All Analysis articles – Page 9
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AnalysisCurrys at Christmas: Inside Europe’s largest repair centre during the festive season
Retail Week visits the Currys repair centre in Newark during the final push to Christmas to see how the retailer is extending the life of tech while gearing up for the big day
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AnalysisHow grocers are delivering the stores of the future in the here and now
The grocery store of the future is already here. From embracing emerging technologies, prioritising investment in sustainability and forging third-party tie-ups, here’s how UK grocers are future-proofing their stores.
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AnalysisGolden quarter trading: does a bumper Black Friday mean a flat Christmas?
Black Friday was huge this year as bargain hunters hit the streets (and the sites) on a mission to get the bulk of their Christmas gift shopping behind them. But is Black Friday’s gain at the expense of the crucial shopping spend in the weeks before Christmas?
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Analysis32 retailers reveal the products that will dominate Christmas
Argos, Boots, H&M, Iceland, John Lewis, Primark, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, The Entertainer, Waitrose and other leading retailers have told Retail Week which products they forecast to dominate sales this Christmas.
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Analysis2025’s biggest retail tech trends: Robots, video content, and employee equipment
Retail Week has named the industry’s 50 top global innovators – and with it the shared tech investment priorities among them. We look at four areas the transformative businesses are betting big on
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AnalysisAsda chief executive rumour mill: Who does retail think is in the running for the top job?
Asda chair Allan Leighton already knows what’s top of his to-do list for 2025 – hire a new chief executive. Retail Week has pulled together a very unofficial list of the most-speculated names being banded around by the sector during industry cocktail parties and inside WhatsApp group chats.
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AnalysisWarsaw pact: How Poundland’s poor performance is starting to weaken its Pepco alliance
While its parent company Pepco is flying, Poundland has problems. Why is the high street value staple performing so badly at a time when it should be going from strength to strength?
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AnalysisStore tour: Inside Kenji’s two-floor store in Westfield London
Kenji managing director Eddie Shepherd and operations director Derek Yong invite Retail Week to a tour of its latest flagship in Westfield London.
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AnalysisBlag Friday? 40% of shoppers convinced deals aren’t real
Despite more shoppers reporting that they would be looking for bargains on the weekend than not, 40% of UK shoppers don’t believe that Black Friday discounts of 50% or more are actually real.
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AnalysisAmerican dreams: Why UK retailers are once again expanding across the Atlantic
In the past, the US has been a bit of a graveyard for British retailers; a land of almost limitless opportunities that few ever truly realise. However, with a number of brands heading stateside this year, is the American dream back on for UK retail?
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AnalysisReviewed: the top 10 retailer Christmas adverts of 2024 according to the experts
We’ve gathered a panel of experts from Adland who have worked with some of the best-known retailers and brands in the world to deliver their verdict on some of the biggest retailer adverts of 2024.
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AnalysisStore staff have called on retailers to invest in pay and conditions to avoid Christmas burnout
Exclusive interviews with 500 UK frontline workers reveal the factors that will incentivise productivity this golden quarter, at a time when staff are prone to disengagement
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AnalysisRe-engineering buy now, pay later: the rise of responsible consumerism
Retailers are open to providing new-style financial services to shoppers, but the industry knows it must focus on “responsible consumerism” as relationships with shoppers evolve.
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AnalysisDestination station: How Network Rail is elevating its retail offering for all passengers
Retail is everywhere. It has presence on high streets, shopping centres, retail parks and outlet villages, but it also appears in travel hubs such as airports and train stations.
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AnalysisMAPIC: International expansion, retail investment and the importance of mixed-use destinations - the key talking points from Cannes
As more than 1,800 retailers, restaurant chains and leisure operators globally set up shop at Mapic 2024 in Cannes last week, Retail Week brings you some of the key takeaways from the 29th edition of the leading international retail and real estate show.
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AnalysisWhat shoppers really think of artificial intelligence in retail
Artificial intelligence is proliferating across retailers large and small, but what do consumers really think of the rise of this new, exciting, but often misunderstood technology?
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AnalysisThat’s a wrap: Have Black Friday and Cyber Monday been boom or bust for UK retail this year?
After a depressingly slow November, retailers could have been forgiven for thinking that Christmas spending might never come. With the promotions coming to an end, did Black Friday and Cyber Monday actually deliver?
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AnalysisSelfridges, Currys and Nobody’s Child among world’s top 50 retail innovators
The UK is home to almost a third of the retailers and brands leading the way in tech and digital advancements globally, Retail Week’s new report reveals
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AnalysisAfter a slow start to the golden quarter, here’s how Black Friday sales are looking
While Black Friday spend has been slightly subdued in the past couple of years due to low consumer confidence, a cost of living crisis, and the event typically falling before payday, this year is looking like a different story
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AnalysisWhat are shellshocked retail c-suites doing to mitigate the Budget?
As anger at the recent Budget turns to, if not quite acceptance, at least reflection, Retail Week looks at how leaders and senior teams might mitigate its effects