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OpinionOpinion: Forget the past – the months ahead will define retailers’ futures
There is a strange juxtaposition to be juggled in the minds of retail leaders as they prepare for a June 15 reopening.
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Monsoon Accessorize teeters on brink putting 3,500 jobs at risk
Monsoon Accessorize is on the brink of becoming the latest retailer to tumble into administration amid the coronavirus crisis, putting 3,500 jobs at risk.
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Face time: Gousto CTO Shaun Pearce on why recipe boxes will 'stick around' post-pandemic
With the recipe box market thriving amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gousto has surfaced as one of the winners, securing an extra £33m in funding. Chief technical officer Shaun Pearce talks to Retail Week about the company’s plans and how he sees demand for recipe boxes growing post-lockdown as “online grocery ...
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Boots leans on digital as it prepares to reopen beauty counters
Boots is relying on digital innovation to launch its latest No. 7 product and reopen its in-store beauty counters next month.
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Retail Voice
How can past trends help retailers thrive in a crisis?
Since Covid-19 forced non-essential bricks-and-mortar businesses to close their doors, the retail sector has been dramatically impacted both in the UK and around the world.
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Costcutter climbs into the black as it hails ‘one of its best-ever years’
Convenience store group Costcutter has seen its profits climb into the black on the back of a surge in sales of fresh produce in what it described as “one of its best-ever years”.
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Analysis
Analysis: Has coronavirus called a halt to Aldi’s growth?
The relentless rise of Aldi over recent years has been one of grocery retail’s enduring success stories. The value giant, like rival Lidl, ate into the market share of mainstream grocers as consumers gorged on its low prices and tightly curated range.
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John Lewis unveils ‘gradual’ phased reopening plans
John Lewis has unveiled its plans for a “gradual” reopening beginning with two stores on June 15, with customer and staff response to social distancing to be taken into account ahead of further openings during the summer.
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Analysis
Data: Retailer sentiment improves as store reopenings near
Retailers have become more optimistic about how long the coronavirus pandemic will disrupt business as they prepare to reopen stores at the start of next month.
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Frasers boss blames Cummings effect for store reopening delay
Frasers Group finance chief Chris Wootton has blamed the controversy engulfing Boris Johnson’s advisor Dominic Cummings for later than expected store reopenings which he said will “finish off” some retailers.
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Analysis
Analysis: Will coronavirus spell the end of the retail head office?
With most offices closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, working from home has become the norm for many. Retail Week analyses whether the pandemic will finish off the traditional retail head office.
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Opinion
Opinion: On June 15, retailers need to remind shoppers of what they’ve missed
Some reassuring news accompanied Marks Spencer’s results last week – the rate of coronavirus infection among its staff was no worse than among the general population.
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Ikea to reopen 19 UK stores with lockdown shopping measures
Ikea has confirmed that it will reopen 19 of its stores in England and Northern Ireland in line with government guidance from June 1.
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ScS ‘well positioned’ to navigate coronavirus as it reopens stores
ScS has said it is “well positioned” to survive the ongoing coronavirus crisis after it reopened 80 stores and its distribution network for deliveries in England.
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EWM owner Day accused of taking ‘undue advantage’ of clothing workers
Philip Day has been accused by Bangladeshi clothing manufacturers of taking “undue advantage” of coronavirus to cease payments on millions of pounds worth of stock.
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Coronavirus: All non-essential retailers to reopen from June 15
All non-essential retailers will be able to reopen stores in England from June 15 as long as they have social distancing measures in place, according to the latest government announcement.
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Has retail changed forever? How coronavirus will radically re-shape the high street
With shop closures leaving high streets and shopping centres resembling ghost towns during the coronavirus pandemic, what longer-term impact will this have on our towns and cities?
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Intu outlines enhanced safety measures ahead of ‘gradual’ reopening
Intu has outlined new social distancing and hygiene procedures for non-essential retail store occupiers as it eyes a “gradual” reopening of its shopping centres.
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High street fashion ‘mystery boxes’ sold to help factory workers
Fashion app start-up Mallzee has launched a mystery clothing box service, Lost Stock, selling well-known fashion brands to help tackle the issue of cancelled stock and its impact on Bangladeshi workers.
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Opinion
Opinion: Will new direct-to-consumer wave outlast pandemic?
As the health emergency forced the world into lockdown, businesses adapted as fast as they could to cater for cooped-up customers and create alternative revenue streams.
