All Analysis articles – Page 51
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AnalysisAnalysis: What’s the best alternative to the broken business rates system?
Everyone seems to agree the UK’s outdated business rates are broken and its many detractors claim the system is crippling hopes of retail recovery post-lockdown. Yet there is less unanimity about finding a fairer alternative, as Mark Faithfull discovers.
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AnalysisFive strategies to drive spend with winning customer experience
Here we crystallise the learnings fromCX Decoded into five key steps to create a first-class customer experience proposition in order to drive sales and profits in 2021 and beyond.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail’s wishlist for the chancellor ahead of the Budget
Following a year of unprecedented financial pain brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, retailers lay out what they would like to see in Wednesday’s Budget.
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AnalysisDeep dive: The new Asda – saddled with debt or a return to former glory?
As reports emerge that chief executive Roger Burnley is stepping down, Retail Week looks at what Asda under their controversial new owners the Issa brothers will look like.
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AnalysisRetailers wary of April 12 timeframe for store reopening
Retailers have voiced disappointment that they will not be able to fully open their doors again before April 12 and concerns about the possibility of the post-lockdown timeframe changing again.
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AnalysisFavourite websites: Where retail bosses love to shop online
After a year that saw ecommerce accelerate like never before as consumers flocked online, Retail Week asks CEOs to name their favourite retail websites and tell us what they love about them.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Five sustainable initiatives that will wow you
From leather made from mushrooms to clothes-recycling machines and packaging that can be planted to leave green-fingered shoppers with some flowers and herbs after their purchase, Retail Week explores some of the most awe-inspiring sustainability initiatives in the industry.
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AnalysisIncubator: The companies helping retailers drive the sustainability agenda
In our new series, Incubator, Retail Week has assembled a panel of experts to highlight the most innovative and exciting tech firms and start-ups that can help retailers turbocharge their strategies and adapt to changing consumer habits.
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AnalysisGrocery on demand: the new ecommerce battleground
As Deliveroo announces its intention to float, Retail Week looks at the growing area of grocery on-demand and which of the big supermarkets are likely to win share in this burgeoning part of the market.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Will Oxford Street regeneration plans revive retail’s fortunes?
Earlier this week, Westminster City Council unveiled a £150m strategy to revamp Oxford Street
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AnalysisFive steps to woo the new consumer
The coronavirus pandemic and everything it has brought with it has redefined how, where and when shoppers want to spend their hard-earned money and it is unlikely ever to return to the way it was.
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AnalysisWhere is real tech transformation happening right now?
Retail Week looks at the investments helping retailers to operate faster and slicker, and investigates the different elements comprising digital transformation.
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AnalysisData: The sectors that thrived online over Christmas – and what it means for 2021
Online was undoubtedly the big winner of Christmas 2020. Retail Week’s latest report delves into which sectors benefited most from the shift to ecommerce and what that means for the year ahead.
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AnalysisGoing local: the retailers opening neighbourhood stores
With less commuting and more time spent exploring the shops and cafes on our doorstep, it comes as little surprise that localism is seeing a resurgence in 2021. Retail Week explores the small store formats popping up on the high street.
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AnalysisWorldview: How Chinese retail lit a fire under its Covid-19 recovery
In the first instalment of our new Worldview series gleaning insight and inspiration from global markets, Eliam Huang analyses how China is bouncing back from Covid-19.
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AnalysisCan you still go from the shopfloor to the board room in retail?
In the latest story in our No Limits campaign, which aims to drive social mobility in retail, we explore if it is still possible to progress from stores to the top job
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AnalysisThe Big Question: How should business rates be reformed?
Ahead of the Budget on March 3, the thorny issue of business rates has again hit the headlines, with a joint letter, spearheaded by Tesco, calling for a digital tax to be levied on pureplays. Retail Week asks experts what can be done to make business rates fairer?
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AnalysisData: Top 10 retailers ranked for best online UX
Retail Week’s inaugural Ecommerce 2021 report surveyed 1,000 UK shoppers to discover which retailers are winning in UX, where the new consumer is starting their online journey and what is driving them to purchase
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Ocado plans to make up for lost time
At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, when demand for grocery home delivery jumped overnight, many would have predicted that no business in UK food retail was better placed to take advantage than Ocado.
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AnalysisDo you really need shops? Lessons from Cath Kidston, Karen Millen and Coast
As pureplays Boohoo and Asos scoop up the brand rights to former high street darlings Debenhams and Topshop, switching them to online only, Retail Week gleans lessons from brands that have already ditched their stores.