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NewsPepco reshuffles management team and issues profit warning
Pepco is making changes to its management team and has issued a profit warning for the full year 2023 due to an “increasingly challenging trading environment” in Central and Eastern Europe.
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NewsAldi unveils priority locations as it eyes new UK stores
Aldi has unveiled a list of “priority locations” as it continues to eye new UK sites to open new stores following its £1.4bn investment pledge announced earlier this week.
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AnalysisResearch: 44 retail leaders reveal strategies for 2024
The bosses of leading retailers including Primark, THG, eBay, Majestic Wine, Fat Face and Pandora have spoken in depth to Retail Week for its annual flagship report – Retail 2024.
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Opinion‘Retailers must operate as loyalty companies, not businesses with a loyalty scheme’
Loyalty must sit at the centre of a brand’s strategy and positioning – think Starbucks Rewards or Amazon Prime – believe Eagle Eye’s Sarah Jarvis and Tim Mason
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DataFashion Forward: How the future consumer will shop
Retail Week investigates the shopping trends and consumer behaviour likely to shape the fashion industry over the next three years
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Report StoreRetail 2024
The bosses of leading retailers have spoken in-depth to Retail Week for its annual flagship report.
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InterviewRituals MD Penny Grivea: ‘If you can make it in London, you can make it anywhere’
Rituals has opened doors to its latest on London’s Oxford Street as it expands its bricks-and-mortar estate across the UK and transforms into a truly omnichannel brand.
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AnalysisSir Terry Leahy: As Potts leaves Morrisons ‘it’s a new chapter but the same story’
As longstanding Morrisons chief executive David Potts bows out, chair Sir Terry Leahy tells Retail Week the change ‘might be a new chapter but it’s the same story’ for the grocery giant
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Retail VoiceThe changing face of loyalty – building brand advocates
Building sustained customer loyalty is the holy grail for any retail brand. It gives a compelling and continued competitive advantage, yet it’s also notoriously elusive and can be easily lost, says American Express’ Dan Edelman
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NewsMorrisons sales improve as loyalty scheme and price cuts pay off
Morrisons has posted an improvement in like-for-like sales in the third quarter, and said lower prices and its new loyalty scheme had cut through with shoppers.
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NewsFormer Wilko stores to open as Poundland shops this week
Ten former Wilko sites will reopen as Poundland stores on Saturday, September 30.
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NewsFormer Carrefour boss Rami Baitiéh named as new Morrisons CEO
Rami Baitiéh, the former chief executive of Carrefour France, has been named as the new CEO of Morrisons.
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NewsH&M profits climb despite slowdown in September sales
Fashion giant H&M has posted a boost in profits and sales for the first nine months of the year, despite sales in September slowing as a result of an “unusually hot” start to the autumn season.
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NewsClarks sales slip as supply chain issues take their toll
British footwear retailer Clarks has posted a decline in profits after tax and turnover for the 48 weeks to December 2022 as supply chain issues took a toll on trading.
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NewsAmazon accused of ‘exploiting monopoly power’ in antitrust lawsuit
Amazon is being hit with an antitrust lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general.
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NewsShopify enters global partnership with B2B retail marketplace
Shopify has entered a global partnership with B2B independent retail marketplace Faire, which will introduce new ways for businesses to grow and manage their offerings across both platforms.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches new brand campaign and slogan
Sainsbury’s has launched a new brand campaign and slogan that plays on the affordability and accessibility of good food.
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NewsJohn Lewis Christmas shops open as festive demand builds
Department store group John Lewis is launching its in-store Christmas shops today (September 27) and has reported strong early interest in seasonal goods.
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AnalysisThree charts revealing UK consumers’ biggest retail loyalty drivers
Retail Week’s new guide lifts the lid on what really turns 2,000 UK shoppers on to – and off – brands, and features interviews with 10 retail and industry leaders on the consumer strategies inspiring brand advocacy
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Opinion‘High streets need grassroots solutions – not a Royal Commission to tell us what we already know’
John Lewis Partnership chair Dame Sharon White has called for a Royal Commission on high streets, but town centre solutions must be locally inspired and driven – and there is plenty of good practice to share, argues expert Graham Soult