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Sainsbury’s first-quarter sales climb as digital revenue more than doubles
Sainsbury’s has posted a rise in its first-quarter sales spurred by strong online growth as new boss Simon Roberts says the grocery business has “changed fundamentally”.
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Analysis
How to make stores safe post-lockdown – and not kill the shopping experience
Since the coronavirus pandemic, socially distanced shopping is a necessity. But how can stores operate safely without impinging on experience?
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Opinion
Opinion: Black Lives Matter movement signals time for retailers to act on diversity
Well-known retailers have shown their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and it is time for UK businesses to take long-term action.
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Shop prices fall in June as coronavirus hammers sales
Shop prices fell for the 13th consecutive month in June as retailers discounted swathes of products amid the coronavirus crisis.
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TM Lewin shutters stores after tumbling into administration
Shirtmaker TM Lewin is set to close all of its UK stores, putting over 600 jobs at risk, after it fell into administration due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Online sales hit record high as lockdown eases
Multichannel retailers led the way as online sales soared in the week beginning June 15, despite stores reopening their doors to the public.
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Delivery tax on the cards for online shoppers
Online shopping faces the prospect of a delivery levy to address the environmental impact of fulfilment.
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Graze chief executive Anthony Fletcher to step down
The chief executive of healthy snacking business Graze, Anthony Fletcher, is set to step down after nearly eight years and be replaced by a former Unilever director.
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Boots parent deepens Microsoft partnership in personalisation push
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) will be using its technology tie-up with Microsoft and Adobe to drive the level of personalisation it offers in the next phase of its digital transformation.
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Bensons for Beds bought by Alteri in pre-pack deal
Bensons for Beds and stablemate Harveys have fallen into administration, with the former being bought out by previous owners Alteri in a pre-pack deal.
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Analysis
Why algorithmic retail is the real game changer
Algorithmic retailing will be the strategic game-changer that unlocks growth in these turbulent times, a new Retail Week digital guide reports.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retail diversity shouldn’t hinge on one chief executive
This week, Card Factory chief executive Karen Hubbard will leave the business after four years at the helm.
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Boohoo faces investor scrutiny over £150m bonus scheme
Boohoo has been criticised by a growing number of investors for the implementation and timing of its new bonus scheme, which could see its bosses receive a £150m payout.
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Kim Kardashian sells $200m stake in cosmetics brand
French beauty titan Coty has snapped up a 20% stake in Kim Kardashian West’s KKW cosmetics range, less than a year after acquiring a majority stake in her sister Kylie Jenner’s beauty brand.
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Retail Voice
How the best businesses are innovating beyond Covid
Under 12 weeks of lockdown people of all ages have moved online – a behaviour unlikely to reverse back to pre-Covid levels – meaning our shopping patterns have been changed forever
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Analysis
Week two of store trading post-lockdown – what you need to know
Footfall across UK retail destinations continued to climb in week two as more non-essential retail stores reopen, with Wales seeing a particular surge as lockdown regulations ease.
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Analysis
Profile: Pippa Wicks – the new John Lewis director unafraid to stare down the barrel
As John Lewis faces some of the biggest challenges in more than a century of trading, it has called in not a department store executive but a restructuring specialist to take the helm.
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Kanye West’s Yeezy to partner with Gap
Rapper Kanye West has signed a “multi-year partnership” deal to launch Yeezy Gap – a new line of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing that will launch in Gap’s stores and online in 2021.