All Retail Week UAT articles in April 2021 – Page 5
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NewsAsda to restructure in-store bakeries putting 1,200 jobs at risk
Grocery chain Asda is set to axe as many as 1,200 jobs as it looks to shake up in-store bakeries across its 341 UK supermarkets.
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Opinion‘Retail not essential? Try telling that to reopening day shoppers’
There was a joyful sense of release on Monday when, after three months of lockdown darkness, so-called non-essential shops reopened.
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NewsW Galen Weston, retail tycoon behind Primark and Selfridges, dies at 80
The UK-born retail entrepreneur and philanthropist W Galen Weston, whose empire spanned food, retail and real estate, has died at the age of 80.
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NewsTesco full-year sales climb, profits dampened by rates relief return
Tesco boss Ken Murphy hailed the grocer’s “incredible strength” as it reported a rise in full-year sales and profits notwithstanding its business rates repayment.
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Future LeadersBe Inspired: A retailer’s three-step guide to combating stress
With mental health core to wellbeing and productivity, we spoke to executives and experts to understand how retailers can best manage stress to adapt to the next normal
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OpinionPeter Williams: ‘To fully restart retail we need a return to pre-Covid behaviour’
When asked my views about looking forward for retail, the honest answer is: “I’m really not sure that I know.”
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NewsJohn Lewis hires financial services chief as it seeks to extend reach
John Lewis Partnership has appointed a director of financial services as it seeks to push into that market to complement its retail operations.
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NewsJD Sports boss calls for London rent reduction as footfall ‘battered’ by Covid-19
JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill says central London footfall has been “battered” by Brexit and Covid-19-induced lockdowns.
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NewsBoohoo buys London office as base for 600 staff
Fashion etailer Boohoo has acquired office premises in central London that will provide a base for 600 people.
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NewsJD Sports beats ‘unprecedented challenges’ to retain profitability
JD Sports has “retained substantially all of its record profitability” despite facing “unprecedented challenges” over the past year.
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NewsSainsbury’s strikes new deals with Deliveroo and Uber Eats
Sainsbury’s has signed a two-year deal with delivery specialist Deliveroo to extend a trial to 100 stores and another with Uber Eats covering a further 78 stores.
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NewsGrocery powers retail sales rise in March
Retail sales climbed in March, but many categories remained in decline as grocery powered the increase.
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OpinionHelen Dickinson: ‘Don’t build back better – build forward’
With the third wave subsiding, over half the adult population receiving their first vaccination and the reopening of so called ‘non-essential’ retail, we all hope we might just be entering the recovery stage of this pandemic.
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GalleryIn pictures: Primark, JD Sports and John Lewis lure back shoppers for reopening
As non-essential retail reopens its doors in England on April 12, Retail Week visits key shopping locations to gauge retail offers and shopper appetite.
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NewsAlibaba hit with record £2bn fine for breaching competition rules
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has been hit with an Y18.3bn (£2bn) fine after an investigation ruled that it had abused its market position.
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NewsHomebase strikes Next shop-in-shop deal as buyers circle
Homebase will open garden centres inside six Next stores from today to coincide with retail’s reopening.
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DataRanking: Nike to Next – the 20 fashion brands bossing social media
The first quarter of 2021 may have already come to a close, but physical retail is finally reopening across England.
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NewsJohn Lewis boss Wicks lays down gauntlet to M&S and Next with Anyday launch
John Lewis boss Pippa Wicks believes the retailer can wrestle sales from high street rivals Marks & Spencer and Next through the launch of its new entry-level brand Anyday.
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OpinionAlia Hawa: ‘Covid certificates are unnecessary and will damage retail’s recovery’
With non-essential retail reopening today, news that the government is considering making Covid certificates mandatory for customers in stores comes as another blow.
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils ‘most affordable range ever’ in time for stores reopening
Department store group John Lewis has launched an own brand promising “quality and style at everyday prices” that will be in stores from Monday when ‘non-essential’ retailers reopen.