All Analysis articles – Page 7
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Ranking: England and Wales’ shoplifting hotspots
To reveal the places hardest hit by shoplifting – and the areas where it’s seemingly safest to operate a store – Money.co.uk has extracted crime data for England and Wales, and here are the results
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Strategy spotlight: Five ways The Works’ elevation strategy will win consumer spend
The Works is on a mission to change its legacy perception as a “pile it high, sell it cheap” discounter. As its “better, not just bigger” refocused strategy accelerates, the retailer topped Retail Week’s fastest-growing value ranking for 2021/22. We explore its five key drivers to profitability as consumer confidence lifts.
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Who are the new arrivals diversifying UK retail destinations?
Retail has undergone huge changes since the pandemic, which saw many shops shut their doors for good.
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The Disruptors: Eight innovative beauty and skincare brands for all generations
Retail Week looks at the most disruptive beauty brands on the market today that are meeting the challenges of each life stage
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Research: 44 retail leaders talk in-depth about 2024 CX strategy
Leaders from Cotton Traders, Bravissimo, Gift Universe, Jollyes and Bensons for Beds have spoken in-depth to Retail Week about their plans for 2024.
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Tesco’s Ken Murphy on net zero, retail crime and profiteering accusations
On the day that Tesco posted surging profits and sales, its chief executive Ken Murphy gave his takes on a host of issues facing grocery and the retail sector.
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The issues plaguing Boohoo as it loses battle against Shein
As Boohoo posted a fall in revenue and profits earlier today for the six months to August 31, Retail Week looks at what’s going wrong at the fashion giant as it continues to fall behind in the fast-fashion battle.
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How Poland, Australia and India’s biggest retailers are investing for growth
Retail Week and WRC’s latest report celebrates new strategic thinking, technology investments and partnership approaches retailers can learn from their international counterparts. Spanning 18 global markets, here are three need-to-know strategies being pursued by retailers from around the world
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Fashion Forward: How the future consumer will shop
Retail Week investigates the shopping trends and consumer behaviour likely to shape the fashion industry over the next three years
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Research: 44 retail leaders reveal strategies for 2024
The bosses of leading retailers including Primark, THG, eBay, Majestic Wine, Fat Face and Pandora have spoken in depth to Retail Week for its annual flagship report – Retail 2024.
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Sir Terry Leahy: As Potts leaves Morrisons ‘it’s a new chapter but the same story’
As longstanding Morrisons chief executive David Potts bows out, chair Sir Terry Leahy tells Retail Week the change ‘might be a new chapter but it’s the same story’ for the grocery giant
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Three charts revealing UK consumers’ biggest retail loyalty drivers
Retail Week’s new guide lifts the lid on what really turns 2,000 UK shoppers on to – and off – brands, and features interviews with 10 retail and industry leaders on the consumer strategies inspiring brand advocacy
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Supermarket sweep: What Aldi and Lidl’s results say about the state of the grocery market
Aldi and Lidl’s 2022 results reveal where the two brands are enjoying similar success and where the pair are out of lockstep.
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The recreation of secondhand: How new life is being breathed into pre-loved fashion
As Second Hand September hits its fourth year, Retail Week looks at how new life is being breathed into the pre-loved fashion sector
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Strategy spotlight: Five ways Lush is building its brand identity to accelerate future growth
With an overriding ethos focused on “leaving the world Lusher than we found it”, the Retail Week analyst team explores five ways Lush is strengthening its brand identity to drive future growth
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The key takeaways from Next’s half-year results
Following a rise in profits and sales at Next during the first half of the year – and another increase in earnings expectations – Retail Week highlights the vital factors from the fashion retailer’s performance that have contributed to its continued success
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Five ways Shein is disrupting fashion as it posts £1bn in UK sales
In September 2023, Shein’s UK business posted £1.1bn in sales and a pre-tax profit of £12.2m in the 16 months to December 31, 2022, according to a Companies House filing. Here are the key things you need to know about this ecommerce powerhouse and how it is making waves in the fashion industry
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Kitchen nightmares: what do property market worries mean for DIY retailers?
What do the UK’s biggest home improvement retailers think about the trouble swirling in a market which closely mirrors the fortunes of their own?
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Forecast: Who will win in grocery as inflation begins to ease?
Grocery spend increased by 8.4% and 8.7% on a total and like-for-like basis respectively in the three months to July, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. This compares to a 1.5% increase for retail overall. With high rates of food inflation, value has been the key focus and, despite transaction value increasing, volumes have been in decline.
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Missguided: Would Shein be unwise to snap up Frasers’ fashion gamble?
As news emerged that retail tycoon Mike Ashley is in talks to sell Frasers-owned Missguided to fast-fashion giant Shein, Retail Week looks at what Missguided would add to Shein’s portfolio and why Frasers is letting go of the brand after only acquiring it two years ago