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DataRanking: The UK's 50 most vibrant retail locations
Coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the ranking of retail’s most vibrant shopping locations, with a swing away from city centres and towards smaller commuter towns in 2021.
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Analysis
Brexit: What Boris Johnson’s Christmas Eve deal means for retail
While it came down to the wire, Boris Johnson and his team did manage to deliver a Brexit deal. Retail Week goes behind the sloganeering to see what has changed for retail and what that will mean going forward
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News
All non-essential retail to close in England and Scotland as lockdowns return
Retailers classed as ‘non-essential’ will have to close their stores across England as the country enters its third national lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus.
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Aldi pledges to plough £3.5bn into UK-made food and drink
Aldi is upping its range of UK-made food and drink with plans to spend £3.5bn on domestic products annually within five years.
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Retail Voice
Industry execs reveal what the new customer journey must look like
Critizr recently interviewed 114 retail managers and senior leaders to understand how they have changed their customer journeys amid the pandemic. UK marketing lead Hazel Morton shares the top-line findings
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Analysis
Six groundbreaking ideas to revive the high street
As non-essential shops reopen, Retail Week looks into what can be done to breathe new life into high streets
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News
Retail footfall slumps as three-tier Covid restrictions take effect
The government’s three-tiered Covid restrictions have had an “immediate impact” on retail footfall across the UK after coming into force late last week.
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Analysis
Analysis: What could the end of duty-free mean for retail?
Duty-free shopping will come to an end as part of the government’s Brexit plans, which has unwelcome implications for the retail industry.
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Ocado sued by Norwegian firm for robot patent infringement
Pureplay grocer Ocado has said it will investigate allegations made against it and threatened a countersuit, after being sued in the UK and US by a Norwegian robotics firm.
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Analysis
Analysis: The local councils on a mission to revive shopping centres
While shifting customer behaviours and now coronavirus have taken a heavy toll on traditional shopping centre owners, Retail Week looks at the councils and retailers seeking to revitalise these spaces.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Big shoes to fill at Booker and Amazon
It’s taken less than a fortnight for the jobs’ market to explode back into life after the summer break with two significant appointments confirmed within hours of one another earlier this week.
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News
Amazon pays £293m in direct UK tax despite £13.7bn revenue
Amazon paid out £293m in “direct taxes” on its UK operations in 2019, despite the group’s UK revenue surging to £13.7bn that year.
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Amazon fashion chief takes reins as UK boss
Amazon has appointed vice president of its European fashion division John Boumphrey to lead its UK business.
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Analysis
Analysis: How can city centres rebound in a coronavirus world?
As one-time commuters predominantly continue to work from home post-lockdown, Retail Week assesses what can be done to encourage people to return to hard-hit city centres
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News
Screwfix to open 40 new stores by new year
Screwfix plans to open 40 new stores in the coming months despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the retail industry.
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AO.com reports ‘strong’ sales growth ahead of AGM
Pureplay electronics retailers AO.com has reported “strong year-on-year revenue growth” in the UK and Germany ahead of its annual general meeting today.
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Analysis
Data: Week eight of trading post-lockdown – the data you need to know
Retail footfall across the UK jumped 3.8% last week, as the ‘eat out to help out’ scheme gave a much-needed boost to destinations, albeit largely after 6pm.
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Opinion
‘As Amazon plots Go stores, bricks-and-mortar retailers must up their game’
Online giant Amazon has had a good pandemic and effectively put into practice the maxim that crisis can spell opportunity, writes George MacDonald.
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Analysis
Data: Week seven of trading post-lockdown – the data you need to know
Footfall across all shopping destinations in the UK inched up marginally last week due to a combination of mandatory face masks in stores and the unpredictable weather conditions.
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News
French Connection turns to Hilco to boost liquidity
Fashion group French Connection has secured funding from investment and turnaround specialist Hilco, which will help it through the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
