More on Me + Em – Page 27
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Analysis
How the spark’s being put back into electricals retail at AO, Currys and Marks
As three big names in the electricals sector post their full-year results, Retail Week takes a look at the themes driving success in a once floundering market.
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Retail Navigator News
On demand: UK retail dynamics - how retailers are adapting their businesses for the future
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News
Tesco strikes ‘landmark’ retail media partnership with global advertising giant
Grocer Tesco has agreed a “landmark” partnership with the world’s biggest media-buying business as it ramps up its retail media business.
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News
Boots maintains 'positive momentum' as UK sales rise
Boots has reported growth in retail and pharmacy sales as its market share improved for the 13th consecutive quarter, in the three months to May 2024.
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News
H&M posts ‘best results for many years’ despite weather warning
Swedish fashion giant H&M has reported its “best results for many years” during the second quarter.
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News
Moonpig sales and profits rise driven by tech innovation
Online greetings card retailer Moonpig has reported a rise in full-year sales and earnings.
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News
Watches of Switzerland says UK market ‘stabilising’
Luxury specialist Watches of Switzerland is “cautiously optimistic” about trading in the year ahead.
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News
‘Soft’ start to year at Halfords as annual profits slide
Halfords said that tough trading conditions persist.
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News
Currys’ performance ‘strengthens’ as full-year earnings rise
Electricals giant Currys has has reported that trading momentum improved throughout last year although like-for-likes fell at its core UK division.
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Opinion
‘Why the next government helping retail is good for the whole country’
A helping hand for retail could benefit many other industries and aspects of public life, argues Lush head of UK and Ireland retail Kasey Swithenbank
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Gallery
Elemis opens first standalone UK store in ‘perfect home’
British skincare brand Elemis has opened doors to its first standalone store in the heart of the capital in Covent Garden.
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News
Human rights group calls on regulator to block Shein’s London IPO
A UK-based human rights group is calling on the Financial Conduct Authority to refuse Shein’s application to list on the London Stock Exchange.
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News
Flying Tiger Copenhagen launches rewards app and ‘customer club’
Flying Tiger Copenhagen Club provides customers with loyalty benefits when they sign up through the app.
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News
ProCook to leverage AI and robotics to ‘become more efficient’
Specialist kitchen retailer ProCook has said it will look to use more AI, as well as machine learning and robotics, to “become more efficient” as it grows.
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News
Former Barbour MD launches unisex fashion brand
The former managing director at Barbour has launched a new unisex, gender-neutral fashion brand.
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News
Revolution Beauty swings to profit as strategic focus pays off
Cosmetics retailer Revolution Beauty is back in the black after making “strategic and financial progress” during the year.
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News
Marks Electrical ‘well positioned’ for market recovery after record year
Marks Electrical has said it is “very well positioned” for an electronics market recovery as sales jumped and its profits met expectations.
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News
AO profits top guidance in year of ‘good progress’
AO has reported a surge in profits and maintained its guidance in a year of “good progress” at the domestic appliances retailer.
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Supplier Insight
How embedded finance is enabling retail growth
Embedded finance is boosting basket sizes and driving conversion across the sector as integrated payment options offer shoppers a seamless checkout experience
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News
Retail leadership diversity on the rise but inclusion is ‘tough nut to crack’
Diversity in retail leadership is on the rise but inclusion remains the “nut to crack”, according to a report by the British Retail Consortium and the MBS Group.