All Customer articles – Page 5
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Analysis
Generation Alpha: Who’s influencing the next retail influencers?
Next year Generation Alpha will be at its peak, with 2 billion from this age group around the globe, but who is influencing the next influencers? Retail Week teams up with Beano Brain to find out what the retail world looks like through the eyes of Gen A
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Innovation of the Week
Carrefour teams up with Netflix to enhance loyalty programme
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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News
Retailer pain from volume hit to December sales, ONS reports
Retail sales advanced by value in December but volume slid, official data shows.
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Analysis
Red Sea: What’s the situation and how are retailers mitigating the impact?
As the tensions in the Red Sea continue to escalate, Retail Week looks at how retailers are dealing with supply chain disruptions and the options on the table to mitigate potential price rises and availability issues.
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Opinion
‘The real superpower of Gen-AI? Putting the customer at the heart of retail’
‘The rise of generative AI means that the relationship between retailers and their customers could become unrecognisable from anything seen previously, McKinsey experts believe
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News
Human connection is key for beauty retailers, says Ulta Beauty boss
Ulta Beauty chief executive Dave Kimbell has highlighted the importance of human connection for beauty retailers despite the technological innovations within the industry.
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Analysis
Autopsy: what caused the death of the retail metaverse – and can it be resurrected?
Two years ago, retailers across the sector were developing or showing an interest in metaverse experiences. Retail Week asks why enthusiasm has waned and what the future holds for immersive tech
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News
No ‘major disruptions’ expected from Red Sea attacks, says Estée Lauder exec
Estée Lauder vice president of global supply chain planning Frank Maassen has said the beauty giant does not anticipate any “major disruptions” to customers as a result of the supply chain issues in the Red Sea.
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News
HelloFresh slapped with fine for spamming customers
Recipe-in-a-box retailer HelloFresh has been slapped with a £140,000 fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office for sending millions of spam emails and texts.
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News
Sainsbury’s launches EV charging business
Sainsbury’s has launched an electric vehicle (EV) charging business called Smart Charge.
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News
Ikea slashes prices on thousands of products
Ikea has rolled out new lower prices on thousands of products, with more to come by spring.
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News
Marks & Spencer: ‘No clothing price increases this year’
Marks & Spencer has signalled that it does not intend to increase apparel prices in 2024.
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News
Sainsbury’s boss working with government on Red Sea shipping
Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts is in direct contact with the government to mitigate any knock-on effects of the supply chain issues in the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
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Retail Voice
Insider tips to keep future shoppers coming back
No matter the demographic, shoppers’ expectations are sky-high these days, with a seamless omnichannel experience expected as standard. What can retailers do to keep future consumers happy? Worldpay’s senior director of global retail Pinar Koygun reveals all.
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News
Retail sales see ‘sluggish’ growth
UK retail sales slowed in December as weak consumer confidence continued to hold back spending in the festive period, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.
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News
Tesco launches first double Clubcard points event in a decade
Tesco has launched its first double Clubcard points drive in over a decade.
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Analysis
Boycotts and outcries: can retailers really get cancelled?
Brands and retailers being held accountable for their actions by customers is nothing new, but is cancel culture a real threat for retailers and can it lead to brand oblivion?
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News
Retailers fear spring price rises and shortages due to Red Sea attacks
Non-food retailers and suppliers are preparing for possible price rises and even product shortages in the spring, as the unrest in the Red Sea continues.
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News
Asda launches Aldi and Lidl price match in UK supermarket first
Asda has become the first UK supermarket to match both Aldi and Lidl on price across what it called a “broad range of popular everyday products”.
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News
Ocado slashes prices on a further 1,700 products
Ocado has added 1,700 products to its Big Price Drop today, its fifth round of price cuts since June 2023.