More on Me + Em – Page 283
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Analysis
Analysis: Are Amazon and Tesco checkout-free stores the future or a fad?
As Tesco and Aldi follow Amazon in opening cashierless stores, it’s clear that grocers are convinced they have a part to play. But do consumers feel the same?
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Data
Data: On-demand grocery start-ups face profitability challenge
Food-delivery services including many start-ups are racing to compete in the on-demand grocery market, but profitability is likely to be some way off.
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Retail Voice
Four lessons for the new era of video
The way people engage with video online is changing. There are four key things brands need to know
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Analysis
Retail 2022: 88% of CEOs are optimistic sales will rise in 2022
The leaders of 53 UK retailers expect revenues to bounce back strongly next year, with nine in 10 expecting an uplift in 2022, reveals a major new Retail Week report.
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Opinion
‘M&S – how Norman and Rowe are turning a great institution into a great business’
The leadership of Marks & Spencer will not rest on pleasing short-term profits but they are proof that their strategy is working, writes George MacDonald
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News
Marks & Spencer profits climb as food sales surpass pre-pandemic levels
Marks & Spencer has reported a return to profit in its half-year results and upgraded its full-year outlook as boss Steve Rowe heralded “the hard yards” of its ongoing transformation as the driving force behind its strong performance.
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Opinion
‘Currys’ strangers to friends strategy looks like a recipe for success’
Data has long been mooted as the key to customer loyalty, but Currys intends a personal and personalised strategy to set it apart from its competitors.
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News
Halfords updates outlook as profits and sales surge
Halfords has reported strong growth in both its retail and autocentre divisions, prompting the retailer to upgrade its full-year profit forecast.
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Analysis
Morrisons deal: What the landmark takeover means for British grocery
After four months of back-and-forth bidding, the private equity battle for grocery giant Morrisons has finally been settled.
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Video
Watch: Boohoo and Lounge Underwear execs on rapidly scaling online businesses
Boohoo chief information officer Jo Graham and Lounge Underwear founders Dan and Mel Marsden were among the tech leaders and innovators recognised in our annual Tech 100 report. They join Retail Week’s latest virtual panel to discuss how tech leaders can enable retail businesses to grow at pace.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Hype opens the doors to first London flagship
Sitting in an empty room above Hype’s new Carnaby Street store, which doesn’t even have enough chairs for both founders Liam Green and Bav Samani, it’s hard to imagine what the space will become. But the pair have big plans.
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News
Primark leans into homewares after successful trial in Birmingham
Primark is set to roll out a dedicated homewares space in 40 stores after a successful trial in its Merry Hill store in Birmingham.
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News
Gymshark founder quashes ‘imminent’ IPO plans despite soaring revenues
Gymshark chief executive and founder Ben Francis has quashed rumours of an upcoming stock market flotation, despite doubling sales year on year.
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Data
Data: Grocery sales fall in October as Kantar predicts big shop is here to stay
Grocery sales slid in the month of October and supermarket visits remained lower than pre-pandemic levels as Kantar predicted that the coronavirus-fuelled big shop is here to stay.
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News
US rapid-delivery giant Gopuff launches in ten UK cities
US rapid delivery giant Gopuff has launched across ten UK cities on the same day Superdrug rolled out a two-hour home-delivery service.
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News
Watches of Switzerland ‘bullish’ about Christmas success after year of disappointment
Watches of Switzerland have recorded soaring sales across all markets in which it operates and is gearing up for a blockbuster Christmas.
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News
Primark plans more store openings as profits rise
Primark owner Associated British Foods is seeking to grow the retailer’s store estate as it delivered a profit in the midst of pandemic disruption.
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Opinion
Alex Baldock: ‘Pasting on branding over nothing underneath just breeds cynicism’
“Baldock! Branding’s just flower-arranging, right?” The man firing this at me – years ago – was a Harvard professor of marketing, so I suspected a trick question. But it set me thinking.
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Retail Voice
Consumer data: How to keep pace in the evolving beauty landscape
Retailers in the beauty sector must adapt to lockdown trends, says Magdalena Jablkowska-Citko, research director at Harris Interactive UK.
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Video
Watch: Beauty Pie and Octopus Ventures on driving the digital future
The annual Tech 100 report, published last week, champions the top global leaders influencing retail innovation. Beauty Pie founder Marcia Kilgore and Octopus Ventures co-chief executive Alliott Cole were among the leaders recognised in the ranking and they joined Retail Week to discuss the innovative thinking required of the retail industry.