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AnalysisStrategic report: Lessons from Christmas 2020 to help you win in the year ahead
Lockdown, store closures and bans on large gatherings created what Marks Spencer boss Steve Rowe termed ”near impossible trading conditions” this golden quarter. Retail Week’s latest report pulls out the trends from this very different Christmas and lessons to help you trade through the most volatile trading ...
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Finance boss Marsh rejoins Dixons in a very different era
When you’re in the middle of a major transformation programme, it pays to recruit leaders with experience of significant organisational change.
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Video
Watch: The Entertainer and NOTHS reveal trading trends from a ‘chaotic’ Christmas
Christmas 2020 was the most volatile retail has ever experienced. Leaders from The Entertainer, Notonthehighstreet, Openpay and Braze dissect the trading trends and what they mean for retail in 2021.
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News
Dixons Carphone raids Tesco for new finance boss as festive sales rise
Dixons Carphone has posted an increase in sales during the crucial Christmas trading period and unveiled the appointment of its new finance boss.
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News
AO posts record sales rise in Christmas quarter
Electricals etailer AO World has reported a record surge in sales over the Christmas peak period.
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Analysis
Five up-and-coming UK marketplaces that you need to know
Retail Week shines a light on five marketplaces at different stages of their journey, which could become useful routes to market.
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News
UK economy shrinks in November, ending six consecutive months of growth
The UK economy shrank in November as coronavirus restrictions on consumers and businesses reduced economic activity.
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Analysis
What next? Tesco, John Lewis and Dixons Carphone CEOs predict trends for 2021
After the most unpredictable year in history, which trends do retail’s biggest bosses think will be prevalent in 2021? Retail Week finds out.
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Gallery
In pictures: New stores that brought the wow factor in lockdown year
2020 may be more synonymous with shuttered stores but it did bring us some eye-catching new shops. Retail Week rounds up some of the best to whet your appetite
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Opinion
Retail’s 12 gifts to the nation in a year like no other
In a miserable year, retailers once again went above and beyond not just to to make life bearable, but to enhance it.
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News
Dixons boss Alex Baldock: ‘Business rates reform will save jobs’
Dixons Carphone boss Alex Baldock has remained staunch on his decision not to repay business rates for the time being and urged the government to review the issue.
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News
Lockdown and Black Friday combine to deliver bumper online sales
Online sales rocketed last month to deliver the highest growth in more than a decade, boosted by the impact of lockdown and Black Friday promotions.
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Analysis
Analysis: Who will be retail’s winners and losers this Christmas?
It’s been a highly unusual year for retail, which has not been without its casualties. As ‘non-essential’ stores emerge from the second lockdown and shoppers swap Christmas parties for working from home and smaller gatherings, which retailers are set to reap the benefits of an unorthodox festive season?
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Video
Watch: What really happened on Black Friday – Very, eBay, Google and PwC unravel the trends
Lockdown created a very different Black Friday this year. We gather leaders from online powerhouses The Very Group, eBay and Google and consultancy PwC to delve into what really happened and what it means for the rest of the Christmas trading period.
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Analysis
Black Friday bargains snapped up early – but will shops see a last-minute rush?
Sales may have been down on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but don’t be fooled into thinking the discounting event was a damp squib. Grace Bowden reports.
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News
Black Friday off to slow start as store closures depress spending
This year’s Black Friday is off to a slow start as non-essential store closures across much of the UK have seen payment volumes decrease year-on-year.
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News
AO boss Roberts: ‘It’s a daily fight for product’
AO boss John Roberts has admitted the business is facing a “daily fight” to source electrical products as supply chains adapt with the coronavirus crisis and Britain’s exit from the EU.
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News
AO.com back in the black as sales soar
Pureplay electricals specialist AO.com has reported a profit in the first half of the financial year off the back of “strong” revenue growth and greater customer demand.
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Data
Data: Covid job crisis deepens as major retailers swing the axe
Retail job losses have accelerated in 2020 as the coronavirus crisis batters the sector.
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Analysis
No Limits: Retail’s five best apprentice schemes
Apprenticeships give many young people the first steps of their career but some businesses have put them on hold during the pandemic. Retail Week looks into why these schemes are vital and shines a spotlight on some of retail’s best apprenticeship programmes
