All Analysis articles – Page 70
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AnalysisAnalysis: How woke is Victoria’s Secret?
Victoria’s Secret’s cancellation of its formerly ratings-topping fashion show and plunging profits are the latest evidence that the brand is losing touch with contemporary consumers. Can it ever regain relevance?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why has Asos hired a chief growth officer?
Asos has snapped up its first chief growth officer, also the first in a series of executive hires to bolster its leadership team.
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AnalysisMental health: How JLP, WHSmith and Co-op are supporting their staff
Businesses are waking up to their responsibilities to support and protect their employees’ mental health. Retail Week looks at which businesses are setting the bar in mental health support and what others can learn.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Richard Price transform M&S’ fashion fortunes?
As Marks & Spencer bids to put its apparel offer fully back in fashion with shoppers, it has wooed one of its former retail stars back to lead the offensive.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is shopping in stores like Primark really greener than online?
The boss of Primark owner Associated British Foods has claimed the high street chain is “a solution” to fashion’s sustainability crisis. Do his claims that shopping in-store is better for the environment really stack up?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Kylie Cosmetics – has Coty paid $600m for 170 million Instagram followers?
Global beauty company Coty acquired a 51% stake in celebrity superstar Kylie Jenner’s cosmetics company for a cool $600m this week.
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AnalysisFive ways to win at Christmas
Christmas brings an abundance of opportunities to inspire, entice and charm consumers, but how can retailers stand out from the crowd?
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AnalysisCracker or turkey? The verdict on retail’s Christmas ads
From Edgar the Excitable Dragon to Kevin the Carrot’s musical extravaganza, two advertising agency bosses give their verdicts on who has won retail’s Christmas ad battle.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where does its Nike split leave Amazon?
With the news that Nike has decided to stop selling its products on Amazon, Retail Week looks at what repercussions that decision will have – for both businesses and the wider sector.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has AO.com short circuited in Europe?
As AO.com revealed its plans to close its business in the Netherlands following disappointing half-year results in Europe, Retail Week speaks to chief executive John Roberts about how he plans to fix the “mistakes” made in Europe to get the business back on track.
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AnalysisBlack Friday 2019: What will happen and how to get it right
What will happen this Black Friday? Which retailers will take part? And can they really make it profitable?
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AnalysisStart-ups – a lifeline for retailers?
As Retail Week’s Discovery 100 searches for the top global tech start-ups of 2020, industry expert Ian Shepherd discusses how, and why, retailers should maximise the benefits and new ideas offered by the start-up community.
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AnalysisData: The four new consumer personas retailers should target
Forgottens, Utilitarians, Magpies and Heartfelts – these are the four new shopper personas retailers should build their strategies around, according to a major research report from Retail Week.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Women on boards - how is retail doing?
Following a review of FTSE leadership gender balance, Retail Week looks at how the retail industry is faring.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Does challenger Takeoff Technologies threaten Ocado’s dominance?
The emergence of Takeoff Technologies, a grocery ecommerce pretender, has driven Ocado shares down and rattled investors. Retail Week looks at whether the new kid on the block could take the UK grocery pureplay’s delivery crown.
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AnalysisFrom start-up space to art galleries: Four inventive examples of filling empty shops
With the number of high street vacancies soaring, Retail Week looks at the interesting tactics some landlords have used to fill empty units.
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AnalysisShoppable and UG videos set to define marketing in 2020
User-generated content and interactive video can help businesses win the hearts and minds of online shoppers, new research from Retail Week has revealed.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Should retailers focus on getting better, not bigger?
Despite the punishing retail climate, most retailers are still expected to grow. But is the right thing to do? Is it time for a reset of corporate expectations? Is it time for retailers to concentrate on getting better, not bigger?
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AnalysisAnalysis: New Look sales are under pressure but profit is priority
Value fashion retailer New Look’s first-half figures showed signs of progress in its recovery following last year’s CVA and resulting financial restructuring.
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AnalysisFuture of food 2030: Vegan, personalised and delivered to your door
What will shoppers eat and how will they buy groceries in 2030 – and how should retailers react?