
Megan Dunsby
Megan Dunsby is Retail Week Connect’s head of commercial content. A former journalist and features editor, Megan joined the team in January 2019 to help brands leverage content to reach the people who matter in retail.
Megan has a BA Hons in English and History from the University of Southampton. In 2018, she was named among The Drum’s 50 under 30 Top Women in Digital and, in 2016, was recognised with the Silver Rising Star accolade at the British Media Awards.
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- megan.dunsby@retail-week.com
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Store staff have called on retailers to invest in pay and conditions to avoid Christmas burnout
Exclusive interviews with 500 UK frontline workers reveal the factors that will incentivise productivity this golden quarter, at a time when staff are prone to disengagement
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Sephora opens ‘beauty playground’ in Bluewater shopping centre
Beauty retailer Sephora has opened its doors at Kent’s Bluewater shopping centre, its seventh store since its return to the UK.
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Sustainability strategy: Five ways retailers are minimising their environmental impact
Ahead of the return of the Sustainability Summit on October 10, we dig into the strategies of the retailers making tangible progress and glean expert opinion on why the narrative of balancing sustainability with bottom lines “needs to change”
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B&Q and Boots directors offer updates on AI investments
Recognised as ‘AI Adopters’ in Retail Week’s eponymous report, senior leaders from the homewares and beauty sectors lift the lid on their business AI strategies and the transformational tech generating real returns.
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Retail 100: The most influential leaders of 2024 revealed
Retail Week’s 19th annual definitive list of the industry’s most inspiring bosses has been published. Names behind Tesco, JLP, Ikea, BP, AllSaints, Currys, Vinted and Greggs are among those celebrated
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Retail 100 2024: Three vital lessons from the UK’s top c-suite leaders
Retail Week’s annual index of the sector’s 100 most influential leaders has launched. We look at some of the common trends shared by, and learnings from, the individuals featured among this year’s list
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Retail 100: Meet five of UK’s retail’s most influential female leaders
Retail Week’s Retail 100 index has recognised 28 women among the country’s top c-suite bosses driving profits, people and purpose in 2024. View strategic profiles of a snapshot of the female leaders celebrated and access the full list here
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Boots, Very and THG crowned UK’s best machine-powered retailers
Retail Week’s new report recognises retailers successfully embedding adaptive AI and features exclusive interviews with industry leaders on their AI strategies.
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Supply chain strategy: How WHSmith, Co-op and Inditex found their missing links
Third-party tie-ups are a central part of the modern retail supply chain and are only becoming more strategic. In this exclusive excerpt from Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2025 report, discover how some of the country’s biggest retailers are collaborating to improve operations
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Poo power, drones and drive-throughs: Discover the latest supply chain innovations
Supply Chain 2025 analyses how retailers in the UK and internationally are investing to transform their operations. Here, we reveal five innovative ROI-generating solutions explored in the new report
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Future Leaders 2024: Meet UK retail’s 30 CEOs in waiting
Senior executives from Asda, Superdrug, Frasers, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer are among the 30 names tipped to lead the country’s biggest retailers in years to come, according to Retail Week’s annual index
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What are Next, JD Sports, Boots and BP doing to future-proof their supply chains?
Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2025 report, the fifth annual instalment since 2019, is out now. Offering a blueprint for operational success, the report explores how retailers from across the globe are building resilience.
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Tech List 2024: The definitive index of the world’s top 50 digital retail leaders
Retail Week’s annual celebration of the most influential leaders behind 50 businesses progressing digital retail has landed. Innovative minds from Boots, Tesco, EE, Sephora and Walmart are among those recognised in The Tech List
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Tech List 2024 in numbers: Who are the world’s digital commerce leaders?
Retail Week’s annual celebration of the 50 global tech leaders driving retail innovation is back. From start-ups to brands and collaborators, The Tech List celebrates the individuals powering digital transformation across the industry
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Tech List 2024: What makes Cider, Zalando, Facewatch and TikTok leaders so inspiring?
Retail Week’s definitive annual index of the people powering tech transformation at 50 influential businesses has been published. We look at what retailers can learn from four of the individuals celebrated in The Tech List
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Watch: Dunelm’s sustainability head lifts lid on best eco-investments
Four months on from Retail Week’s groundbreaking Sustainability Summit, Dunelm head of climate change and sustainability Christina Downend and LoweConex divisional sales director Orla McGreevy join Retail Week to discuss how the industry is progressing sustainability and where retailers can generate the biggest wins.
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How retailers can entice cash-strapped shoppers to spend in 2024
Shoppers may not be hitting the high street or splashing out on big-ticket items, but household spending has jumped sharply over the past year owing largely to price rises
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Black Friday: Sales decline despite ‘buzz’ on UK high streets and marketplaces
Store footfall was down 1.6% across UK retail destinations while Barclaycard transaction volumes declined 0.6% year on year. In contrast, total gross sales for major marketplaces via CommerceHub increased by 18% on 2022
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Survey: Where shoppers will spend and save this Christmas
Retail Week delves into the mind of the 2023 Christmas shopper − where will they spend, where are they saving money and what categories are most at risk
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From source to sale: How retailers are making sense of sustainability
Climate change is accelerating and so are consumer’s environmental concerns. We explore how retailers are stepping up their eco-efforts with investments throughout the supply chain