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How loyal will customers be to Pret a Manger without their free drinks and cheap food?
As Pret faces the backlash from axing its “too good to be true” subscription service, Retail Week looks at how far is too far when it comes to building customer loyalty and offering value for money
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Merry clickmas: How social selling is shaping Christmas 2024
There’s no better time to elevate your retail offering than Christmas. Here we explore the key innovations and trends set to drive festive spending in 2024 – and how you can get in on the action
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Labour’s employment plans put it on a potential collision course with retail
As Labour hangs its hat on new employment legislation to show it means business in its first 100 days in government, it could be setting itself up for a run-in with the retail industry in future
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What does value player The Range want with stricken DIY giant Homebase?
The Range has reportedly entered talks to buy Homebase − but what would a sale bring to the value retailer’s business?
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Hyper-personalisation: Retail’s new battleground
This deep dive is the second in our new ‘Consumer 2025 – from acquisition to advocacy’ series.
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Revealed: Winning strategies for Christmas customer engagement
There’s no better time to elevate your retail offering than Christmas. Here we explore the key innovations and trends set to drive festive spending in 2024 – and how you can get in on the action
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The Body Shop: Who are the new prospective owners and what do they mean for the chain?
As The Body Shop enters an exclusivity agreement with investment firm Auréa, Retail Week takes a closer look at its prospective new owners and what a potential takeover could mean for the troubled beauty chain.
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Who is the new Burberry boss and can he turn around Britain’s most famous luxury label?
As the page turns to a new chapter for Burberry following the departure of boss Jonathan Akeroyd and yet another profit warning, Retail Week takes a look at his successor, Joshua Schulman, and what to expect from him.
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What to look out for in Ocado’s interim results amid its dispute with M&S
Ocado Group will hope to settle investor jitters when it publishes half-year results on Tuesday, pointing to a strong start to the year and economic green shoots – but all eyes will be on the performance of its Retail arm and the ongoing dispute with M&S
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Taylor Swift: Why the Eras Tour has been a triumph for UK retail
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has well and truly been the talk of the town, but how much has the superstar’s fandom impacted retail? Retail Week explores Swiftonomics’ big retail hits.
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Unwrapping festive sales growth: 2024’s Christmas bestsellers revealed
Which categories and products will dominate spend for Christmas 2024 and how are retailers preparing to win in the golden quarter?
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It’s been 10 years of Amazon Prime Day, but does it still deliver?
Online behemoth Amazon is kicking off its annual Prime Day event on July 16 and 17 for members to save money on thousands of products. Ten years on from the event’s inception, Retail Week looks at what is expected this year and if Amazon can maintain prime position as the go-to place for summer discounts
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Retail 100: Which industry bosses are predicted to make major waves in 2025?
Last month, Retail Week published its annual Retail 100 list, the 19th celebration of the UK’s most influential leaders, which included its annual Ones to Watch forecast. The leaders of Rituals and Dr Martens were among the 14 people tipped to make the list next year
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Who is the new business secretary and what can retailers expect from him?
As the UK embraces a period of change after the Labour Party’s landslide victory, Retail Week takes a closer look at the new business and trade secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, and what the retail sector should expect from him.
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After the Labour landslide, retail expects things to get better
As the opinion polls predicted, yesterday’s general election delivered a sweeping victory for Labour. Now, much like the rest of the country, retail awaits Keir Starmer’s next move
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Forecast data: Food, beauty and homewares retailers most likely to win this Christmas
Food, beauty and homewares are the sectors set to see the most success this golden quarter, in both value and volume sales increases, Retail Week’s new report reveals
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What does the latest footfall data tell us about the state of summer retail?
As the latest retail footfall data from MRI Software shows a “dismal start” to the summer, despite a boost from the Euros, Retail Week sits down with marketing and insights director Jenni Matthews to discuss the impact
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Retail cabinet: What would government look like if retailers ran the country?
As the country casts its votes in the general election, Retail Week imagines what a cabinet made up of bold and capable retail leaders might look like
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What lies in store for leaderless Boots after its sale fail?
A day after Walgreens’ chief executive went on record to say Boots is no longer for sale, the high street giant’s chief executive, Seb James, called it quits. With doubts about its future ownership and no leadership replacement to steer the ship, Retail Week takes a look at what lies in store for the retailer.