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News
Supermarkets hit out at claims fuel prices are ‘taking advantage of customers’
Supermarket retailers have hit back at claims that their fuel prices are “taking advantage of customers” during the cost-of-living crisis.
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News
AO hails ‘solid’ progress despite widening losses
AO has hailed “solid progress” in its plan to focus on profitability over growth, despite suffering widening half-year losses.
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Opinion
Graham Bell: ‘Retailers have as big a role as government in tackling cost-of-living crisis’
Retailers are undoubtedly operating in an ongoing challenging environment, with consumers facing the challenges of the increased cost of living against the backdrop of a looming recession.
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Retail Voice
Three reasons why Pay by Bank can help win customers
Can the way in which a customer pays really enhance the customer experience and drive real value for the retailer at the same time? fumopay’s Kevin Ludford believes it can.
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News
Half of customers set spending limits for Christmas presents
Half of UK customers are setting themselves spending limits on Christmas presents for children and partners this year as inflation continues to run rampant.
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News
Wickes embarks on new store opening programme
Wickes is set to begin a new store opening programme to address areas where it is underrepresented throughout the UK.
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Superdrug goes live with online marketplace as it steps up digital transformation
Superdrug has launched its online marketplace as part of a drive to “dramatically increase” its health and beauty range.
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Screwfix opens first store in France
Screwfix has opened its first store in France as it plays to win a share of the French trade professional market.
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News
Iceland founder Sir Malcolm Walker rebuffs takeover interest
Walker has seen “frequent approaches” for the chain and opportunistic investors buying its debt at a discounted rate
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News
Wilko in talks to secure £30m emergency loan
Wilko is on the hunt for a £30m cash injection as crippling cost pressures intensify in the run-up to Christmas.
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Opinion
‘The pandemic gave us the staff wellbeing wake-up call we needed’
By helping people be at their best both inside and outside work, we can increase already world-class levels of colleague engagement, believes Currys chief people officer Paula Coughlan
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Video
Watch: Tech List titans predict digital retail’s biggest innovation plays
The Tech List, Retail Week’s definitive index of the 50 most influential leaders in global digital commerce, was published last month. We brought together two of the leaders celebrated, Starship Technologies and True, alongside industry experts Braze and Okta, to dig deeper into the latest thinking on online innovation and digital trends
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation of the Week: Amazon's interactive fashion solution
Welcome to the Retail Week Innovation of the Week, a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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Retail Voice
Why retailers should leverage the D2C business model during uncertain times
As retailers continue to be blighted by increasing costs, 4C Associates’ Kenta Shibuya examines how the direct-to-consumer model can help boost bottom lines
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News
Tesco offers staff pay advances to help with cost-of-living crisis
Supermarket giant Tesco is offering staff advances in their pay to help them navigate key debt deadlines amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
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Retail sales continue downward spiral in October
Retail sales remained sluggish through October as the cost-of-living crisis continued to impact consumer confidence.
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News
Primark to embark on ‘aggressive’ US store expansion plan
Primark has announced it is to embark on an “aggressive” expansion project to grow its US store estate.
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Data
Consumer confidence inches up as Sunak takes charge
Consumer confidence has increased slightly, up from the historic lows it reached in recent months.
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News
Government announces transitional relief scheme for business rates
The government has unveiled a transitional business rates relief scheme, a freeze on multipliers and increased support packages, but the next revaluation of rates will go ahead in April 2023.
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News
Exclusive: River Island boss Will Kernan to step down
River Island chief executive Will Kernan is stepping down after three years at the helm, Retail Week can reveal.