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‘Consumers are now looking for experiences beyond simple transactions’
By Kate Walmsley
‘There was no Christmas cheer at Asda, but don’t rule out a happier new year’
By George MacDonald
‘A Christmas profit warning is inauspicious, but retail has reasons to be cheerful about 2025’
By George MacDonald
‘Don’t waste a cost crisis – it can catalyse much-needed change’
By Brian Kalms
‘At Christmas most people shop with their hearts and if they can spend, they will’
By Charlotte Hardie
‘Twenty years on, is a boutique-style M&S store an idea whose time has come?’
By George MacDonald
‘As retail media grows, the roles of chief marketing officers are evolving rapidly’
By Fran Minogue and Callum Loader
‘Perhaps there’s something retailers should admire in Jaguar’s rebrand’
By Charlotte Hardie
‘After years of erosion, it’s time to reclaim retail’s lost profit pool’
By Matt Coode
‘Allan Leighton has turned Asda around once, but can he do it again?’
By George MacDonald
‘The Lords committee believes high streets can flourish again – this is why’
By Lord Moylan
‘Christmas adverts have become too centred around a carrot and a bunch of copy-carrots’
By Cressida Holmes-Smith
‘Retailers are heading into a challenging period of adjustment post-Budget’
By Erin Brookes
‘Retailers who miss the shift in customer interactions are likely to face an existential risk’
By Sarah Lambert
‘Entire retail industry is scratching its head to find a way to make the numbers work post-Budget’
By Charlotte Hardie
‘Grocers’ Budget anger is understandable, but passing on the pain to consumers would be unforgivable’
By Hugh Radojev
‘Retail needs to sit up and listen to every available different way of thinking’
By Julia Reynolds
‘How retailers operate will change post-Budget as they confront new economic reality’
By Helen Dickinson

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