All Retail Week articles in January 2022 – Page 5
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NewsBoots unveils lower prices in store for Advantage Card holders
Boots has introduced discounted prices on selected products in store for Advantage Card holders.
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AnalysisHow Currys’ Baldock is preparing to navigate another year of supply chain challenges
Electricals market leader Currys is preparing for another year of supply chain difficulties following a peak period hit by disruption and shortages.
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NewsSainsbury’s creates new senior role as part of food team reshuffle
Sainsbury’s has promoted internally to fill its newly created chief transformation officer role as part of a wider shake-up of its commercial food team.
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DataData: The companies investors placed their bets on in 2021
2021 marked another tumultuous year for the retail industry, but some bright sparks grew - and have been rewarded with the investment to grow further. Retail Week explores the companies that received the most investment in the UK in 2021.
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Retail VoiceFive ways to boost customer retention in 2022
Yotpo UK managing director Jamie Clohesy has devised some simple strategies for retailers to turn casual shoppers into loyal customers.
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Future LeadersM&S, Kingfisher and Lidl back major retail I&D programme
Fifteen major retailers and brands have joined forces with Be Inspired, Retail Week’s six-year-old diversity initiative to promote inclusivity across the industry in 2022 and beyond.
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AnalysisFrom captured carbon to lab-grown fur – seven innovators fashioning the future
While fashion retailers work to reduce their environmental impact, a range of biotech pioneers are creating innovative new fabrics that could change how clothing and shoes are made.
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NewsRetail mourns industry leaders Lord Sainsbury and Lord Myners
Two of the retail industry’s most outstanding leaders, who in different ways helped shape its direction, have died.
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NewsAsda owners the Issa brothers eye up Boots
Entrepreneurs Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the owners of Asda, are considering acquiring health and beauty giant Boots which has been put up for sale by Walgreens.
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NewsNRF 2022: The time is right to break into the Chinese market, says Alibaba exec
Alibaba’s head of Tmall Global in Americas Tony Shan urged retailers to make moves in the Chinese market, when speaking at NRF 2022 in New York this weekend.
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DataRanking: Christmas trading league table 2021
Find out how retailers fared during the critical 2021 Christmas trading period with our league table benchmarking sales performance across the sector.
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Opinion‘Maybe it’s Terry Smith who’s lost the plot – Unilever’s sustainability focus is logical, not ludicrous’
The Fundsmith founder has criticised the extent of Unilever’s sustainability agenda, but investors need to get with the programme or be left behind, writes Luke Tugby.
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NewsAmazon postpones proposed ban on Visa credit cards
Amazon has suspended plans to stop accepting UK Visa credit card payments as the etailer and payments giant attempt to resolve their dispute over fees.
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Opinion‘RIP John Sainsbury – one of Britain’s greatest ever retailers’
Following the death of legendary retailer Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, Shore Capital’s Clive Black pays tribute to a man who changed the grocery and retail landscape
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DataLeague table: The UK’s busiest retail websites – Christmas 2021
Amazon and eBay emerged as the most-visited retail websites in the UK during the crucial Christmas period.
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NewsThe Hut posts record sales of more than £2bn after strong final quarter
Online retailer and tech group THG – The Hut – has reported full-year sales of more than £2bn after “significant growth” over the peak trading period.
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NewsHotel Chocolat nudges up profit forecast after festive sales rise
Hotel Chocolat expects full-year earnings to come in just ahead of expectations after sales rose over Christmas.
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GalleryStore gallery: Aldi opens first ever cashierless store in Greenwich
Value grocer Aldi has become the latest food retailer to unveil a checkout-free store.
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NewsExclusive: The Body Shop poaches Estée Lauder executive to helm UK
The Body Shop has appointed Estée Lauder’s Maddie Smith as its UK boss and further bolstered its top team with a new executive role for its current UK managing director Linda Campbell.
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NewsNRF 2022: Nordstrom exec pledges to make Asos a 'big deal' for the US consumer
Nordstrom president and chief brand officer Peter Nordstrom said that Asos’ concession in the famous American chain could be the silver bullet it needs to be front of mind for US shoppers.