All Retail Week UAT articles in 6 November 2020 – Page 2
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AnalysisAnalysis: Simon Roberts’ new vision for Sainsbury’s future
Four months into his new role as Sainsbury’s chief executive, Simon Roberts has unveiled his strategic vision for the grocer and its stable of brands.
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NewsChancellor Sunak extends furlough scheme until March
Chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that the government’s job retention scheme will be extended until the end of March.
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NewsN Brown taps up investors for £100m fundraising as half-year profits fall
N Brown has launched a £100m fundraise to accelerate its strategy alongside reporting a decline in interim profits and sales.
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NewsMike Ashley fails to match Debenhams price tag and retracts offer
Mike Ashley is out of the running to acquire Debenhams after refusing to match the £300m price tag for the beleaguered department store chain.
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NewsSainsbury’s to axe 3,500 jobs as interim sales climb
Sainsbury’s has unveiled strong underlying results at the half-year mark as it revealed plans to streamline its Argos stores estate and shutter food counters in store, putting 3,500 jobs at risk.
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OpinionMichael Jary: ‘New normal? Retail needs to get used to the new weird’
Back in March I wrote on Retail Week that coronavirus would bring a tipping point: a permanent change in industry structure. At the time some readers wondered whether I might be hyperbolising. It turns out I hardly knew the half of it.
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AnalysisRetailer-supplier collaboration key to reacting to market trends, says Kraft Heinz
Retailers and brands must boost collaboration in order to overcome data lags and ensure lightning-fast responses to market trends, Kraft Heinz Company vice president of EMEA marketing Victoria Sjardin has told Retail Week.
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Opinion‘Don’t forget about stores this ecommerce Christmas’
Almost £3bn in sales might shift online this Christmas, but don’t underestimate the draw of the store, writes Gemma Goldfingle
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AnalysisLockdown 2.0: How to look after your mental health through Covid Christmas
As England goes back into national lockdown, fears are rising that the country could be about to be gripped by a mental health crisis.
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VideoWatch: TK Maxx Christmas ad acknowledges ‘hard year’
TKMaxx’s Christmas ad encourages customers to buy gifts for everyone, even the goat, after a tough year for all.
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AnalysisLockdown 2.0: The new regulations and how they affect your business
With England set to be plunged into a second lockdown from midnight tonight, Retail Week highlights the changes in the new government guidance and what they might mean for your business.
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AnalysisFrom M&S to MS2 – can pureplay shift turbocharge fashion performance?
Marks & Spencer’s half-year results again spotlighted the accelerated shift to online shopping that has accompanied the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsClarks puts thousands of roles at risk in store management restructure
Clarks has told almost 4,000 UK store staff that their roles are at risk of redundancy as part of radical plans to revive the struggling business.
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NewsJohn Lewis to axe further 1,500 jobs in head office shake-up
Department store chain John Lewis has announced plans to cut a further 1,500 jobs between now and April, in a bid to create a “more flexible” head office.
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NewsM&S boss Rowe calls for extended Sunday trading before Christmas
Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe has joined Primark in calling for extended trading hours in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsIceland swings to profit as pandemic buying sends sales skyrocketing
Sales at Iceland surged in the six months to September as consumers shopped locally and stocked up on frozen food.
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NewsWalmart scraps use of Bossa Nova’s stock-checking robots
Walmart has cut ties with inventory robotics start-up Bossa Nova and will return to staff-based methods of stock-checking in its stores.
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Retail VoiceLessons for the West from China’s retail recovery
Asian markets, particularly China, are often looked at by those in the West as leaders in applying cutting-edge technology and innovation to the retail sector.
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AnalysisData: The retailers expanding and retreating from high streets in 2020
New data compiled by the Local Data Company charts both the toll the coronavirus crisis has taken on many UK retailers but also highlights the categories that are proving more resilient.
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AnalysisNightmare before Christmas: bosses of John Lewis, M&S and The Entertainer on lockdown 2.0
It’s the news the industry dreaded. This Thursday so-called ‘non-essential’ retail will be shut down until December 2 in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. Many fear chaos, but could click and collect come to the rescue?
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