All Customer articles – Page 27
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Data
UK retail sales return to growth in April despite inflation
Despite pressure from inflation, UK retail sales rebounded in April, according to the ONS.
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News
UK inflation takes a dip but food prices peak
UK inflation fell in April, but food inflation remained at an all-time high as prices of essentials peaked.
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Analysis
Temu: The value-led ecommerce app with Shein and Amazon in its sights
Chinese-owned marketplace Temu has taken the ecommerce world by storm since launching last year but what do we know about the platform? As Temu finds its feet in the UK, Retail Week explores how it has been achieving rapid global growth
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Data
One in four online baskets abandoned at checkout costing retailers £32bn
One in four online transactions is being abandoned by customers at checkout amounting to £32bn in the last 12 months, according to the latest research from GFS and Retail Economics.
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News
Robert Dyas launches new loyalty scheme
Robert Dyas has launched a new loyalty scheme, MyDyas, to help customers as the cost-of-living crisis continues.
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation of the Week: Selfridges opens sustainable fashion ‘stock market’
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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Opinion
‘Larger retailers can learn plenty from innovative independents’
The creativity and innovation that independents bring to the high street and the industry offer valuable lessons to all retailers, believes PwC’s Lisa Hooker
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Data
Consumer confidence inches up on a steady path to recovery
UK consumer confidence increased for the fourth month in a row since January as May saw an “encouraging three-point uptick” though it could still be a “rocky ride out of these tough times”.
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News
eBay to buy authentication company to boost pre-loved fashion business
eBay has signed an agreement to acquire an authentication and digital ID firm to help enhance the marketplace’s pre-loved fashion business.
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Interview
Q&A: Watches of Switzerland CEO Brian Duffy on why the UK is missing out on tourist shoppers
Retail Week speaks to Watches of Switzerland chief executive Brian Duffy about the detrimental impact of tourist tax, the luxury retailer’s secret to success and its international expansion plans in the pipeline
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Interview
Topps man: How Topps Tiles CEO Rob Parker is laying groundwork for decades of success
Topps Tiles celebrates its 60th anniversary this year and sales are as sparkling as a newly installed shower wall.
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Analysis
Are glory days over for Boohoo in the wake of Shein’s runaway success?
As both sales and profits slump for Boohoo amid the cost-of-living crisis in a highly competitive market, Retail Week looks at whether Boohoo can recapture its glory days in an era dominated by fast-fashion leader Shein
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News
Exclusive: Frozen food specialist Cook launches subscription service
Frozen food specialist Cook is set to launch a subscription service later this month, following a successful trial of the new scheme.
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Opinion
‘Claims of grocers profiteering grab headlines but avoid confronting real issues’
Has anyone told Sir Ed Davey, or other proponents of the “profiteering supermarkets” point of view, that Tesco’s profits plummeted last year by half?
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Retail Voice
Three ways for retailers to build lifelong loyalty
Retail is recovering, slowly but surely. With footfall on the up, Maze’s Mark Rice looks at how retailers can convert consumers into lifelong customers
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News
Exclusive: OnBuy to become first marketplace to offer customers a rewards scheme
Online marketplace OnBuy is set to become the first marketplace to offer customers rewards for purchases, Retail Week can reveal.
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Opinion
‘Battle for data will be the battle for the bottom line in grocery’
The companies that emerge the strongest from the current downturn will shape a new data and insight paradigm, argue McKinsey’s Anita Balchandani and Samantha Phillips
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Retail Voice
The modern retail experience: why customer identity matters
Okta’s Ian Lowe explains why customer identity is crucial for improving user experience and conversion rates in the digital retail market
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Retail Voice
Winning share of wallet with Gen Z and millennial shoppers
With retailers keen to understand what makes younger consumers tick, and more importantly spend, American Express unveils research into this generation of shoppers, says Dan Edelman at American Express
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Data
Money talks: Data on what will get 2,000 consumers spending
One of the major areas of retail transformation over the past decade has occurred at the checkout – with consumers now using a raft of new payment types to make purchases online and in-store.