All Retail Week articles in October 2021 – Page 6
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DataData: Retail sales slip in September as trading challenges mount
Retail sales dipped in September as a perfect storm of supply chain challenges and lower consumer demand dented performance.
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NewsUnilever hikes prices as inflationary pressures bite
Unilever has hiked prices and warned of further inflationary pressure next year amid rising costs for energy and raw materials.
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Retail VoiceRetail’s secret weapon – four ways Voice of the Customer can transform your business
With huge advances in ways to analyse unstructured customer data, there’s a wealth of untapped insight to be gained from voice of the customer (VoC) feedback, says Vanessa Flather, managing director of retail, travel and ecommerce at Webhelp.
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NewsClarks slumps to record losses due to Covid-19 restrictions
Footwear specialist Clarks has slumped to record losses in its more recent full-year results due to coronavirus restrictions and store closures.
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Retail VoiceLuxury consumers are changing – here’s what you need to know
The past 18 months have seen a transformation of behaviour, with buying online increasingly becoming the norm.
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AnalysisResearch: How to future proof supply chains against global disruption
From diversifying supply bases to onshoring production, Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2022 report explores how retailers can mitigate the impact of Brexit and the pandemic on retail operations as the supply chain crisis rumbles on.
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NewsTesco website and app hit by hackers, impacting thousands of shoppers
Tesco’s website and app were down for much of the weekend after being targeted by a suspected hack.
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NewsMissguided seeks emergency funding as supply chain crisis hits finances
Missguided has drafted in restructuring experts to secure emergency funds as the supply chain crisis batters the fast fashion firm.
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NewsUK could run out of warehouse space within a year, experts warn
The UK could run out of warehouse space within a year after the surge in online shopping and supply chain disruption during the Covid-19 pandemic sparked a boom in demand.
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GalleryIn pictures: How Stella McCartney, Adidas and Sony are eliminating waste from retail
Waste is a big problem for retailers and consumers alike – so how can it be repurposed to find new value? Retail Week visited Waste Age at the Design Museum to find out.
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NewsMissguided to launch childrenswear range as it targets new customers
Missguided will debut its first children’s collection, MG Kids, on Thursday October 28.
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DataRanking: From M&S to Iceland – UK consumers’ favourite brands
Marks & Spencer has been crowned the best retail brand according to shoppers in YouGov’s UK Retail Rankings 2021.
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Future LeadersBianca Miller Cole: ‘How to reframe challenge as opportunity’
Across industries, leaders are facing fresh challenges and are having to tackle new problems on a daily basis. Bianca Miller Cole, an award-winning entrepreneur, founder of personal branding company The Be Group and former Apprentice finalist, is no different. Ahead of her appearance at Diversity Futures - where she will discuss the future of female leadership - Cole has shared an extract from her new book The Business Survival Kit on building resilience.
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NewsTHG sales leap as boss Moulding looks to rebuild investor confidence
The Hut Group (THG) has reported increasing revenues across its different categories and Ingenuity platform as boss Matt Moulding looks to win back fleeing investors.
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NewsUK haulage industry gives PM final warning on looming Christmas crisis
The UK haulage industry has called on the prime minister to step up his “lacklustre” efforts on the driver shortage and act now to avert a Christmas crisis.
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NewsVery teams up with sportswear giants in drop shipping drive
Online retailer Very has struck stockless fulfilment deals with Adidas and Reebok which will provide customers with greater choice and faster, more flexible delivery options.
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NewsSainsbury’s brings net zero pledge forward to 2035 ahead of COP26
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has bought its net zero pledge forward five years to 2035, ahead of the COP26 international climate change summit kicking off next week in Glasgow.
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NewsIkea seals deal to take over landmark Topshop store
Ikea announced the acquisition of 214 Oxford Street for £378m.
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Opinion‘Morrisons: New dawn and new owners must bring renewed strategic focus’
The sun has set on a long and fruitful chapter in the history of one of Britain’s biggest retailers. Morrisons’ shares have been delisted from the London Stock Exchange, 54 years after it became a plc.
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DataData: From potato milk to ‘climatarianism’- Waitrose unveils the biggest food trends of 2022
Waitrose & Partners’ latest Food and Drink Report highlights the emergence of new dairy alternative products and even more climate-conscious consumers as some of the key trends in food for next year.