains can be created
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Analysis: The solutions retailers are putting in place to navigate the supply chain crisis
A shortage of HGV drivers, increased Brexit red tape, not enough warehouse staff, high freight costs and a shortage of food-grade CO2. It feels that, from week to week, the supply chain issues facing UK retail have only piled up further, posing big questions for the industry.
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The Disruptors: Five sporting brands going for gold
After more than a year of cancellations, postponements and empty stadiums, 2021 marked the victorious return to the summer of sport.