All Retail Week articles in April 2021
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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News
Aldi eyes possible cashierless store format with ‘Shop & Go’ trademark
Aldi has trademarked ‘Shop & Go’ with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), paving the way for the potential launch of a cashierless store format.
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News
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News
One in seven shops now empty as shopping centre vacancies spike
The number of retail vacancies increased across all shopping destinations and regions in the first quarter of 2021.
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Analysis
The Disruptors: Six businesses changing the face of DIY
In our second instalment of The Disruptors series – showcasing the new breed of businesses that retailers will be increasingly competing with post-pandemic – Retail Week explores the ones to watch in the DIY sector.
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Opinion
Angus Thirlwell: ‘Forget the caterpillars – retail needs collaboration, not conflict’
Three years ago, I was spitting chocolate feathers. Customers on social media began alerting me to a suspiciously similar range of chocolate slabs that had appeared in Waitrose.
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Digital edition
Retail Week magazine: April 2021
In this issue, we look at the post-pandemic priorities of John Lewis, Asda, Ikea and more; take a first look at Amazon’s new hair salon concept; and investigate how retail could thrive in the ‘15-minute city’.
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Opinion
‘Big grocers could yet take Deliveroo off their menu’
Newly floated Deliveroo has dished up a banquet of grocery delivery deals since its IPO – but whether there is sustained appetite from the supermarkets for the platform must be open to question.
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News
Asda to sell second-hand clothing in George stores
Supermarket chain Asda is set to start selling second-hand clothes in 50 of its stores across the UK, following a successful trial in Leeds.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Eataly serves up mouthwatering first UK store
After more than a year’s delay, Eataly has opened its first UK dining and food retail market at London’s Broadgate.
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Analysis
Analysis: Who is set to win retail’s latest price war?
Retailers ranging from Asda and Sainsbury’s to John Lewis and Asos have all cut back prices this year in a bid to lure cash-conscious shoppers. Which retailers will fare well and which will flounder in retail’s new price war?
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Data
Data: The grocery winners and losers from the Covid-19 pandemic
Now that most grocers have issued full-year results, Retail Week crunches the numbers on a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic that supercharged food retailing.
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News
WHSmith launches £325m fundraise to open 100 new travel stores
WHSmith has unveiled plans to launch a £325m fundraise as the retailer doubles down on the expansion of its challenged travel division.
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News
The White Company profits grow as demand for home and gifting rises
The White Company reported rising profits despite the closure of its bricks-and-mortar stores during lockdown last year.
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News
Dixons Carphone closes travel arm despite strong group trading
Dixons Carphone plans to close its Dixons Travel business after predicting an insufficient recovery in passenger numbers.
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News
Sainsbury’s profits slide as strong sales fail to offset Covid costs
Sainsbury’s has recorded a sharp drop in profits over the past year with its results ”heavily influenced by the pandemic”.
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Retail Voice
How we are levelling the playing field for small businesses
As we start to look beyond the pandemic, there has never been a greater need for small and medium-sized businesses to strengthen their online position, says head of SMB for Europe Martin Machinandiarena
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Data
Data: Aldi wins back market share as customers return to supermarkets
Discounter Aldi has seen its grocery market share grow for the first time in the last year, as many customers who had been buying food online returned to supermarkets in April.
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News
Waitrose to create 400 new jobs as it extends Deliveroo partnership
Waitrose is set to create 400 new jobs as it extends its home delivery partnership with Deliveroo to 110 new stores.
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News
Shopping trips set to drive post-lockdown economic recovery
Britain is primed for “a sharp snap back” in consumer spending as lockdown eases driven by a desire to return to bricks-and-mortar retail.
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Analysis
Data: Five guaranteed ways to keep consumers flocking to the high street
The future of the UK high street is at stake as the country emerges from the grips of the pandemic, but to ensure consumers return in greater numbers it is important to understand exactly what they want. Retail Week’s High Street Rebooted 2021 report uncovered the views of 1,000 UK consumers and we will be sharing its findings during Stores Week on May 20.