Insight & inspiration
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AnalysisFour must-see charts from the Next half-year results
For the time-poor, Retail Week has extracted four of the most interesting charts from today’s Next results that help paint a picture of what to expect
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AnalysisCan Clarks get back into its stride or is the brand dead on its feet?
As the revolving door at Clarks continues, Retail Week looks at what’s been plaguing the footwear specialist and if there’s hope for a triumphant turnaround
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AnalysisLIVE 2025 Retail Week x The Grocer: Meet the key speakers
Here are just some of the speakers that will be taking to the LIVE stage on February 11, 2025.
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AnalysisProfile: Boots’ new boss Anthony Hemmerdinger – leader with ‘common touch’ who’s come up the ops route
Anthony Hemmerdinger, who is succeeding Seb James as chief executive of health and beauty giant Boots, is very different from his predecessor but shares some of his values.
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AnalysisSharkNinja: The innovative electricals brand customers can’t get enough of
SharkNinja’s explosive growth in a raft of categories has resulted in it becoming a global brand known to millions – but it’s not satisfied yet.
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Innovation of the WeekShopify teams up with Roblox to sell physical items on gaming platform
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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AnalysisReasons to be cheerful at John Lewis as it pulls turnaround levers – but there's a long way to go
If the John Lewis Partnership was a quoted company its shares might have ticked up today as first-half losses were slashed and “significantly higher profits” are expected for the full year.
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DataConvenience on the up, chemists shuttered – the factors affecting store openings and closures
Net store closures of chain outlets in the UK reached 12.5 a day in the first half of 2024, averaging 38 closures and 25.5 openings per day according to new data from PwC and Green Street. Retail Week delves into the data to explore the factors impacting openings and closures
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AnalysisSWOT analysis: As Dunelm’s sales keep growing, what are its strengths and weaknesses?
Dunelm delivered healthy sales growth despite operating within a subdued homeware sector, but how has it managed it? Where should it focus to find future growth, and what might be standing in the way of its success?
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AnalysisData: Honest opinions from 1,000 shoppers on AI, data and marketing
Retail Week’s latest report features exclusive research with 1,000 UK consumers on what they really want from retailers – and what will send them running
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AnalysisGo Outdoors boss wants to reinvent the business and solve retail’s weather problem
As Go Outdoors opens the “largest outdoor store in Europe”, Retail Week spoke to chief executive Lee Bagnall about the outdoors market, the outsized role weather plays in it and his mission to cater to everyone from dog walkers to mountaineers
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AnalysisAldi boss Giles Hurley on slower growth, ‘real loyalty’, Christmas prospects and more
Value grocer Aldi achieved record sales last year but some wonder whether its relentless growth can continue.
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Innovation of the WeekAmazon launches its Gen-AI-powered Rufus chatbot in the UK
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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DataRanking: The UK retailers with the highest global sales
Thanks to data collected by our sister brand Retail Navigator by Lumina Intelligence, Retail Week can reveal the UK retailers with the highest international sales, and how they stack up against one another.
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AnalysisAsos boss on Topshop’s potential return to the high street and making the brand ‘accessible and exciting’ again
Asos surprised the City this morning with the announcement that it had offloaded a majority stake of the iconic Topshop and Topman brands to Heartland, a holding firm of Danish fashion giant Bestseller.
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AnalysisAs Nobody’s Child launches new beauty line, is now the right time for fashion players to branch out?
As Nobody’s Child becomes the latest fashion retailer to expand into beauty, Retail Week finds out if now is the right time to take a share of the beauty market and whether distribution is all it takes to break in.
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AnalysisWhat industry experts are calling on Labour to do to safeguard UK food security
A new report from think tank Policy Exchange has unveiled the scale of the problem facing UK food security and laid out measures the Labour government can take to help.
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AnalysisHow Boots, B&Q, Next and John Lewis are leading the retail generative AI revolution
Few technological advancements in recent years have generated more news coverage than the advent of generative AI. For all the science-fiction headlines, though, several big retail names are already leading the way when it comes to adoption
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AnalysisUnited Legwear & Apparel Co: Who is Ted Baker’s new UK and European operator?
Yesterday marked the end of a turbulent period for Ted Baker, since it collapsed into administration in March this year, with global manufacturer and distributor United Legwear & Apparel Co (ULAC) coming to its rescue. Retail Week takes a look at the brand’s new UK and European ecommerce operator, its history and what the future of Ted Baker might look like under the new partnership.
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AnalysisWhat can retailers learn from Frasers' online rebrand and multi-brand strategy?
As Frasers gives its department store website a makeover to mirror its in-store shopping experience, Retail Week takes a closer look at the strategy behind the move and wonders if other retailers should follow suit?