All Retail Week articles in July 2022 – Page 5
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News
Morrisons faces CMA probe into McColl’s rescue bid
The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the takeover bid for convenience specialist McColl’s by supermarket giant Morrisons.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Gymshark unveils ‘safe space’ barbershop pop-up
Gymshark has opened a new barbershop pop-up format called Deload, which is aimed at helping men talk about their mental health.
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News
Nine in 10 UK retail chairs expect consumer spending to fall over next year
Ninety-five per cent of UK retail chairs forecast a drop in shopper spending over the next year, as Boots’ parent company chair Stefano Pessina said the UK would likely have a “bigger” recession than other EU countries.
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Opinion
‘Retailer focus is on how to help customers caught in cost-of-living crunch’
At a time of unprecedented national and global challenges, retailers are determined to support their people and their customers, writes British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson.
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Retail Voice
A new breed of buyer: reimagining customer experience
Many retailers have quickly and successfully navigated the challenges of the last two years to a place where they are now equipped with many of the right tools required to seamlessly serve their customers across whichever touchpoints or platforms they prefer. Manhattan Associates’ Alex MacPherson takes a look at how CX has evolved.
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Analysis
Data: The sectors that will win and lose this Christmas
The cost-of-living crisis is set to bite this festive season, with health and beauty the only sector to see volume growth, as Retail Week’s latest report reveals
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Report Store
The Christmas Forecast 2022
Exclusive data reveals how retail sales will fare this Christmas
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Analysis
SWOT analysis: Are ex-Asos boss Beighton and Matchesfashion a match made in heaven?
As former Asos boss Nick Beighton takes the helm of luxury ecommerce platform Matchesfashion, Retail Week explores where the business is now and what he could bring to the table.
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News
Boohoo introduces returns charge to counteract rising costs of shipping
Boohoo is the latest fashion retailer to put in place a fee for customer returns.
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News
Matchesfashion appoints former Asos CEO Nick Beighton as new boss
Matchesfashion has drafted in former Asos boss Nick Beighton as its new chief executive.
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News
Sosandar narrows losses as ‘normal trading conditions’ return
Sosandar has narrowed its full-year losses and hailed the return of “normal trading conditions” following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Opinion
Business rates and online sales tax – reviews and rows but what hope of a resolution?
As retailers battle the increasing costs of doing business, they still bear one of their longest-suffered and biggest burdens – business rates.
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Analysis
Data: 50 retail leaders reveal tech investment priorities to weather the cost-of-living crisis
Retailers are investing in cutting-edge customer experience technologies to drive demand and be front of mind for consumer spend.
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Data
Retail sales fall below lockdown levels as cost-of-living crisis deepens
Retail sales slumped in June to levels not seen since the depths of the pandemic.
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Opinion
Jason Tarry: ‘Why Tesco is putting health on your weekly shopping list’
Tesco has invested in specialist training for staff in its in-store pharmacies to help shoppers “make life-changing improvements to their health”. The grocer’s UK chief executive Jason Tarry writes exclusively for Retail Week about the initiative.
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News
Tesco trains pharmacy staff to help shoppers make ‘life-changing’ health choices
Tesco has launched specialist training for staff in its in-store pharmacies to help shoppers “make life-changing improvements to their health”.
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News
UK on verge of dairy shortages warns Lurpak owner
The UK is facing the prospect of a shortage of dairy products as a lack of workers has forced farmers to slash production, the country’s biggest milk and butter producer has warned.
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News
Joules drafts in KPMG for help as cost-of-living crisis bites
Joules has drafted in advisors from KPMG to help improve profitability, cash flow and liquidity as the cost of living crisis has leached away consumer demand.
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News
Apple’s UK stores paid only £800,000 in tax despite surging sales
Apple’s retail division paid just under £800,000 to HMRC, after utilising a stock option scheme loophole to minimise its tax burden.
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Retail Voice
How to create a sustainable and socially conscious business
With ESG rising up retailers’ agendas, Browne Jacobson partner Suki Tonks looks at how businesses can make actionable strategies to firmly embed ESG in workplace culture