More on Me + Em – Page 399
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Retail VoiceWhat shoppers want: More personal, less choice, stronger purpose
Consumer expectations are higher than ever before, but what is it that shoppers really want and how can retailers achieve it? Adobe UK’s marketing director Peter Bell highlights what retailers can do to stand out.
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DataData: Retail vacancies start to stabilise after year of record highs
After three years of consistently rising rates, which hit record highs in 2021, vacancies are in decline for the first time. Retail Week runs a rule over the numbers to gauge what state retail destinations are in as pandemic conditions recede
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DataData: Discretionary spend to plummet £12bn amid cost-of-living crisis
Spending on non-essential items will plummet £12bn in the UK this year as consumers tighten their purse strings amid a spiralling cost-of-living crisis.
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DataData: Shop price inflation soars as cost pressures mount
Shop prices have risen for the fifth consecutive month as retailers grapple with cost inflation.
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NewsDecathlon suspends operations in Russia after calls for boycott
French sporting giant Decathlon has backtracked on its decision to remain open in Russia, citing difficulty around “supply conditions” as the reason behind the move.
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NewsSuperdrug unveils plans for beauty and wellness online marketplace
Superdrug has revealed its plans to launch Superdrug Marketplace, an online platform that will feature hundreds of premium and emerging brands.
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DataCost of living shapes grocery shopping habits as sales fall
The soaring cost of living is increasingly affecting food shoppers’ spending habits as punishing inflation replaces the pandemic at the front of consumers’ minds.
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NewsVery names new chief operating officer in executive team shuffle
The Very Group has revealed changes to its executive team, including the promotion of current operations director Sean Hallows to the role of chief operations officer.
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NewsIceland brings back palm oil as Ukraine war sends food prices higher
Frozen food specialist Iceland is reluctantly using palm oil again in some own-brand products as the Ukraine war has sent the price of the alternative, sunflower oil, rocketing.
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Retail VoiceHow Harry Selfridge predicted the future of retail
The brains behind department store Selfridges was a man ahead of his time, says Completely Retail managing director Lucinda Kelly. Here she examines quotes from Harry Selfridge that are incredibly relevant to retail today.
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Opinion‘What is the Web3 phenomenon – and how can retailers benefit?’
As an increasing number of major retailers and brands dip their toes into the metaverse, Web3 expert and Retail Week Live 2022 speaker Evelyn Mora maps out the opportunities for businesses to join the latest digital revolution
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NewsWHSmith launches Deliveroo trial in latest on-demand partnership
WHSmith is the latest retailer to partner with Deliveroo on a super-fast delivery trial.
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NewsAsda sales and profits rise as Covid-19 costs unwind
Asda has posted a jump in profits in its first year under the Issa brothers’ ownership as one-off costs related to the coronavirus crisis abated.
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AnalysisRetail Horizon – Channels ‘no longer exist’
Retail Week has relaunched its subscriber-exclusive strategic toolkit, Retail Horizon, mapping out the winning strategies for businesses in 2022 and beyond. Retail Week research director Lisa Byfield-Green explores the key macroeconomic trends that will shape the sector in the coming year
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NewsCurrys quits London HQ in favour of WeWork flexible office space
Currys is set to exit its west London headquarters after signing a deal with flexible office space group WeWork that will allow staff to work from 50 locations across the country.
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NewsRetailers urged to tackle ‘terrible issue’ of harassment through new certification
The Retail Trust and law firm Foot Anstey have joined forces to create safer working conditions for shopfloor staff.
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NewsSainsbury’s investors back call for grocer to pay ‘real living wage’
Sainsbury’s will hold a shareholder vote at its upcoming AGM on pay for all its entry-level staff amid growing support from investors for the grocer to pay the ‘real living wage’ across the UK.
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Retail VoiceThe kindest month on Meta: Ramadan
Ramadan is a time of connection for billions of people – and for brands who share community-based values, it can offer surprising new opportunities, says Zehra Chatoo from Meta.
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AnalysisPersonalisation, promotions and payments – Boots and Farfetch on the next frontier of in-store tech
After growing accustomed to the convenience of online deliveries over the past two years, consumers now need compelling reasons to look up from their screens and retailers face a battle to bring shoppers back to physical locations. Retail Week looks at the cutting-edge tech that could help them win the fight.
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Retail VoiceThree steps to create future-fit tech to meet rising consumer expectations
With consumer expectations continuing to shift upwards, EY’s global retail leaders Thomas Harms and Michael Renz examine a trio of techniques to ensure retailers stay ahead.