All articles by Suzanne Bearne
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AnalysisFive up-and-coming UK marketplaces that you need to know
Retail Week shines a light on five marketplaces at different stages of their journey, which could become useful routes to market.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Should the big grocers open a vegan supermarket?
Veganism is on an unstoppable rise – so when will one of the grocers open a dedicated format? Suzanne Bearne reports.
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AnalysisGender stereotypes in advertising: how not to fall foul of the new rules
The Advertising Standards Authority recently banned two ads under new rules to prevent depictions of harmful gender stereotypes. What should retailers take heed of to make sure they don’t fall foul of the regulations?
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NewsLittle Mistress to launch clothing rental service
Young fashion retailer Little Mistress is to launch a rental service by the end of the year as it seeks to benefit from the growing sharing economy.
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AnalysisWhere do retailers stand in the rental revolution?
Across many sectors, consumers are shunning buying in favour of renting products. Against this backdrop, where do retailers stand?
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AnalysisConsumer 2019: How to serve the ethical shopper
The consumer might be increasingly conscious of how products are made and sold, but what are retailers doing to serve this new ethical shopper?
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AnalysisAnalysis: The DNA of the new retail CEO
Private equity firms with high expectations. Angry shareholders ready to vote you out if you’ve had a disappointing year. Spreadsheets with budgets tightened. Loyal staff with 30 years’ experience, pensions and lives pinned to their jobs.
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AnalysisThe new global tech hubs you need to know
From Lisbon to Singapore, thriving start-up scenes are emerging with booming levels of entrepreneurship and super-slick B2B technology.
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AnalysisKicked into touch: The verdict on Footasylum's maiden results
Footasylum’s outlook has sent its share price tumbling. Will the retail chain be able to win over the spooked City again?
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AnalysisTaking a pounding: winners and losers in value retail
This week yet another retailer fell victim to the gruelling conditions on the high street when Poundworld plunged into administration, putting 5,100 jobs at risk.
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NewsDunelm digital director leaves
Dunelm digital director Joe Murray has left the homewares retailer after just 18 months in the role.
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AnalysisWhat do Apple’s latest innovations mean for retail?
Following Apple’s developer conference WWDC 2018 in San Jose last week, we look at what the new tools and upgrades it unveiled could mean for retail.
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AnalysisFive reasons why Joules is defying the retail gloom
On the morning that House of Fraser revealed it was to close half of its stores there was at least cheer for one retailer.
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NewsNotonthehighstreet ecommerce director departs
Notonthehighstreet ecommerce director Ollie Scheers has left the online gifting platform after less than 18 months in the role.
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NewsIkea pledges to remove all single-use plastic by 2020
Ikea has revealed plans to ditch all single-use plastic products in the next two years as concerns grow over the impact of plastic pollution on the environment.
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NewsNew Look to tap into leisure trend with new store model
New Look will introduce a new store format featuring a hair salon and make-up bar at a new 24,000 sq ft flagship in the Tottenham Court Road area.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales boosted by demand for summer clothing
John Lewis said sales increased 2% to £83.8m in the week to June 3 as the hot weather encouraged customers to update their summer wardrobe.
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NewsUK retail sales fall as consumers still feel squeezed
UK retail like-for-like sales fell by 0.4% in May as consumers feel the strain from rising inflation.
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AnalysisFive of the biggest pureplays you’ve never heard of
Our list of the biggest UK-based pureplay retailers by sales had some surprising entries. We take a look at five of the most successful, but perhaps less familiar, etailers giving the most established players a run for their money.
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AnalysisHas Farfetch connected the physical and the digital?
What does the future of retail look like? Will our high-street shops morph into showrooms? Will staff be replaced by robots?