Insight & inspiration – Page 14
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Estée Lauder launches sustainable store programme
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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DataRanking: Victorian Plumbing and Zalando winning in productivity – find out why
Victorian Plumbing and Zalando have been named as two of the UK’s most productive retailers, Retail Week’s report reveals.
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AnalysisWhat Currys and AO results tell us about electricals sector
Two of the UK’s biggest electricals retailers announced their full-year results this week, which revealed a mixed picture for both groups.
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AnalysisAre fashion influencers still influential in 2023?
With several fashion brands including Boohoo and Abbott Lyon naming influencers and celebrities as brand ambassadors, collection designers, and in PrettyLittleThing’s case creative directors, influencers have certainly stolen the show in recent years.
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DataWorld’s top 15 retailers for supply chain performance named
Retail Week’s analyst team has identified inspirational brands enjoying sales growth due to supply chain innovation and transformation, achieving greater efficiencies, or both
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DataSunny weather provides unexpected boost in footfall
Footfall across all retail destinations saw an unexpected increase due to warmer weather in June.
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AnalysisWhat is the endgame of Revolution Beauty and Boohoo’s war of words?
In the weeks since Boohoo publicly announced plans for a hostile takeover of Revolution Beauty, what followed has been a war of words fought on the battlefield of the London Stock Exchange, with each party accusing the other of corporate wrongdoing and “self-serving” behaviour.
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AnalysisExclusive survey: 75% of consumers believe supermarkets profiteering
Despite the protestations of the big supermarkets about falling profits and investment in price, our new consumer survey shows that shoppers feel grocers are profiteering during this ongoing period of high inflation
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Amazon goes local for same-day delivery and returns
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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AnalysisStrategy spotlight: Five ways Fast Retailing is driving growth
While it is still only half the size of Inditex in terms of total sales, Uniqlo’s Japanese parent company Fast Retailing is intent on closing the gap with the world’s two largest clothing retailers, H&M in second place and the Spanish giant firmly in the top slot
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AnalysisHow retailers are creating the best in-store experiences
The purpose of the retail store faced an overhaul as the pandemic caused many shops to shut for months, with customers having no choice but to turn to online shopping.
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AnalysisData: Number of store staff feeling less secure in their role doubles
Concerns for job security among UK retail store staff have increased over the past three years, according to fresh research published today in Retail Week’s new Talking Shop report, produced in association with Logile.
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AnalysisHow did supermarket bosses fare in the glare of Westminster spotlight?
In a public forum designed to intimidate and pressurise, the traditional big four supermarkets more than held their own, but the spectre of further scrutiny looms
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AnalysisHas gender pay reporting really improved women’s prospects in UK retail?
It’s been six years since the introduction of the legal requirement for large UK companies to report their gender pay gap.
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: DIY retailers join forces to tackle emissions
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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DataRetail sales rise in May but volume declines
Retail sales rose by value but declined by volume in May, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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AnalysisWill the metaverse ever be a viable channel for beauty retailers?
In a week-long celebration of the beauty industry, creative agency Cult London set up the inaugural Metaverse Beauty Week (MBW), from June 12-17, on web3 platforms like Spatial, Roblox and Decentraland and a few in-person events hosted at Flannels.
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DataUK consumer confidence increases ‘despite fierce economic headwinds’
UK consumer confidence increased for the fifth month in a row despite “fierce economic headwinds of the cost-of-living crisis” and “double-digit grocery price increases”.
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DataRevealed: The 25 most vibrant retail locations in the UK
Location, location, location. Whether you’re opening another store to better serve your core market or looking for new eyeballs to thrill and excite with an experiential flagship, where to open is a topic bandied around boardrooms up and down the UK all year long.
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Sephora opens second ‘store of the future’ in Shanghai
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.