All Retail Week articles in September 2023 – Page 6
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News
Exclusive: Boots shelves launch of marketplace
Boots has shelved plans to launch its own marketplace, Retail Week can reveal.
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Gallery
Shein brings ‘brand experience to life’ with Oxford Street pop-up
Fast-fashion retailer Shein has opened the doors to its latest pop-up on Oxford Street to offer shoppers “the best of Shein this season” in the heart of London.
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News
Zalando launches ‘visual-first’ content platform with Highsnobiety
Online fashion giant Zalando has launched a new “immersive visual-first” fashion experience, Stories, in partnership with fashion media brand Highsnobiety.
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News
Carrefour warns shoppers with ‘shrinkflation’ signs
French supermarket Carrefour has started warning its shoppers of “shrinkflation” with shelf-edge signs.
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News
H&M sales edge up in third quarter
Sales at fashion giant H&M edged up in the third quarter but were “flattish” in most local currencies as the cost-of-living crisis and stiff competition made for a tough backdrop.
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Retail Voice
The next retail battleground: seeking ‘share of life’ over ‘share of wallet’
Creating the best customer experience is essential to building profitability and loyalty. So what should ecommerce and multichannel retailers do when there appears to be a tension between giving the customer what they want and doing what is best for profit? nShift’s Lars Dige Pedersen explores.
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Analysis
John Lewis Partnership: Transformation is delayed, but has any recovery progress been made?
Interims from the John Lewis Partnership were a mixed bag, following a period when the retailer generated headlines for sometimes controversial reasons, such as potentially bringing in external investors.
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Opinion
‘Time to address crime or face a US-style retail flight from troubled towns’
Right across the retail spectrum, from value shops to department stores, indies to chains, the blight of crime is increasingly being felt.
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News
William Reed launches Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2024
William Reed has launched Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2024, a two-day gathering of the leading minds in retail and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).
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News
TikTok Shop boosts in-app shopping with commerce partnership
TikTok Shop has partnered with global ecommerce network CommerceHub to help accelerate growth of its in-app shopping experience.
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News
Lidl eyes up former Wilko stores as part of physical expansion plans
Lidl boss Ryan McDonnell said his property team were in “close contact” with Wilko’s administrator about the possibility of snapping up some of its former stores.
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News
Pepco Group chief executive resigns
Discount retailer and Poundland parent company Pepco Group has announced that its chief executive Trevor Masters has stepped down with immediate effect.
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News
Freemans axes catalogue after 118 years
Home-shopping retailer Freemans has announced plans to stop printing its catalogue after 118 years, in its journey to “reinvent itself as a digital pureplay”.
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News
Gousto on track for record profits despite cost-of-living crisis
Gousto is on track to post record profits this year despite record food inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, the meal kit box subscription business said.
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News
Lidl swings to loss following ‘significant’ investment on price
Lidl has swung to a full-year loss, despite acquiring over 1 million new customers and its revenues soaring.
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News
The Range makes £5m deal to acquire Wilko brand and website
Value retailer The Range has made a deal to buy the Wilko brand from administrators PwC for around £5m, saving 36 jobs in the process.
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News
John Lewis upgrades profit outlook but delays end of transformation plan
John Lewis has upgraded its full-year financial guidance after narrowing losses and increased sales in the first half, but has delayed implementation of its transformation plan by two years.
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News
THG losses deepened by one-off disposal costs
THG operating losses deepened due to a one-off, non-cash charge related to the sale of its loss-making business, but the retailer says the disposal has improved its overall financial guidance.
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News
Digital wallet use to surpass card payments within 10 years
Digital wallet transactions are set to overtake card transactions and other payments in the UK within 10 years, according to new research by FreedomPay and Retail Economics.
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News
Former John Lewis COO Andrew Murphy hired as The Entertainer CEO
Former John Lewis Partnership (JLP) chief operating officer Andrew Murphy has joined The Entertainer as its chief executive.