All Analysis articles – Page 68
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AnalysisLush's Mark Constantine: The retail rebel fighting climate change before Greta was born
As a journalist, you get a fleeting glimpse into the life of a retail CEO when trying to carve out a time to sit down and interview them.
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AnalysisAnalysis: After a disappointing Christmas, how can fashion retailers get back on trend?
As retailers post trading updates for that all-important peak trading period large parts of the fashion sector have been washed out and hung up to dry.
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AnalysisNew year, new you? The retailers in need of reinvention
Many people have started the new year with a mission to reinvent themselves. Lose weight, get more organised, find a new job. Which retailers could benefit from adopting a similar approach and what could their reinventions look like?
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AnalysisView from NRF Big Show: Start-ups carry the torch for innovation
Many of the largest technology companies in the world have been on display at the NRF Big Show this week – but might doesn’t always make for right. Retail Week looks at some of the most interesting tech start-ups
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AnalysisView from NRF Big Show: Vertical farming, retail robotics and frictionless stores
Close to 1,000 retail tech companies from all over the world descended on the NRF Big Show in New York this week, showcasing innovations in every aspect in retail. Here is Retail Week’s round-up of just a few pieces of technology that could make an impact.
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AnalysisView from NRF Big Show: Data, demographics and transparency to keep consumers happy
As brands’ reputation and sales are increasingly made or broken on the back of their reputations, retailers share their tips for success in a changing consumer economy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Department store Darwinism – how the fittest thrive
Department stores have suffered a dismal few years. Once-loved names such as Debenhams and House of Fraser are in the emergency room after their administrations and profits have evaporated at bellwether John Lewis.
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AnalysisProfile: Jean-Jacques Van Oosten – Kingfisher’s new chief customer officer
From one type of brick to another, Jean-Jacques Van Oosten has rejoined DIY retailer Kingfisher from the Lego Group as chief customer and digital officer.
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AnalysisFive ways retailers can mitigate poor Christmas trading
While Christmas should be a time for celebration, for some retailers sales didn’t quite hit the mark – so what steps can be taken to turn things around?
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AnalysisFrom shunning toys to value-led shopping – the trends that defined Christmas
It has been a festive trading period dubbed by the BRC as “the worst on record”. With this week bringing the departure of a retail boss from one business and a profit warning at another, it does have the markings of a bleak Christmas.
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AnalysisJohn Lewis: As Nickolds exits, is Sharon White entering a disaster zone?
When new chair Dame Sharon White walks through the doors of John Lewis Partnership’s headquarters for the first time next month, she will not be welcomed by all the members of the executive team she expected.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can retailers stem the returns avalanche?
As the glow of the golden quarter begins to dim, retailers face a surge of returns. What can they do to keep the spiralling cost of processing returns down?
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AnalysisWho will be retail’s winners and losers of 2020?
Who will rise to the top in 2020 and who will struggle? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead
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AnalysisAnalysis: The six tech trends tipped to take off in 2020
What burgeoning technology will really take off in 2020 and what will it enable retailers to do? We put the question to a panel of tech experts.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Next boss Wolfson’s Christmas trading takeaways
Next boss Lord Wolfson discusses why 2020 will be a groundhog year, how Black Friday didn’t kill the Boxing Day Sales and signs that the shift from stuff to experience may be easing.
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AnalysisWhat will be big in 2020? The trends Tesco, Boots, M&S and Asos bosses are backing
Trends such as sustainability and speedy delivery show how quickly shoppers can change their buying habits. We ask the bosses of Britain’s biggest retailers what trends they believe will shake up 2020
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AnalysisThe nine most jaw-dropping retail moments of 2019
The retail industry has experienced many twists and turns this year. Retail Week picks nine truly jaw-dropping moments from 2019.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The biggest hires and fires of 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, Retail Week takes a look back at all the hires and fires that have made shockwaves in the retail sector this year.
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AnalysisSmashing it: Nine retailers that powered ahead in 2019
Torrid trading conditions meant retail casualties made headlines throughout 2019. Sometimes it appeared that the entire retail industry was in the emergency ward, but that’s not so. Here we take a look at some of the successful retailers that smashed it out of the park this year.
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AnalysisHappy Christmas from retail – 12 gifts from retailers to society in 2019
It may have been a tough year for retail, but that didn’t stop the industry from playing its part as a good corporate citizen and helping those in need, from the homeless to refugees. These initiatives are just the tip of the iceberg of retail’s engagement with the wider community.