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News
Smart home tech retailer Dreame is opening its first UK flagship
The global smart home technology retailer is opening its first UK flagship store in Birmingham following its entry into the UK market in September 2024.
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News
Asda is facing multimillion-pound fine
The struggling supermarket chain faces fresh issues, as it finds itself in danger of missing February deadline IT upgrade championed by former owner.
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THG Ingenuity has appointed a new chief commercial officer
THG Ingenuity has hired a new chief commercial officer to grow the group’s “growth agenda” following the demerger from THG PLC.
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Innovation of the Week
Amazon has ordered the UK’s largest ever fleet of electrical HGVs
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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Analysis
How Currys plans to keep charging ahead following a strong Christmas
A raised profit outlook, higher Christmas sales and an improvement in the Nordics market, Currys recorded strong growth over peak trading.
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News
Ocado has delivered 'another record-breaking Christmas' and strong performance across 2024
Ocado has achieved “another record-breaking Christmas” with its highest-ever level of sales over the festive trading period, along with a strong performance throughout 2024.
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Currys has expanded its retail media offering into its stores
The electricals giant has expanded its retail media offering, Currys Connected Media, into all its stores across the UK and Ireland.
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Innovation of the Week
Alibaba’s AI search engine has grown to 500,000 users
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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News
The Perfume Shop has launched a new retail media proposition
The Perfume Shop has collaborated with health and beauty conglomerate AS Watson’s retail media ecosytem to launch a new retail media proposition.
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News
Brits are expected to return over a billion pounds worth of Christmas gifts
British shoppers are expected to send back £1.5bn worth of Christmas gifts this year, according to new research by Manhattan Associates.
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Analysis
What will UK retail look like in 2035?
A lot can change in 10 years. In 2015, online shopping was still gaining speed, self-checkouts were only lightly sprinkled throughout the country, and BHS was still on the high street. So what could change for retail over the next decade? Retail Week takes a look into the future.
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Analysis
Ten hot retail brands to watch in 2025
As the 2024 calendar year comes to a close, Retail Week puts the spotlight on the top 10 brands to keep an eye on in 2025.
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Innovation of the Week
The Perfume Shop is using holograms to ‘revolutionise’ customer experience
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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Analysis
How nine retailers are supercharging their marketing with AI
This deep dive is the fifth in our ‘Consumer 2025 – from acquisition to advocacy’ series.
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Analysis
What will 2025 bring? Primark, Tesco, Amazon, Sephora and H&M bosses predict the year ahead
Looking ahead: What will shape retail in 2025? We’ve asked the top bosses in British retail to gaze into the horizon and give us their predictions for the industry’s next chapter.
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Interview
Q&A: eBay luxury boss talks Christmas trends and being the ‘original’ secondhand marketplace
With the luxury fashion market in decline, the same can’t be said for pre-loved luxury. Retail Week spoke with eBay’s general manager of global luxury, Mari Corella, about the rise in interest in secondhand luxury fashion, trends ahead of Christmas and what the business has been doing to ensure authenticity
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Opinion
‘Don’t waste a cost crisis – it can catalyse much-needed change’
Economic pressure forces evolution, observes AlixPartners’ Brian Kalms. Now is the time to break free from outmoded business models
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News
H&M has taken a minority stake in a Swedish retail technology platform
Fashion retailer H&M has become a minority stakeholder in Swedish retail technology platform Voyado as the company aims to build on its long-term strategy to enhance its capabilities
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Analysis
Currys at Christmas: Inside Europe’s largest repair centre during the festive season
Retail Week visits the Currys repair centre in Newark during the final push to Christmas to see how the retailer is extending the life of tech while gearing up for the big day