All Retail Navigator Analysis articles – Page 13
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Retail Navigator AnalysisKingfisher (Strategy)
Kingfisher chief executive Thierry Garnier refreshed the areas of focus for its ‘Powered by Kingfisher’ strategy in March 2023 “to ensure data, trade, culture and agility were given increased prominence and focus”.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisKingfisher (Overview)
Home and DIY giant Kingfisher plc is the parent company of B&Q, Screwfix and TradePoint, as well as internationally Castorama, Brico Dépôt, and Koçtas, a mix of brands that serve both consumers and trade.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisKaren Millen (Overview)
Karen Millen was acquired by Boohoo, along with sister brand Coast, as part of the ecommerce giant’s push to expand its customer base and lead the online fashion market.
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Joules (Overview)
Joules is an inherently British lifestyle retailer that sells quirky country clothing, accessories and homewares through a multichannel business covering retail, wholesale and online. The business collapsed into administration in November 2022 and was acquired by retail powerhouse Next in partnership with founder Tom Joule in December.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJohn Lewis (SWOT)
As a co-owned business, John Lewis partners (employees) share in its profits. This fosters a deep-rooted commitment to customer service across the whole organisation.
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John Lewis Partnership (Overview)
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) owns and operates two of Britain’s best-known omnichannel retail brands – department store group John Lewis & Partners and upmarket grocer Waitrose & Partners – as well as a financial services arm John Lewis Finance.
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John Lewis (Overview)
John Lewis (JL) is one the UK’s largest department store groups, forming part of the wider John Lewis Partnership (JLP) together with grocer Waitrose.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJohn Lewis (Strategy)
John Lewis Partnership chair Dame Sharon White revealed her five-year strategy for the Partnership in October 2020. White envisages a “digital-first” business, where John Lewis generates 60 to 70% of sales online versus 40% pre-Covid.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJohn Lewis Partnership (Strategy)
John Lewis Partnership (JLP) announced it will “unashamedly focus” on retail as group profitability was restored for the year ending 27 January 2024 (FY2023). The Partnership delivered pre-tax profits of £56m versus a £234m loss the year prior. JLP said profit growth was supported by a further £111m of productivity improvements in the year, bringing recurring productivity savings since January 2021 to £420m against its £900m target to FY2027.
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Jigsaw (Overview)
Jigsaw is an upmarket fashion retailer, focusing on women’s clothing and accessories, that has recently restructured with a digital focus.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJigsaw (SWOT)
Jigsaw is a well-established brand with a loyal following and distinct identity. It has one of the wider customer bases in the fashion sector as it has a fairly ageless offer.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJigsaw (Strategy)
Former Oasis and Warehouse CEO Hash Ladha was named as new Jigsaw CEO from early-November 2023, as Beth Butterwick steps down after more than three years at the helm. The retailer said Ladha will continue to build on Butterwick’s work as the company continues to prioritise “delivering a compelling offer to customers amid a challenging climate for fashion retailers”. Under Butterwick, Jigsaw had been undergoing a transformation into a digital-first business focusing on its core, higher margin womenswear and accessory categories in the UK.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJigsaw (People)
Former Oasis and Warehouse Group CEO Hash Ladha was named as new Jigsaw CEO from early-November 2023, as Beth Butterwick stepped down after more than three years at the helm. The retailer said Ladha will continue to build on Butterwick’s work as the company continues to prioritise “delivering a compelling offer to customers amid a challenging climate for fashion retailers”.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisStores at Jigsaw
The standalone Jigsaw network has been halved to 45 stores as the retailer presses ahead with its digital-first transformation programme.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisTechnology strategy at Jigsaw
Technology and innovation are top priorities at Jigsaw as the premium fashion retailer repositions as a digital-first operation.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJD Sports (Overview)
JD Sports is a sportswear and fashion retailer which has expanded worldwide through an extensive acquisition strategy, particularly in North America. Its aim is to “become the leading global sports-fashion powerhouse”. It has over 3,400 stores worldwide, present in 38 territories across the globe.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJD Sports (SWOT)
JD Sports is one of the largest sports retailers in the UK by revenue and, as such, is able to take advantage of considerable economies of scale
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJD Sports (Strategy)
The JD Sports business runs two major divisions, sports fashion and outdoor. Sports fashion provides the bulk of revenues, and as such has been the focus of acquisitions and investment over the last few years.
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Jack Wills (Overview)
Jack Wills is a British fashion and lifestyle brand acquired by Frasers Group in 2019. It forms part of the acquisitive group’s newly formed UK retail segment (formerly premium lifestyle) alongside other fascias such as Flannels, Frasers and Sports Direct.
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River Island (Overview)
River Island is a mainstream high fashion retailer that is part of the family-owned Lewis Trust Group. It operates around 250 high street stores throughout the UK and sells online through Riverisland.com as well as sites such as Asos, Next and Very.
