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Retail VoiceLevel up your loyalty: Four ways gamification supercharges customer retention
Integrating game-like elements into loyalty programmes is a surefire way to foster stronger relationships with customers, believes Trust Retail’s Mike Dotson. Find out why
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AnalysisRetail 2025: AI investment a top priority for next year, say retail bosses
Investment in AI will be central to retail strategies next year, with 35 CEOs revealing to Retail Week they are spending on various applications of the tech in a major new research paper.
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AnalysisWhat Amazon is doing in the US to revolutionise global operations
Retail Week visited Amazon’s MQY1 fulfilment centre in Nashville, Tennessee, to find the technology and retail giant is showing no signs of slowing down in its pursuit of innovative new technologies.
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NewsSainsbury’s has launched an overhaul of its ‘Local’ c-store estate
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is set to kick off a ‘major overhaul’ of its Local c-store estate.
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NewsLidl has created a ‘retail leadership’ apprenticeship degree
Lidl has today launched its inaugural retail leadership degree apprenticeship, with 51 new apprentices joining the scheme.
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NewsPoundstretcher has made a raft of new appointments
Poundstretcher has made several new appointments to support its future growth ambitions following its purchase by Majestic Wine owner Fortress.
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GalleryAustralian retailer Harvey Norman has opened its first store in England
Australian technology, lifestyle and appliance retailer Harvey Norman has broken into the English market with its debut store in the Merry Hill centre in Dudley, West Midlands.
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NewsFrasers Group managing director of sport is leaving the business
Managing director of sport at Frasers Group Ger Wright is set to leave the business.
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NewsSelfridges’ property portfolio value plummeted last year
The value of luxury department store Selfridges’ property portfolio plummeted by more than half a billion pounds last year, according to reports.
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NewsRetailers have urged the chancellor to keep promise on business rates relief
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to maintain the government’s commitment to ease the pressure from business rates on the high street.
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NewsMulberry's owner has rejected an increased bid from Frasers Group
The owner of luxury fashion brand Mulberry has rejected a revised bid from Frasers Group and said it has “no interest” in selling its shares to the retailer.
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InterviewInterview: Matt Hood – The man taking the Co-op back to the future
Hood has been with the Co-op for seven years and running its food business for more than two. He was promoted at a time of huge change at the Co-op, following a sustained period of success under former group chief executive Steve Murrells and Hood’s predecessor Jo Whitfield.
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Innovation of the WeekAmazon aims to cut delivery time and effort with new 'vision-assisted' tech
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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AnalysisTHG’s Ingenuity demerger explained and what it means for the rest of the business
As THG demerges its Ingenuity division, Retail Week examines what this means for the online retail giant
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GalleryLouis Vuitton has opened its first store and cafe at a UK airport
Luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton has opened a new store and cafe at London’s Heathrow Airport.
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NewsZalando has upped its guidance as sales and profits soar in ‘strong start’ to the season
Online fashion giant Zalando has increased its full-year guidance as sales and profits surged thanks to a “strong start” to the autumn/winter season.
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NewsQuiz chief financial officer heads for the exit
Fashion retailer Quiz’s chief financial officer and company secretary is exiting the business.
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NewsWhite Stuff is opening its first airport store
White Stuff is taking its offer airside with its first airport store.
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Opinion‘The Employment Rights Bill will hit retail harder than most’
Increased costs, changes to dismissal rules and preventing sexual harassment are among the factors retailers must consider as the new government shakes up employment policy, cautions Anna Elliott
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NewsTHG to demerge Ingenuity arm to simplify business model as it sets sight on FTSE
THG is set to demerge its Ingenuity arm as it simplifies its business model as a consumer beauty and nutrition group and targets inclusion in the FTSE UK Index by March 2025.