All Retail Week articles in January 2025 – Page 5
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Analysis
After a very merry ecommerce Christmas, Ocado aims to keep the cheer rolling into 2025
After delivering a record-breaking Christmas on the back of the best part of a year of constant growth, Ocado is riding high. How does it plan to keep up the momentum?
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News
Asda has bolstered its senior leadership team following cost-cutting shakeup
Asda has announced a raft of new senior leadership team appointments, days after chair Allan Leighton made swingeing changes as part of a cost-cutting drive.
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News
Very Group has recorded increase in golden quarter sales
Very Group has recorded a strong Christmas and Black Friday trading, mainly driven by a rise in annual sales across home, toys, gifts and beauty.
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News
JD Sports has seen revenue increase despite a ‘challenging and volatile market’
JD Sports has recorded a growth in revenue across its golden quarter trading period, despite what the retailer called a “challenging and volatile market”.
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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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Retail Voice
The future of sustainability in the retail sector
With sustainability an ever-increasing priority for consumers, retailers must ensure they are at the forefront of all change and not left behind when it comes to the green economy. Gowling’s Jocelyn Paulley highlights the key challenges for the sector
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News
A new initiative has been launched to help grow the UK’s high streets
Exclusive: Representatives from British retailers have launched a new initiative taking on issues with the high streets, as well as unlocking opportunities for growth, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Timpson, M&S and John Lewis in the top new customer service ranking
M&S is the top retailer in the UK for customer service, according to a new survey of 15,000 consumers. The brand, which recently said that “sales records were broken across the business” for Christmas 2024, narrowly beat John Lewis in the Institute of Customer Service’s (ICS) January 2025 UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI).
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News
Abbott Lyon has poached new chief executive from Refy
Pureplay jewellery retailer Abbott Lyon has poached a new co-chief executive officer from beauty brand Refy.
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News
Poundland invests in technology as it ‘cracks down on in-store crime’
Poundland has announced that it is “investing significantly in security enhancements” and pledged to crack down on crime as it launched its ‘Against Retail Crime’ initiative.
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News
Kingfisher has hired Asda analytics tsar as new chief data officer
B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher has hired Asda’s vice-president data and analytics as its new chief data officer.
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News
Majestic Wine toasts ‘best-ever Christmas’ as new customers splash out
Majestic Wine has toasted its biggest ever Christmas, as new customers splashed out on fine wines, champagne and sparkling during the festive period.
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News
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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News
Marks & Spencer adds lower-emission lorries in net zero push
Marks & Spencer aims to cut carbon emissions through the adoption of zero and lower-emission lorries in its distribution network.
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News
Sosandar has announced new stores after Christmas revenue dip
Sosandar is marching ahead with store expansion despite a dip in revenue over Christmas.
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News
Asda chair Leighton has launched cost-cutting with management shake-up
Allan Leighton has initiated his first major restructuring since returning to Asda, eliminating several regional manager positions as part of a shake-up aimed at improving performance.
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Interview
Interview: Bensons for Beds CEO Nick Collard on its people-powered turnaround
Bensons boss Nick Collard speaks to Retail Week about the Budget, the retailer’s transformative turnaround and the power of its people
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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
Tracey Clements has stepped down from her role at BP
Tracey Clements, BP’s senior vice president of mobility and convenience across Europe, has stepped down from her role after nearly four years at the business, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Sainsbury’s boss warns government of heaping more costs on retail with rates reform delays
Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts has joined the chorus of larger retail business bosses in warning the government its business rates reform delays will cost them more money.