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AnalysisWho will be retail’s winners and losers in 2023?
Who will thrive and who will flounder in 2023? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead
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Innovation of the Week: Lush opens Lounge for stressed-out shoppers
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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Currys boss Baldock on a tale of two markets – a Nordic slump vs UK resilience
Currys chief executive Alex Baldock painted a picture of starkly different markets as he unveiled the retailer’s interim results
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Research: Tesco, Amazon and Aldi leaders reveal 2023 customer strategies
Tesco UK chief executive Jason Tarry, Amazon UK country manager John Boumphrey and Aldi UK managing director of buying Julie Ashfield have spoken about their 2023 customer strategy in a major new Retail Week report.
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The Big Shop Barometer: Data reveals who is really winning grocery’s festive price war
Big four giants Tesco and Asda have closed the price gap on Aldi as grocery retailers battle to secure sales during the crucial Christmas trading period.
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Analysis: How are retailers mitigating the downfall of the pound?
What does a weakened pound mean for UK retailers? Who is feeling the pinch most? And what can they do to mitigate the problem?
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Innovation of the Week: JD Sports turns store into huge AR game
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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Ranking: The UK’s busiest retail websites on Black Friday 2022
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s busiest Black Friday sites reveals another reserved year for what was once one of the busiest weekends of retail’s promotional calendar
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How to break free of a harmful promotional cycle
Shoppers love promotions – they capture new customers, get lapsed ones excited again and, crucially, can have an immediate and overwhelming impact on sales.
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Research: Christmas in crisis – and what to do about it
Half of shoppers might be planning to spend less this Christmas, but with the right strategy retailers can still come out on top, finds Retail Week’s new report
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Innovation of the Week: Tesco’s community-focused ‘reverse supermarket’
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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Strategy spotlight: Five ways Burberry has refined its strategy to unlock long-term growth
“Modern British luxury” was the headline of new Burberry CEO Jonathan Akeroyd’s strategy, which was revealed during the fashion brand’s interim results in November 2022. Targeting medium revenue growth to £4bn, our Retail Week Prospect analyst team examines Burberry’s plan to unlock this next phase of growth
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The Retail Inn: How brands are using hotels as a shop window
The Retail Inn: How brands are using hotels as a shop window
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How to succeed in a permacrisis – five winning strategies for 2023
For its word of the year in 2022, the Collins English Dictionary has selected permacrisis – a term that defines “an extended period of instability and uncertainty”.
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Analysis: What does shopper behaviour on Black Friday mean for Christmas?
From surprisingly strong in-store results to the rise of the indies, shopper behaviour this Black Friday has produced some key lessons for retailers ahead of Christmas
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The Tech List: Five global digital leaders UK retail can learn from
Retail Week’s The Tech List – a celebration of the 50 digital leaders driving innovation across the UK, US, Europe, Japan, China and Israel – has caught the imagination of an industry grappling with major strategic upheaval. The UK must look overseas for inspiration to meet today’s challenges so we cast the spotlight on some international tech transformers at the forefront of innovation
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Innovation of the Week: eBay's luxury pop-up store in New York City
Welcome to the Retail Week Innovation of the Week, a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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Review: Retail’s best Christmas adverts 2022
Is it a turkey or a Christmas cracker? Retail Week has assembled an esteemed panel of judges to deliver their verdict on a selection of retail’s biggest Christmas adverts this year.
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The Retail Week future CEOs list 2022
Retail Week speaks to the industry’s top headhunters to find out who will be in the next wave of retail bosses
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Innovation of the Week: Amazon's interactive fashion solution
Welcome to the Retail Week Innovation of the Week, a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
