All Retail Week articles in May 2021
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsEx-Post Office boss quits Dunelm and Morrisons boards
Former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells has stepped down from a number of non-executive director positions folllowing the IT scandal that rocked the British institution.
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OpinionLisa Hooker: ‘Vaccine confidence is driving a golden generation of shoppers’
For the first time in months, non-essential retailers and outdoor hospitality businesses have reopened in England.
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GalleryStore gallery: Frasers Group’s revamped Cruise flagship
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has opened its refurbished luxury flagship Cruise in Glasgow.
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NewsMarks & Spencer reshapes its food division’s top team
Marks & Spencer has made changes to its food leadership team through a raft of promotions and moves.
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NewsShop price deflation slows in April as consumers head back to stores
Shop prices continued to fall in April, as retailers tempted consumers back into non-essential stores.
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NewsWaitrose and Hotel Chocolat strike new product partnership
Waitrose has struck a partnership with Hotel Chocolat to sell a selection of the retailer’s products in its supermarkets and online.
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AnalysisArrivals and departures – how WHSmith, Dixons and Monsoon see direction of travel retail
As restrictions ease across the world, Dixons, WHSmith and Monsoon are taking differing approaches to prepare for the return of travel
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NewsIn The Style hails strong momentum after successful IPO
After completing a successful float on AIM, In The Style has recorded strong sales throughout the past year.
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NewsApple’s profits double as Chinese sales soar
Apple has recorded soaring sales since the beginning of the pandemic, with particular momentum seen in China.
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NewsAmazon profits soar as online demand booms
Online giant Amazon has reported skyrocketing sales and earnings as the pandemic-stoked shift to online continued.
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NewsCo-op ditches bags for life to cut plastic use
The Co-op is to replace plastic bags for life with compostable and renewable carriers as it seeks to reduce the use of plastic.
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AnalysisRevealed: The world’s top 40 start-ups helping retailers rebuild after Covid
Retail Week’s annual Discovery report celebrates the start-ups powering retail innovation at a time when it is needed most and features cutting-edge solutions helping Tesco, Nespresso, AO.com, Marks & Spencer and more
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NewsTheo Paphitis and Damian McGloughlin join Stores Week line-up
Theo Paphitis and Homebase boss Damian McGloughlin have joined the growing list of speakers for Retail Week’s Stores Week.
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches tech recruitment drive to turbocharge online growth
Marks & Spencer has begun a recruitment push to find 85 tech specialists following a consumer shift online during the Covid pandemic.
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OpinionAlex Baldock: ‘Stores still have a central role – alongside online, not replaced by it’
Everyone knows that one effect of the pandemic will be a dramatic and enduring shift away from stores to online, right? Not quite.
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NewsTopshop Oxford Street flagship goes on sale for £420m
The sale of Topshop’s iconic Oxford Street flagship has kicked off, with a portion of the funds from the £420m sale allocated to Arcadia’s pension scheme.
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NewsFrasers Group probed by EU tax authorities over VAT bills
Frasers Group is in talks with EU tax authorities over a controversial VAT arrangement that has seen the retailer pay tax on overseas sales in the UK.
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Retail VoiceThree things the pandemic has taught us about the future retail workforce
The pandemic has changed the course of retail forever. Here are the three key learnings retailers can take from it, says Belinda Deery, chief engagement officer at Kultralab.
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VideoRetail Question Time with Anna Blackburn and Mike Logue
Following last month’s much-anticipated retail reopening, Beaverbrooks managing director Anna Blackburn and Dreams chief executive Mike Logue discuss trading patterns, how they are preparing their companies for future success and their priorities in the aftermath of the pandemic.