All Retail Week articles in November 2024 – Page 9
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News
John Lewis strengthens Black Friday offering with big beauty deals
John Lewis has added hundreds of beauty offers to its Black Friday event, including brands like Charlotte Tilbury and Mac as it expects more customers than ever to shop during the promotional period.
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News
Global marketplace AliExpress launches Singles Day shopping event in the UK
Alibaba-owned global marketplace AliExpress is launching its Singles Day event in the UK from November 8 to November 18 with exclusive deals on offer.
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News
Lord Rose: ‘Business has been clobbered’ by the Budget and Trump election will stimulate growth
The defacto interim chief executive of supermarket giant Asda Lord Stuart Rose has joined the chorus of senior retailers slamming the recent Budget as “unhelpful” while being cautiously optimistic about Trump’s election win stimulating economic growth.
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News
Boohoo outlines ‘concerns in relation to Frasers’ behaviour’ as battle continues
Boohoo has written a new letter highlighting “concerns in relation to Frasers’ behaviour” as the two retailers continue their public battle over the company.
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Opinion
‘Retail needs to sit up and listen to every available different way of thinking’
It may feel as if the retail industry is embracing the challenge of change, but Julia Reynolds wonders whether too often it’s surveying the scene through the wrong end of the telescope
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Interview
Q&A: Boots exec explains why the retailer is betting big on beauty this Christmas
Boots head of gift transformation and strategic brand partnerships, Jenna Whittingham-Ward explains how the UK’s largest health and beauty retailer is going big on beauty this Christmas.
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Analysis
Budget backlash: Sainsbury’s boss warns tax rises will lead to higher prices
Despite posting surging profits and sales at the half year, Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts became the latest retail boss to warn that Labour’s all stick and no carrot approach to business will lead to higher prices.
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News
Toolstation takes on Screwfix Sprint with 60-minute delivery service
Toolstation is launching a rival rapid-delivery service that aims to match Screwfix Sprint’s 60-minute guarantee for the same delivery fee.
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Mamas & Papas racks up record sales as demand for British baby products grows
Mamas & Papas has seen record sales and a surge in profits following a programme of expansion in the UK and abroad.
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New Look orders product staff back to the office four days a week
Exclusive: Fashion giant New Look has told staff across its buying, merchandising and design (BMD) department that they must return to the office four days a week.
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Video
Marks & Spencer unveils clothing and home Christmas advert
Marks & Spencer’s seasonal ad for its clothing and home categories has aired today, carrying the message ‘Christmas starts here’.
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Video
Shaun the Sheep stars in new Barbour Christmas ad
Barbour has released its new Christmas ad for 2024 which stars British animated children’s character Shaun the Sheep.
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News
ProCook aims to open 10 stores a year
Specialist kitchenware retailer ProCook is planning to open 10 stores per year and is considering adding experiential elements to future sites, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Burberry has named a former exec as its new product boss
Luxury fashion retailer Burberry has announced the appointment of a former executive as its new chief product merchandising and planning officer.
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News
Fanatics enters exclusive retail partnership with World Rugby
Fanatics has struck a new exclusive partnership with World Rugby to launch a global licensed merchandise programme for fans of the sport.
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News
Sainsbury’s sales and profit rise driven by grocery market share gains
Sainsbury’s has posted growth in half-year sales and profit as the food business goes from “strength to strength”
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Analysis
Why Marks & Spencer is confident on growth despite £60m Budget ‘double whammy’
After smashing interim results expectations, Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Machin sees plenty of opportunity to keep up momentum across the board – despite unwelcome extra costs following the recent Budget.
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News
Frasers insists on shareholder approval before any Boohoo asset disposals
Frasers has written a new letter to Boohoo demanding the retailer allows shareholders to vote on key decisions including any disposals of Boohoo’s assets.
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Analysis
Harvey Norman: The retailing thunder from down under hoping to replicate its success in the UK
Australian retailer Harvey Norman may have only landed in England in October, but it’s a brand known to millions down under.
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News
Aldi to open 11 new stores in time for crucial Christmas trading period
Aldi is set to open 11 new stores across the UK between now and Christmas, with a further 15 existing stores undergoing refurbishments to enhance the customer experience during the crucial festive period.