All Analysis articles – Page 58
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Analysis100 days since stores reopened: 10 key lessons retailers have learned
Today marks 100 days since retailers were allowed to reopen their stores following lockdown – and the retail landscape has changed dramatically. Retail Week analyses the key lessons retailers have learned since June 15
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AnalysisHow B&Q owner Kingfisher is switching to digital-first stores
Kingfisher has shifted strategy to prioritise in-store picking and new store types as it seeks to accelerate the integration of on- and offline.
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AnalysisConsumer 2021: How to better serve the new ethically aware consumer
As consumers increasingly turn to retailers that align with their social, political and ethical values, how should brands be reacting to this sea change in attitude?
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AnalysisSuperdry’s Dunkerton: Product and sustainability will see us through
Despite the hit to sales suffered by fashion retailers amid the coronavirus pandemic, Superdry chief executive Julian Dunkerton is positive that, barring absolute disaster, the retailer’s design overhaul and new strategy will set it up for long-term success.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can retail survive a second national coronavirus lockdown?
As Covid restrictions tighten and the prospect looms of further ‘circuit breaker’ measures, Retail Week looks at how the industry would fare in a second lockdown.
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AnalysisConsumer 2021: Find out what the future shopper really wants
With 2021 just around the corner, we get under the skin of the consumer and reveal what this means for retailers’ strategies in the year ahead.
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AnalysisEight reasons why Next boss Wolfson is feeling optimistic
Despite the troubles plaguing the fashion sector during the coronavirus pandemic, Next boss Lord Wolfson remains surprisingly upbeat about the future of the business. Retail Week finds out why.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Three ways Inditex beat the fashion blues to return to profit
Zara owner Inditex swung back into the black during its second quarter, despite the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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AnalysisProfile: Amazon’s new UK boss Boumphrey – not your average Amazonian
Amazon has named its EU fashion chief John Boumphrey as its new UK boss – and it is far from the first time that the long-standing Amazon executive has turned his hand to something new.
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AnalysisObituary: Sir Terence Conran, the retailer who brought European flair to a grey Britain
From bringing the duvet to the UK to supporting the launch of Retail Week, British designer, retailer and restaurateur Sir Terence Conran changed the way people lived.
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AnalysisCan fashion retailers get shoppers out of their jogging bottoms?
The fashion industry has been one of the hardest-hit sectors amid the coronavirus pandemic as demand waned over a wedding- and holiday-free summer. Can fashion retailers convince shoppers to ditch their loungewear in favour of party dresses?
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AnalysisThe Big Question: What one thing should retailers do to prepare for no-deal Brexit?
As fears rise that a no-deal Brexit is now the most likely outcome of trade talks between the UK and the EU, Retail Week asks experts how retailers should be preparing for such a cliff-edge scenario.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The local councils on a mission to revive shopping centres
While shifting customer behaviours and now coronavirus have taken a heavy toll on traditional shopping centre owners, Retail Week looks at the councils and retailers seeking to revitalise these spaces.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Does a new golden age beckon for UK grocers following pandemic?
Morrisons boss David Potts described the first half of the year as the “renaissance of the British supermarket”. Retail Week analyses whether the stats back up his assertion and what it means for the wider grocery market
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AnalysisAnalysis: How coronavirus has shifted JD Sports boss Cowgill’s priorities
JD Sports has made a name for itself as one of UK retail’s star performers. And despite the hammer blows coronavirus has delivered to swathes of the sector, the sports fashion giant has emerged bruised but still swinging.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can John Lewis finally crack fashion?
Could a host of new brands and fresh talent at the helm be the recipe for reinvigorating John Lewis’ fashion proposition? Retail Week assesses the latest changes.
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AnalysisWhere are the new battlefields in urban grocery fulfilment?
The coronavirus pandemic has sent hordes of shoppers online for all their needs, and grocery is the category where the shift has been felt most profoundly.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five retailers that could be Britain’s next £1bn brand
With Gymshark securing unicorn status last month, just eight years after it was founded by former pizza delivery boy Ben Francis, who could be next? Retail Week looks at the businesses that have the potential to become Britain’s next £1bn brand.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can city centres rebound in a coronavirus world?
As one-time commuters predominantly continue to work from home post-lockdown, Retail Week assesses what can be done to encourage people to return to hard-hit city centres
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AnalysisBig Question: Has Covid-19 dealt a hammer blow to workplace diversity?
Covid-19 has impacted all in society but, from a work perspective, are some groups harder hit than others? What can retailers do to support those struggling the most?