All Retail Week articles in November 2022 – Page 4
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News
Wilko in talks to secure £30m emergency loan
Wilko is on the hunt for a £30m cash injection as crippling cost pressures intensify in the run-up to Christmas.
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Opinion
‘The pandemic gave us the staff wellbeing wake-up call we needed’
By helping people be at their best both inside and outside work, we can increase already world-class levels of colleague engagement, believes Currys chief people officer Paula Coughlan
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Video
Watch: Tech List titans predict digital retail’s biggest innovation plays
The Tech List, Retail Week’s definitive index of the 50 most influential leaders in global digital commerce, was published last month. We brought together two of the leaders celebrated, Starship Technologies and True, alongside industry experts Braze and Okta, to dig deeper into the latest thinking on online innovation and digital trends
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation of the Week: Amazon's interactive fashion solution
Welcome to the Retail Week Innovation of the Week, a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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Retail Voice
Why retailers should leverage the D2C business model during uncertain times
As retailers continue to be blighted by increasing costs, 4C Associates’ Kenta Shibuya examines how the direct-to-consumer model can help boost bottom lines
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News
Tesco offers staff pay advances to help with cost-of-living crisis
Supermarket giant Tesco is offering staff advances in their pay to help them navigate key debt deadlines amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
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News
Retail sales continue downward spiral in October
Retail sales remained sluggish through October as the cost-of-living crisis continued to impact consumer confidence.
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News
Primark to embark on ‘aggressive’ US store expansion plan
Primark has announced it is to embark on an “aggressive” expansion project to grow its US store estate.
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Data
Consumer confidence inches up as Sunak takes charge
Consumer confidence has increased slightly, up from the historic lows it reached in recent months.
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News
Government announces transitional relief scheme for business rates
The government has unveiled a transitional business rates relief scheme, a freeze on multipliers and increased support packages, but the next revaluation of rates will go ahead in April 2023.
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News
Exclusive: River Island boss Will Kernan to step down
River Island chief executive Will Kernan is stepping down after three years at the helm, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Burberry unveils new British brand focus as profits and sales grow
Burberry has said it will refocus its branding on its British heritage under chief creative officer Daniel Lee, as sales and adjusted profits grew in the first half of the year.
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News
Lidl profits soar as customers switch millions of pounds to discounter
Lidl profits and sales have soared as deepening food inflation and the worsening cost-of-living crisis have seen hundreds of thousands of customers a week making the switch from supermarkets to the discounter.
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Opinion
'Be bold - game-changing hires can add real value in a recession'
Cancelling or postponing key appointments is a false economy. Investment in people is a relatively small outlay and can make all the difference, says Clarity founder Fran Minogue
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Gallery
In pictures: Harrods, Fenwick, Selfridges and more unveil Christmas windows
Retailers have spared no expense in creating a line-up of some of the most opulent and light-laden festive window displays to ever grace UK high streets.
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News
Joules collapses into administration putting 1,600 jobs at risk
Fashion retailer Joules has collapsed into administration just days after talks over financing broke down putting 1,600 jobs at risk.
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News
Made.com stock to be auctioned off in bid to recover cash for creditors
Made.com’s administrators have appointed auctioneers to help sell off its remaining stock.
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News
Card Factory upgrades profit outlook as sales climb
Card Factory has raised its profit forecast for the full year following “stronger than expected” sales.
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News
Consumer price inflation reaches new heights in October
Consumer price inflation has reached the highest level in 41 years, largely driven by fuel and food price rises.
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Opinion
Murray Lambell: 'Retail needs to rewrite the way we do Black Friday'
The notorious Sales event has changed since its inception and no longer lives up to its promise of value, argues eBay UK general manager Murray Lambell