All Retail Week articles in September 2024 – Page 6
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Retail VoiceHow AI will transform the digital shopping experience
Qodea’s Jason Theakston explores how retailers can embrace AI to improve the customer experience, build trust and increase brand loyalty.
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NewsAsda chair Lord Rose: ‘We can’t become a state where people just live on handouts’
Asda chair Lord Rose has warned that Britain’s “worklessness crisis” will take decades to address.
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NewsWaitrose is objecting to a major development in Surrey
Waitrose has added its name to the growing list of those objecting to a major development in Surrey.
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NewsWest End retailers lost millions in unrealised sales this year
Retailers in London’s West End have already lost millions in unrealised sales this year because of the loss of tax-free shopping for tourists, according to new research.
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NewsPrimark rolls out click and collect to more stores in time for Christmas
Primark is rolling out its click-and-collect service to a further 54 stores in time for Christmas as the retailer celebrates 50 years on the high street.
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NewsHotel Chocolat has named a new chief executive after being acquired by Mars
Hotel Chocolat has promoted its UK managing director and group marketing officer Lysa Hardy to the role of chief executive officer after the retailer was bought out by confectionery giant, Mars in a £534m deal at the end of last year.
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NewsHome and gifting retailer Kenji adds former Clintons and Jack Wills bosses to leadership team
Home, stationery and gifting retailer Kenji has appointed former Clintons and Jack Wills bosses to its senior leadership team as it looks to expand its retail footprint in the UK.
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AnalysisProfile: Boots’ new boss Anthony Hemmerdinger – leader with ‘common touch’ who’s come up the ops route
Anthony Hemmerdinger, who is succeeding Seb James as chief executive of health and beauty giant Boots, is very different from his predecessor but shares some of his values.
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AnalysisSharkNinja: The innovative electricals brand customers can’t get enough of
SharkNinja’s explosive growth in a raft of categories has resulted in it becoming a global brand known to millions – but it’s not satisfied yet.
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NewsVery Group has launched a new retail media network
The Very Group has launched a reimagining of its retail media proposition dubbed ‘Very Media Group’.
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AnalysisLIVE 2025 Retail Week x The Grocer: Meet the key speakers
Here are just some of the speakers that will be taking to the LIVE stage on February 11, 2025.
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NewsLIVE Retail Week x The Grocer launches for 2025
LIVE 2025, a one-day event showcasing the latest thinking in technology, digital and customer innovation across retail and grocery, has officially launched.
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NewsKingfisher sales have slipped across several markets
Kingfisher has recorded a sales decline across several of its markets but said there were “resilient volume trends” in core product categories.
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NewsTHG is set to spin off its Ingenuity arm as it records a dip in profit and revenue
THG has reported a dip in revenue and profit as it also looks to demerge its technology platform Ingenuity.
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NewsWaitrose has invested £10m in price cuts across premium and organic
Waitrose has invested a further £10m in price cuts across nearly 130 products in its premium and organic ranges in the first phase of its latest review of prices.
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NewsAmazon is ordering employees back to the office five days a week
Amazon has told staff they have to come into the office five days a week as it announces this year’s Prime Big Deal Days.
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NewsExperiential high streets and social media are set to drive footfall over golden quarter
Experiential high streets and social media are set to drive retail footfall over peak season, according to MRI Software’s outlook shared exclusively with Retail Week.
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NewsPret sales have hit £1bn for first time as international business thrives
Pret a Manger has reported sales of more than £1bn for the first time as appetite for the coffee chain outside of the UK ramps up.
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NewsAllSaints profits have surged in another ‘record’ year
Fashion retailer AllSaints has reported yet another “record” year as profits and sales are up and it remains “confident as ever” in future growth.
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NewsCo-op has launched a 24-hour grocery delivery service as demand rises
The c-store specialist retailer has launched a 24-hour grocery delivery service in city-centre stores across three major cities as demand for quick commerce increases.