Grace Bowden
Grace is head of content for Retail Week.
She covers a variety of sectors including value, sports & leisure, health & beauty and lingerie, as well as wider technology developments across retail.
She is interested in new appointments, store formats and how retailers are keeping pace with the myriad of technological developments across the industry, from their boardrooms to shop floors.
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NewsThe Body Shop profits and sales rise bolstered by strong UK performance
The Body Shop has recorded an uplift in its third-quarter sales as parent company Natura&Co’s acquisition of Avon won shareholder approval.
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Rita Clifton: Why JLP and M&S hit the mark in festive ad battle
As John Lewis unveils its highly anticipated Christmas campaign, Brandcap co-founder and Asos non-executive director Rita Clifton joins Retail Week’s Grace Bowden to discuss the retailers that have pulled a Christmas cracker with their festive adverts.
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Lush unveils ‘game-changing’ store concepts focused on product innovation
Lush has launched two new retail formats in Paris and Florence, reiterating its commitment to “ongoing investment in game-changing store concepts”.
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The Uptick: Fleabag, future food and in-store football pitches
Welcome back to The Uptick, Retail Week’s monthly newsletter bringing a fresh perspective on retail to your inbox by focusing on the stories, people, innovation and inspiration that make the sector such a vibrant place to be.
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Shop Direct secures funding from Barclay brothers
Shop Direct has secured £150m of additional funding from its parent company to plug a gap in equity triggered by an unexpected surge in PPI claims earlier this year.
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KKR makes formal approach for Walgreens Boots Alliance buyout
Private equity firm KKR has reportedly made a formal approach to buy Boots’ parent company and take the business private in what could be the largest leveraged buyout on record.
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Mulberry losses widen as ‘challenging’ UK market hits sales
Mulberry has posted widening losses at the interim mark as it seeks to increase focus on its international portfolio to offset sluggish UK sales.
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Analysis: Should retailers focus on getting better, not bigger?
Despite the punishing retail climate, most retailers are still expected to grow. But is the right thing to do? Is it time for a reset of corporate expectations? Is it time for retailers to concentrate on getting better, not bigger?
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Opinion: Should B&M say auf wiedersehen to Germany?
The usually infallible B&M posted a subdued set of interim results this morning.
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Retail store staff face fortnightly abuse from shoppers
The average shopworker is verbally abused, threatened or assaulted more than 21 times per year, according to a survey by Usdaw.
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Lovehoney unveils first bricks-and-mortar pop-up
Lovehoney has launched its first physical pop-up store in London in a bid to “experiment” with educating customers about their sexual happiness offline.
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Watch: Boots ditches the schmaltz in Christmas campaign
Boots has unveiled its festive advertising campaign, which will be accompanied with pop-up shops in a bid to drive spend for shoppers struggling to pick what to buy for loved ones.
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Analysis: Could and should Pessina take Walgreens Boots private?
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) executive chairman Stefano Pessina is understood to be making an audacious play to take the health and wellness group private. Could he, and should he, pull it off?
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The Works warns on profits as like-for-like sales suffer
The Works has issued a profit warning in its half-year trading update, as it says a “challenging consumer backdrop” and strong comparables hit its like-for-like sales.
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Halfords profits and revenue fall as big-ticket sales stall
Halfords has recorded a decline in interim sales and profits as the business snapped up independent garage chain McConechy’s Tyre Service in a bid to bolster its autocentres division.
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Sainsbury’s half-year profits slide as sales fall in ‘competitive’ market
Sainsbury’s has recorded a fall in profits at the half-year mark as one-off property costs hit the grocer’s bottom line.
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Store gallery: DnaNudge unveils London flagship with in-store genetic testing
DNA testing start-up DnaNudge has opened its first store in London’s Covent Garden, offering shoppers genetic testing to better understand their dietary needs.
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Opinion: The time isn’t right to sell Shop Direct
Shop Direct owners the Barclay family are understood to have kicked off a review of their business empire, raising questions about the etailer’s future ownership.
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All Saints returns to profit as international sales climb
All Saints recorded a return to profitability in its full-year results spurred by sales growth across its non-retail channels.
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Shop prices fall for fifth consecutive month, spurred by grocery
The rate of falling shop prices slowed in October as the inflation of ambient grocery products rose ahead of the 12-month average.
