All Retail Week articles in October 2021
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Feather’s return to retail is a boon for Very and the industry
Robbie Feather’s next executive role could hardly be more different from his last.
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Retail VoiceFive retail fraud stats online merchants need to know
Fraudulent activity is on the rise and retailers are bearing the brunt. Sift’s Jane Lee shares the scale of the problem and the actions businesses can take to mitigate the risks
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AnalysisThe Disruptors: Five sporting brands going for gold
After more than a year of cancellations, postponements and empty stadiums, 2021 marked the victorious return to the summer of sport.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches Christmas recruitment drive for 22,000 jobs
Sainsbury’s is creating 22,000 new seasonal roles to deal with increased demand in its “biggest ever Christmas recruitment drive”.
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NewsAO warns supply chain ‘disruption’ will trigger profit decline
AO.com has said that “challenging market dynamics” across the UK and Germany have constrained its sales growth, and that it anticipates a decline in full-year profits as a result.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The solutions retailers are putting in place to navigate the supply chain crisis
A shortage of HGV drivers, increased Brexit red tape, not enough warehouse staff, high freight costs and a shortage of food-grade CO2. It feels that, from week to week, the supply chain issues facing UK retail have only piled up further, posing big questions for the industry.
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NewsExclusive: Dreams’ profits increase as online sales surge
Beds specialist Dreams reported a surge in underlying profits during the pandemic as online sales picked up the slack from closed stores.
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NewsLeahy returns to grocery as Morrisons board gives green light to CD&R deal
Morrisons’ board has recommended acceptance of private equity group CD&R’s takeover offer, marking a likely return to grocery for former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy.
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AnalysisThree ways retailers are fixing weak links in their supply chains
Amid ongoing turbulence – from driver and CO2 shortages through to Brexit-based delays – Retail Week’s latest report brings optimism for retailers that smoother, more efficient and robust supply chains can be created
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Opinion‘Business rates – government must now decide whether to be firefighter or arsonist’
The retail industry has been navigating crisis after crisis. Fresh from the pingdemic, the country found itself facing a massive HGV driver shortfall, supply chain problems and wider labour shortages.
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NewsAsos discloses ethnicity pay gap in fashion retail first
Online fashion giant Asos has published ethnicity pay gap data for the first time, and is thought also to be the first big apparel retailer to do so.
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NewsBody Shop launches open hiring scheme to bring down barriers to work
The Body Shop has unveiled an open hiring programme designed to bring down employment barriers for marginalised people often excluded from work.
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InterviewInterview: Beauty Bay’s founder David Gabbie on building a digital community to democratise beauty
When Beauty Bay founder David Gabbie left school, he was on a mission to create a business – and the world of retail looked like the perfect match for him. “I grew up in retail,” Gabbie tells Retail Week in a video call from his native Manchester.
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NewsMarks & Spencer unveils first new Jaeger collection since acquiring brand
The first Jaeger collection since the brand’s acquisition by Marks & Spencer will go on sale this week.
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Retail VoiceBrewDog, Sweaty Betty and John Lewis on creating stand-out human CRM strategies
While they may be an unlikely trio with very different strategies, Inkpact chief executive Charlotte Pearce reflects on what these UK retailers have in common – and what can be learned from their approaches.
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NewsGreggs upgrades profit expectations as sales jump
Food-to-go specialist Greggs has upgraded its full-year outcome as both in-store and online sales jumped in the third quarter despite ongoing supply chain issues.
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NewsHotel Chocolat reports soaring sales as online strategy pays off
Hotel Chocolat has reported profit before tax ahead of market expectations and rising sales as its online capital investment strategy helped insulate it from rolling store closures.
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NewsScS back in the black after ‘strong recovery’ from the pandemic
Furniture and flooring specialist ScS has hailed a “strong year of recovery” after returning to profitability and reporting soaring sales.
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GalleryStore gallery: Amazon unveils first 4-star store outside the US at Bluewater
Amazon has opened its first 4-star store outside of the US, offering a curated range of Amazon.co.uk’s most highly rated products in categories such as books, toys and games, home and consumer electronics.