All Retail Week articles in July 2023 – Page 2
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News
Superdry promotes Shaun Packe to chief operating officer
Superdry has promoted from within to replace chief operating officer Silvana Bonello, who stepped down from the role in May this year.
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News
Moncler hails business ‘milestone’ as sales boom
Luxury fashion retailer Moncler Group has called its first-half performance a “significant milestone” as revenues across the business boomed and exceeded €1bn (£857.7m) for the first time.
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Ocado Solutions boss Luke Jensen to retire
Luke Jensen will be retiring from his role as chief executive of Ocado Solutions and executive director of the board, effective September 30.
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Frasers profits soar as elevation strategy pays off
Frasers has reported strong revenue and profit growth across its portfolio in a “particularly significant year for sports retail” driven by the group’s elevation strategy.
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Retail Voice
Three ways to find effective future leaders
With top-tier positions at retailers becoming increasingly complex and challenging to fill, Christof Hirsch explores how retailers can find leaders taking capable of taking on such a role
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News
Co-op research finds ‘record levels’ of retail crime in stores
Research carried out by the Co-op reveals retail crime in its stores has reached “record levels” this year.
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News
THG snaps up business newspaper City AM
THG, which owns brands such as Lookfantastic and MyProtein, has snapped up London-based business newspaper City AM in an 11th-hour deal to save the newspaper from the brink of insolvency.
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Gap appoints executive who transformed Barbie as CEO
Global fashion group Gap Inc, which also owns brands such as Old Navy and Banana Republic, has named Richard Dickson as its new president and chief executive officer, starting on August 22.
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Opinion
‘Fresh store closures do not signal an end to Amazon’s ambitions in food’
The closure this week of Amazon’s debut Fresh store in the UK has once again raised questions about the headway the giant is making – or can make – in food, a prize retail market because of its size and importance.
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News
Currys launches scheme to support digitally excluded customers
Currys has launched a new initiative that offers deals on broadband and discounted refurbished devices to customers experiencing digital poverty.
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News
LVMH revenue rises as brands continue to thrive
Luxury goods conglomerate LVMH posted an “excellent first half” as it saw strong revenue growth across its fashion and beauty divisions.
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Analysis
What to expect from the 2023 Christmas adverts
The all-important festive ad – Retail Week finds out what it takes to get it right
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Interview
Q&A: eBay’s Kirsty Keoghan on how Love Island tie-up is rekindling passion for pre-loved fashion
Retail Week pulls eBay’s global general manager of fashion Kirsty Keoghan for a chat about the impact of the Love Island partnership, the steps retailers can take to become more sustainable and being the “OG of selling pre-loved fashion”.
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News
Poundland price cuts ‘just the start’ as inflation slows
Poundland announced its recent price cuts are “just the start” of what could be more cost-saving initiatives as the rate of inflation slows.
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News
Exclusive: Frasers to become UK's top fashion retailer by 2026
Frasers is set to acquire its way to the top and become the biggest fashion retailer in the UK within the next five years, according to exclusive research by Retail Week and Bloomreach.
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Analysis
Dunelm x Pets at Home: Retail collaborations dreamed up by ChatGPT
There’s been a bit of a collaboration drought of late, so we asked ChatGPT to come up with some new retail partnerships and ran the responses through AI image generator Midjourney to see what they might look like.
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News
SilkFred boosts personal shopping experience with AI
Fashion marketplace SilkFred has unveiled its AI-powered personal shopping experience, which uses a recommendation engine called ‘Fred’ to “build your perfect wardrobe”.
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News
M&S data reveals family optimism at highest point in two years
Optimism among families has reached its highest level in nearly two years, Marks & Spencer’s Family Matters Index has indicated.
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News
Dobbies names David Robinson as new CEO
Dobbies Garden Centres has appointed David Robinson as its new chief executive.
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News
Poundland slashes prices and brings back £1 items as inflation moderates
Poundland is slashing the prices of big-selling products with many items returning to a £1 price point.