Beth Bloomfield

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Analysis
Retail Horizon 2024: How can retailers accelerate efforts to tackle climate change?
2023-11-20T06:00:00
As retailers grapple with meeting long-term environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) targets, while at the same time balancing costs and profitability for shareholders, consumer behaviour has shifted during the cost-of-living crisis.
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Retail Horizon 2024: Sustainability
2023-11-20T06:00:00
Retail Horizon 2024 is Retail Week’s exclusive strategic toolkit for subscribers.
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Strategy spotlight: Five ways Very Group aims to be a world-class digital leader
2023-10-20T05:00:00
The Retail Week analyst team examines five ways the digital retailer The Very Group is striving to become a “world-class” leader in its field.
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Strategy spotlight: Five ways Lush is building its brand identity to accelerate future growth
2023-09-22T05:00:00
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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Strategy spotlight: Five ways Sephora is set to disrupt the UK market
2023-08-25T05:30:00
Sephora returned to the UK in March 2023 with its first store after a nearly 15-year hiatus. What has brought the global beauty specialist back for round two and what can other retailers learn from its return?
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Strategy spotlight: Five ways Zara owner Inditex can remain on top
2023-07-13T23:01:00
Inditex saw group profits surge in its latest quarter, with pre-tax profit margins rising from 14.7% to 19.8% and group EBITDA jumping 14% to €2.2bn (£1.89bn) for the three months to April 30, 2023 (2023/24)
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Forecast: How the sports and outdoor sector continues to excel
The Retail Week analyst team forecasts that the UK sports and outdoor market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% in the five years to 2026/27 as retailers fight to gain market share in this lucrative category
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Strategy spotlight: Five ways Frasers Group aims to elevate its proposition
2023-06-02T05:30:00
In 2021/22, Frasers Group’s total sales climbed 32.5% to £4.8bn for the 52 weeks to 24 April, 2022, and it recorded pre-tax profits of £335.6m.
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Strategy spotlight: Five ways Ikea will drive long-term success in the UK
2023-04-21T05:00:00
As the long-awaited Ikea store in Oxford Circus is set to open later this year, what can we expect from the Swedish retailer?
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Forecast: The trends shaping health and beauty in 2023 and beyond
The Retail Week analyst team predicts the UK health and beauty market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9% to 2026/27 as retailers fight to gain market share in this lucrative category.
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Inditex vs H&M: Which fashion giant will win in five years’ time?
2023-03-01T16:26:00
Fashion icons H&M and Inditex each boast a wealth of brands, booming online propositions, slick apps and cutting-edge stores. But which will be the winner in our five-year forecast?
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Strategy spotlight: Five ways John Lewis can deliver on its Partnership Plan
2023-02-24T06:00:00
As the John Lewis Partnership (John Lewis and Waitrose) approaches the midway point in its five-year Partnership Plan – an ambitious strategy launched in 2020 through which it is targeting £400m profit by year five – is it on track to achieve its goals? The Retail Week analyst team investigates how its department store arm can succeed in a challenging retail environment
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Strategy spotlight: Five ways Burberry has refined its strategy to unlock long-term growth
2022-12-02T06:00:00
“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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Strategy spotlight: Five ways H&M Group is evolving to meet fast-changing consumer expectations
2022-10-13T05:00:00
Despite its Russian exit impacting its bottom line in its most recent results, H&M is laying out plans for “long-term initiatives to meet customers’ ever-increasing expectations”
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Analysis: Five things you need to know about beauty B Corp Natura
2022-08-19T05:00:00
The Body Shop’s parent company Natura &Co has been through a tumultuous few years since it acquired Avon in 2020
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Analysis: Five things you need to know about sportswear titan Nike
2022-08-04T05:00:00
Earlier this summer, global sportswear goliath Nike unveiled record profits and sales, marking its 50th anniversary year in style
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Analysis: Five things you need to know about Beauty Pie
2022-06-10T05:30:00
Arriving on the scene in 2016, Beauty Pie was founded on the premise that beauty should be affordable without compromising on quality. With recent investment off the back of a year when sales grew 140%, can it change the landscape of beauty retail?