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Events
Accelerating Ecommerce Week 2022
And what will it take to win consumer loyalty in the ever-changing digital ecosystem? Join Accelerating Ecommerce Week from March 14 to 18 to find out and be part of the discussion.
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News
Exclusive: The Body Shop poaches Estée Lauder executive to helm UK
The Body Shop has appointed Estée Lauder’s Maddie Smith as its UK boss and further bolstered its top team with a new executive role for its current UK managing director Linda Campbell.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Aldi opens first ever cashierless store in Greenwich
Value grocer Aldi has become the latest food retailer to unveil a checkout-free store.
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News
Hotel Chocolat nudges up profit forecast after festive sales rise
Hotel Chocolat expects full-year earnings to come in just ahead of expectations after sales rose over Christmas.
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News
The Hut posts record sales of more than £2bn after strong final quarter
Online retailer and tech group THG – The Hut – has reported full-year sales of more than £2bn after “significant growth” over the peak trading period.
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Data
League table: The UK’s busiest retail websites – Christmas 2021
Amazon and eBay emerged as the most-visited retail websites in the UK during the crucial Christmas period.
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Opinion
‘RIP John Sainsbury – one of Britain’s greatest ever retailers’
Following the death of legendary retailer Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, Shore Capital’s Clive Black pays tribute to a man who changed the grocery and retail landscape
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News
Amazon postpones proposed ban on Visa credit cards
Amazon has suspended plans to stop accepting UK Visa credit card payments as the etailer and payments giant attempt to resolve their dispute over fees.
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Opinion
‘Maybe it’s Terry Smith who’s lost the plot – Unilever’s sustainability focus is logical, not ludicrous’
The Fundsmith founder has criticised the extent of Unilever’s sustainability agenda, but investors need to get with the programme or be left behind, writes Luke Tugby.
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Data
Ranking: Christmas trading league table 2021
Find out how retailers fared during the critical 2021 Christmas trading period with our league table benchmarking sales performance across the sector.
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News
NRF 2022: The time is right to break into the Chinese market, says Alibaba exec
Alibaba’s head of Tmall Global in Americas Tony Shan urged retailers to make moves in the Chinese market, when speaking at NRF 2022 in New York this weekend.
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News
Asda owners the Issa brothers eye up Boots
Entrepreneurs Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the owners of Asda, are considering acquiring health and beauty giant Boots which has been put up for sale by Walgreens.
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News
Retail mourns industry leaders Lord Sainsbury and Lord Myners
Two of the retail industry’s most outstanding leaders, who in different ways helped shape its direction, have died.
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Analysis
From captured carbon to lab-grown fur – seven innovators fashioning the future
While fashion retailers work to reduce their environmental impact, a range of biotech pioneers are creating innovative new fabrics that could change how clothing and shoes are made.
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Future Leaders
M&S, Kingfisher and Lidl back major retail I&D programme
Fifteen major retailers and brands have joined forces with Be Inspired, Retail Week’s six-year-old diversity initiative to promote inclusivity across the industry in 2022 and beyond.
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Retail Voice
Five ways to boost customer retention in 2022
Yotpo UK managing director Jamie Clohesy has devised some simple strategies for retailers to turn casual shoppers into loyal customers.
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Data
Data: The companies investors placed their bets on in 2021
2021 marked another tumultuous year for the retail industry, but some bright sparks grew - and have been rewarded with the investment to grow further. Retail Week explores the companies that received the most investment in the UK in 2021.
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News
Sainsbury’s creates new senior role as part of food team reshuffle
Sainsbury’s has promoted internally to fill its newly created chief transformation officer role as part of a wider shake-up of its commercial food team.
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Analysis
How Currys’ Baldock is preparing to navigate another year of supply chain challenges
Electricals market leader Currys is preparing for another year of supply chain difficulties following a peak period hit by disruption and shortages.
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News
Boots unveils lower prices in store for Advantage Card holders
Boots has introduced discounted prices on selected products in store for Advantage Card holders.