All Retail Week articles in October 2022 – Page 2
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NewsMarks & Spencer bolsters Sparks loyalty scheme with credit account
Marks & Spencer has added a customer credit facility to its Sparks loyalty programme as part of efforts to offer members a “more personalised and digitally driven customer experience”.
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NewsDreams profits climb as sales outpace inflationary pressures
Beds specialist Dreams has reported strong profits and a surge in turnover, despite squeezed margins and temporary store closures last year.
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NewsAsda launches £1 meal deal for over-60s as cost-of-living crisis bites
Asda has launched a £1 ‘winter warmer’ meal deal for older customers struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.
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NewsSuperdry returns to profit on back of strategic progress
Fashion retailer Superdry is back in the black, helped by the lifting of pandemic restrictions and progress on its turnaround strategy.
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NewsBoots boss: ‘This will be the most value Christmas ever’
Boots has unveiled its key Christmas trends, which include preparing for the “most value Christmas ever”.
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News'Sustainability is the key to return to profit,' says Superdry boss
Superdry’s sustainability push has driven its stellar results, according to chief executive Julian Dunkerton.
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Opinion‘Act against consensus and find managers who think like owners’
At a time of massive economic upheaval, history brings a sense of perspective, believes True founder and executive chair Matt Truman
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NewsSephora returns to the UK with new website and London flagship
Sephora has confirmed plans to launch in the UK on October 17.
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NewsQuiz Clothing sales jump as customers seek 'glamorous looks at value prices'
Quiz Clothing has recorded an uplift in sales over the last six months as its occasionwear and dresses resonate with consumers.
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Retail VoiceWhat can we do to support retail workers amid the cost-of-living crisis?
In the same way the pandemic affected life long after the wave settled, the cost-of-living crisis will have a long-term impact for all, but how is it affecting retail workers and what can be done to help, asks the Retail Trust’s Chris Brook-Carter.
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Opinion‘Putting sustainability at the heart of retail isn’t virtue signalling, it’s vital’
It would not make sense for retailers to cut their focus on and investment in sustainable business, argues BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson
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NewsMorrisons one step closer to CMA approval with plans to sell McColl’s stores
The Competition and Markets Authority has said it is “minded to accept” Morrisons’ proposal to divest 28 stores in response to competition concerns.
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NewsSuper-fast delivery merger on the cards as Getir looks to buy Gorillas
Super-fast delivery start-up Getir is in advanced talks to acquire competitor Gorillas.
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DataRetail sales inch up as consumers prepare for a ‘difficult winter’
Retail sales grew in September, driven by sales of clothing, energy-efficient appliances and small furnishings such as blankets, as consumers gear up for higher energy bills this winter.
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NewsCustomers turn to ‘visually imperfect’ groceries as inflation hits new record
Customers have turned to buying misshapen fruit and vegetables and supermarket own-label as food inflation hits a new record.
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AnalysisPrime Early Sale: Amazon throws a rock through retail’s golden quarter trading window
With Amazon going on the offensive early with the launch of an October Prime promotion, what will the impact be on retail’s crucial golden quarter trading period?
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AnalysisSephora: has it changed enough to make a success of the UK?
Sephora has finally opened the doors of its new London store, the first on British soil since it uncerimoniously wrapped up its UK business in 2005, but what has it got planned to make sure this time it sticks?
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NewsBoots, Asda, M&S and B&Q to team up with start-ups to solve biggest challenges
Retail leaders from some of the biggest names in the business will come together next month to discover the innovators solving the industry’s trickiest challenges.
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AnalysisMake, take and waste: How can fashion retailers tackle their old clothes pile-up?
Unwanted clothing is gathering up in toxic waste sites, clogging waterways and smouldering in burn piles across the global south. What are fashion retailers doing about it?
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NewsYoox Net-A-Porter turns to an interim CEO as Lefebvre departs
Luxury fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter has named Alison Loehnis as its interim chief executive, after the departure of long-standing boss Geoffroy Lefebvre.