All Retail Week articles in July 2024
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Innovation of the WeekMoonpig develops AI tools to keep customers coming back
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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NewsAnn Summers to launch new underwear-only marketplace
Ann Summers has launched a new marketplace as the UKâs first lingerie-specific online retail platform.
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AnalysisIdeal world: What retail would look like in the worldâs greatest airport departure lounge
2024 is a record year for travel, with more people than ever before heading to the airport and arriving there earlier too.
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Retail VoiceHow to boost brand perception and be a sustainability leader
With UK businesses facing a tsunami of EPR policy reform in the coming months, Biffaâs Harriet Martin and Carla Brian explain why it is so important not to get left behind
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NewsBoots CEO has quit to join a European eye surgery chain
Boots boss Sebastian James, who has been running the company for the last six years, will leave in November.
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NewsLaura Ashley owners Gordon Brothers are in the running to rescue The Body Shop
A selection of private equity firms are in the running to rescue The Body Shopâs troubled high street business.
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NewsSmall businesses are calling on the next government to make changes to tax and business rates
Small businesses in the UK are urging the next government to overhaul policies relating to tax, business rates and international trading.
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GalleryIn pictures: How retailers are courting tennis fans as Wimbledon begins
As Wimbledon commences once again, Retail Week explores what retailers are doing to celebrate the start of the British sports tournament.
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OpinionâAs Morrisons marks 125 years in business, how many newer retailers will enjoy similar lifespans?â
Retail thrives on the new but the businesses that last longest are founded on principles that never lose their relevance, observes George MacDonald.
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NewsShop price inflation has eased thanks to investment in retail âpaying offâ, says BRC
Shop price inflation has fallen to its lowest level since October 2021 as retailersâ investments in operations and supply chains is âpaying offâ, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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AnalysisHow Ikea, WHSmith and Decathlon are going green to win shopper spend
Sustainability has rocketed up the consumer agenda in recent years. Exclusive research from Retail Week explores the sustainability strategies that really matter to shoppers, and the retailers getting it right.
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NewsSainsburyâs sees âmore and more peopleâ coming through its doors
Sainsburyâs has said it is seeing the âbiggest market share gains of any grocerâ as more and more customers are shopping with the supermarket giant.
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NewsMango is bringing its teen concept to the UK
Fashion retailer Mango is expanding its teen arm and kickstarting its international expansion of the teen brand with a launch in the UK.
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NewsThe chief operating officer at JD Sports is getting set to leave
JD Sportsâ chief operating officer will leave the retailer after 12 years.
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NewsAmazon is offering a select age group half-price Prime membership
Amazon is introducing half price on its Prime membership for a select age group in the UK, ahead of Prime Day on July 16 and 17.
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InterviewQ&A: AOâs director of brand on how it gained 600,000 customers in a year
As AO continues to make waves in the electronics sector, Retail Week speaks to director of brand Arafa Heneghan on the importance of consistency across the brand to grow and maintain customers.
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NewsShoe Zone blames profit warning on poor weather and Red Sea
Footwear retailer Shoe Zone issued a profit warning today as the combination of weakened demand and ongoing Red Sea challenges take their toll.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to invest ÂŁ38m in new city centre flagship stores
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a suite of flagship store openings in city centres as part of its store renewal and rotation programme.
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AnalysisWhat lies in store for leaderless Boots after its sale fail?
A day after Walgreensâ chief executive went on record to say Boots is no longer for sale, the high street giantâs chief executive, Seb James, called it quits. With doubts about its future ownership and no leadership replacement to steer the ship, Retail Week takes a look at what lies in store for the retailer.
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NewsThe Body Shop administrator sets deadline for final bids
The final deadline for bids for The Body Shop is set for tomorrow (July 3) as FRP is keen to wrap up a sale of the struggling beauty chain, The Sun reports.