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AnalysisWhat can retailers learn from Frasers online rebrand and multi-brand strategy?
As Frasers gives its department store website a makeover to mirror its in-store shopping experience, Retail Week takes a closer look at the strategy behind the move and wonders if other retailers should follow suit?
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AnalysisPower to the people: the age of striking retail workers
A rising number of retailers are facing threats of industrial action from employees with the help of trade unions. Retail Week delves into why retail workers are increasingly opting to strike
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AnalysisHarnessing the power of content: The strategies setting Elemis, Boots and Nike apart from the competition
This deep dive is the third in our ‘Consumer 2025 – from acquisition to advocacy’ series.
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AnalysisA year since its collapse, where should Wilko focus to win back customers?
It’s been one year since value retailer Wilko fell into administration, which saw the beloved high street chain close 400 stores and cost 12,000 people their jobs.
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AnalysisJD Sports CEO on why its UK performance doesn’t ring alarm bells
As JD Sports reported an increase in sales for the second quarter of the year driven by surging revenues in the US and Europe, sales in the UK fell. Chief executive Régis Schultz tells Retail Week why JD’s underperformance in its domestic market is no cause for concern and why the retailer is a truly global business
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AnalysisWaitrose has unveiled a new format as it wades into grocery c-store arms race
Waitrose has this week thrown open the doors to its newly refurbished John Barnes store in north London, which it is holding up as the poster child for a £1bn investment in revamping its store estate.
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AnalysisAre Estée Lauder’s struggles a sign the good times might be over for UK beauty retail?
As global cosmetics giant Estée Lauder Companies reported a fall in sales marked by a slowdown in prestige beauty sales, Retail Week explores if this should be a cause of concern for beauty retailers in the UK
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AnalysisConvenience is king for customers when it comes to ecommerce
New consumer data shows that retailers looking to win in the online space must focus on making things easy for the consumer to win their trust and loyalty.
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AnalysisIs Pinterest for business the next big disruptor in social ecommerce after TikTok and Instagram Shop?
Retail Week takes a closer look at Pinterest for business, the next big social media for business that brands and retailers should keep an eye on.
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AnalysisShoppable TV ads: The next big thing in the retail media revolution?
Retailers are constantly looking for new ways to reach consumers, gain loyal customers and boost sales.
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AnalysisPrice, value and competition: The factors determining this year’s back-to-school winners and losers
As the majority of the back-to-school retail players lock prices across school uniforms and essentials again this year, Retail Week looks at the driving factors of the peak shopping period ahead of the return to school in August and September
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AnalysisAsda’s three new priorities to turnaround tumbling sales and evaporating market share
After a dismal set of financial results for the first half of the year, Asda has three new key priorities for the remainder of the year that it hopes will right the ship
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AnalysisWorking from home: How many days do the UK’s biggest retailers allow?
As changes to hybrid working – whether through guidelines or rules – play out across much of the industry, Retail Week has compiled the in-office days from some of the biggest retailers in the UK
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AnalysisAlo Yoga: how the brand’s bizarre marketing is funding its brick-and-mortar explosion
As luxury activewear brand Alo Yoga opens doors to its first flagship store in the UK, Retail Week takes a closer look at the brand and its super-exclusive marketing approach to taking on giants like Lululemon
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AnalysisRetail goals: The business of football and what the rest of the industry can learn from it
As football fans gear up for the Premier League to kick off this month, Retail Week looks at how much the sport is worth to the world of retail.
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AnalysisHow Southside shopping centre is battling back against Battersea Power Station
With Southside investing millions into a much-needed makeover, Retail Week visits the shopping centre to see how it’s battling back against Battersea Power Station to become the number one location in south London
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AnalysisNext has posted weather-busting, expectation-beating results – what do the analysts say?
Fashion powerhouse Next knocked the numbers out of the park in its second quarter when full-price sales climbed 3.2% year on year.
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AnalysisWhy JD Sports is doubling down on its world-leading Stratford store
As JD Sports’ store in Stratford, east London tops its sales charts to become its best-performing retail location with the highest turnover in the world, Retail Week finds out more about the blueprint for the future from global managing director, Mike Armstrong
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AnalysisSpace race: Who is set to move in on Carpetright’s vacant stores?
The demise of Carpetright has left around 200 stores across the UK vacant and potentially up for grabs. Here are some of the retail names eyeing a portion of the empty units.
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AnalysisWhat to look out for in Next’s results after the washout weather for fashion retailers
Next will be hoping to wow shareholders with yet another stellar performance when it publishes its second-quarter update for the 26 weeks to July 27, 2024 on Thursday. But with washout weather dominating the months of April to July, has Next managed to weather the storm? Retail Week explores what might be coming next.