All Video articles – Page 6
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Be Inspired: Advice from retail execs on managing stress and mental health
To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, RWRC spoke with senior retail leaders from Ocado, John Lewis Partnership, Lucky Saint, Pets at Home and Secret Sales to understand how they embrace ‘good stress’ and deal with ‘bad stress’, and the measures they have taken to stay resilient during the coronavirus crisis.
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Face time: Poundland boss Williams on trading on pandemic-hit high streets
Poundland managing director Barry Williams talks to Retail Week about the challenges of trading during the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen “10 years of consumer behaviour condensed into 10 weeks”.
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Face time: AO boss John Roberts on the ‘new world of retail’
AO.com chief executive John Roberts discusses how the coronavirus crisis is shaping the “new world of retail” and why company culture will be increasingly important in the post-pandemic future.
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Face time: Theo Paphitis says retail ‘will never be the same’ after coronavirus
Retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis discusses the impact of the pandemic on retail property and trading, and says none of his stable of brands will trade in the same way that they did before the pandemic.
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Face time: JD Sports boss Cowgill slams CMA’s ‘reckless’ Footasylum ruling
JD Sports’ executive chair Peter Cowgill speaks to Retail Week about the CMA’s ‘pre-judged’ decision to block its acquisition of Footasylum, despite the operational challenges faced by all retailers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Face time: Tony Hoggett – Tesco is ‘hellbent’ on helping vulnerable customers
Tesco chief operating officer Tony Hoggett discusses how the grocer has ramped up its online capacity, the overhaul it has made to store operations and the importance of its company culture during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Face time: Dreams boss Mike Logue on Covid-19 triggering digital investment
Dreams chief executive Mike Logue talks about moving from two-man to two-van delivery, repurposing its factory to produce PPE and other operational changes brought on by coronavirus in recent weeks.
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Has retail changed forever? Inside the mind of the post-coronavirus consumer
The coronavirus pandemic has already sparked a seismic shift in the way people behave and shop, but what longer-lasting effects will it have on the retail industry and its customers?
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Face time: Pets at Home boss Pritchard on the Covid-19 ‘war’
Pets at Home boss Peter Pritchard tells Retail Week how the business is “fighting a war” during the coronavirus pandemic, what the future holds now that “normal has gone”, and explains why he is supporting our CaRe20 fundraising campaign.
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Watch: Inside Holland & Barrett’s new beauty concept store
Holland & Barrett has unveiled its first beauty concept store focused on ‘clean and conscious’ product ranges, in the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham.
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Video: MLB hits home run with Westfield Stratford pop-up
In a bid to drive footfall and raise the sport’s profile in the UK, Major League Baseball has opened its first semi-permanent pop-up store in Westfield Stratford. Retail Week visits the space, which features retail, food and drink, and leisure offerings under one roof.
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Review of the year: What changed retail in 2019?
It has been another 12 months of change in the retail sector. The Retail Week team looks back on 2019 and selects some of the landmark moments and trends that characterised the year and will likely shape the industry in 2020 and beyond.
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After Black Friday’s sales boost, has peak trading already peaked?
Black Friday beat expectations as sales and footfall surged. PwC head of consumer markets Lisa Hooker joins Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald to discuss the promotional extravaganza, how the final weeks of peak will play out and what’s in store for retail in the new year.
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Frasers Schmasers – will Sports Direct rebrand make any difference?
As Sports Direct unveils plans for a group rebrand to Frasers, retail adviser Richard Hyman and Retail Week head of content Grace Bowden discuss whether a new name will have any impact on how the business is perceived by brands or shoppers.
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Will John Lewis’ focus on in-store experience pay off?
After the opening of John Lewis’ revamped department store in Southampton, where services and experience are centre stage, Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald and stores editor John Ryan discuss whether it lives up to its ‘playground’ billing and how effectively the new approach has been executed.
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Watch: M&S unveils second Christmas advert
M&S has launched its second Christmas advert following “great customer and colleague response” to its first ‘Go Jumpers’ advert.
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Watch: Tesco Christmas ad goes back to the future for centenary celebrations
Tesco has launched its festive advert, featuring a delivery driver and a trip through the years as the retailer celebrates its 100th Christmas.
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Rita Clifton: Why JLP and M&S hit the mark in festive ad battle
As John Lewis unveils its highly anticipated Christmas campaign, Brandcap co-founder and Asos non-executive director Rita Clifton joins Retail Week’s Grace Bowden to discuss the retailers that have pulled a Christmas cracker with their festive adverts.
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Watch: John Lewis and Waitrose unveil first joint Christmas ad
John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners have created a joint Christmas advert for the first time as the two retailers prepare to operate as a single business.
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Watch: Sainsbury’s Christmas builds on retailer’s 150th anniversary story
Sainsbury’s festive advert for this year builds on the grocer’s 150th anniversary and a tongue-in-cheek origin story for the creation of St Nicholas.