More on Me + Em – Page 228
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Retail calls on Truss and Sunak to address business rates failings
The British Retail Consortium has written to both Conservative leadership contenders to outline the sector’s concerns ahead of the ballot result on September 5.
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Co-op pens fresh Deliveroo deal to offer home delivery from 110 more shops
The Co-op has extended its partnership with Deliveroo for a further three years amid plans to roll out the service to 110 additional stores across the UK.
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Just Eat narrows losses but order numbers fall as lockdown boom unwinds
Online food delivery marketplace Just Eat has narrowed losses despite a sharp drop in order numbers as the world exited the pandemic.
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Beaverbrooks profits and sales surge despite Covid closures
Beaverbrooks has posted surging profits and sales despite the impact of store closures during the coronavirus crisis.
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Retail Voice
The best CX bet in a shrinking market
Striving for growth in today’s retail market can be made easier by focusing on winning customer missions, according to Uncrowd CEO Richard Hammond
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Analysis
Profile: Régis Schultz – the man stepping into Cowgill’s trainers at JD Sports
JD Sports has appointed Régis Schultz as its new chief executive, but can the Frenchman alleviate the City’s governance concerns while keeping the business’s growth on track?
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Greggs names ex-Tesco UK boss Davies chair as profits inch up
Greggs has appointed former Tesco UK boss Matt Davies as its new chair, as it recorded an uptick in profit and sales.
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JD Sports looks overseas to appoint new chief executive
JD Sports has appointed Régis Schultz as its incoming chief executive
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Analysis
Value over values – will the cost-of-living crisis slow retail’s sustainability ambitions?
UK retailers tackling the combination of a climate crisis and the largest drop in disposable income in generations are forging strategies with both events in mind
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Retail Voice
Retail reloaded: why successful CX starts with an identity-first approach
With customer expectations continuing to evolve in a digital-first world, Okta’s Ian Lowe examines how identity and access management can help UK retail brands stay ahead of the curve
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Analysis
Data: As ecommerce sales retreat, has the Covid online boom finished?
With the news in recent weeks that Amazon has swung to a loss and Shopify has sacked one in 10 employees, new data shows that the ecommerce boom seen during the pandemic may finally be coming to an end.
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Data
Decathlon launches rental service to help customers with rising prices
Decathlon has launched a new rental service for customers to help them deal with burgeoning inflation on products such as kayaks and stand-up paddle boards
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TikTok enters grocery sector with fresh food offer
TikTok has launched a fresh food offer on its shopping platform
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Sunak pledges to ‘save the high street’ with revitalisation plan
Prime ministerial contender Rishi Sunak has unveiled a plan to “save the high street”, as he battles for the Conservative leadership.
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JD Sports sells Footasylum to investment group
JD Sports has offloaded its Footasylum business to German investment group Aurelius.
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Waitrose removes best-before dates on 500 products to tackle food waste
Waitrose will remove the best-before dates on 500 fruit, salad and vegetable products in a bid to help customers reduce food waste.
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Opinion
‘Beset by issues, does the Co-op face a blip or a full-blown crisis?’
C-store specialist the Co-op has spoken recently of the need to make its business more efficient and cost-effective in the short term in light of spiralling costs.
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Asda, Asos and Boohoo face CMA probe into ‘green’ claims
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to investigate the sustainability credentials of online fashion specialists Asos and Boohoo, along with Asda’s George clothing division.
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Shop vacancies fall for third quarter in a row
The national store vacancy rate has improved for the third quarter in a row but is still above the pre-pandemic level.
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Amazon posts loss as ecommerce comes under pressure
Amazon has reported a second consecutive quarterly loss, but sales beat expectations despite its online retail business declining.