All Retail Week articles in March 2022 – Page 7
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News
UK grocers join forces to roll out refill stations in sustainability push
UK grocers Waitrose, Ocado, Morrisons and Marks & Spencer have formed a partnership committing to the roll-out of refill stations across their store estates.
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News
Amazon shutters all bookshops and 4-star stores
Amazon has announced it will close 68 physical bookshops and 4-star stores across the UK and US in order to focus on its grocery and department store concepts.
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Retail Voice
Three ways in which the pandemic disrupted old-fashioned retail
Antiquated in-store experiences need to be brought up to date, says Objectivity’s Wayne Swallow, with technology being the solution to stop retail living in the past.
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News
Asos suspends business with Russia following Ukraine invasion
Online fashion giant Asos has suspended sales to Russia in the wake of outrage over the invasion of Ukraine.
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Data
Data: Shop price inflation grows at fastest rate in over a decade
Retail prices increased to the highest rate recorded since November 2011 last month, accelerated by a rise in fresh food inflation in February.
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Interview
Interview: L’Oréal’s UK boss on how technology will transform beauty retail
On a drizzly Thursday in Hammersmith, L’Oréal Group’s UK and Ireland managing director Thierry Cheval is making lipstick from the comfort of his office.
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News
Marks & Spencer launches Sparks promotional extravaganza to boost app take-up
Marks & Spencer is to stage a two-week spectacular of “daily personalised offers, giveaways and discounts” designed to drive customer adoption of its app.
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News
Poundland buys Poundshop.com as it plans national online rollout
Poundland has acquired discount etailer Poundshop.com for an undisclosed sum, marking the next step in the retailer’s plan to build a nationwide online presence.
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News
Sainsbury’s puts 2,000 jobs at risk as it overhauls eat-in and takeaway offer
Sainsbury’s will close 200 of its in-store cafes, putting 2,000 roles at risk, as it looks to roll out more of its Restaurant Hub food hall formats.
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Opinion
‘John Lewis may have ditched Never Knowingly Undersold but it must keep service promise’
How many John Lewis customers took advantage of its Never Knowingly Undersold price promise last year?
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News
Waterstones acquires independent bookseller Blackwell’s
Waterstones has snapped up Blackwell’s, the UK’s largest independent bookseller, for an undisclosed sum.
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Zalando delivers ‘faster than expected’ sales growth
Zalando has posted strong full-year sales and profit growth, fuelled by a rapidly expanding customer base and membership scheme.