All Retail Week UAT articles in December 2022
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Retail VoiceThree lessons to learn from beauty brands’ success in China
The beauty sector is soaring to new levels of brand engagement in China, but what is the key formula to success and how can UK retailers emulate it? Alibaba’s Kristina Hui investigates.
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Retail VoiceHow Holland & Barrett is using the digital HQ to unite its teams
Alongside Holland & Barrett’s physical stores, the retailer has a thriving tech team led by its chief technology officer Sathya Nandakumar. Slack’s Chris Mills met with her to discuss how Holland & Barrett’s teams are using a digital HQ — a single digital space that organises work between people, systems, partners and customers — to improve collaboration across the business
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AnalysisAnalysis: The most unexpected retail TikTok stars of 2022
From trendy sportswear brands like Gymshark to cutting-edge tech giants like Apple, some retailers are social media naturals that grow from the moment they arrive on TikTok, whereas others have to work a little harder to win their audience.
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AnalysisThe Retail Week quiz of the year 2022
It was another year of turbulence and triumph for retail in 2022 – but how much of it do you remember?
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NewsFashion marketplace Atterley collapses into administration
Scottish online fashion retailer Atterley.com is in the process of appointing administrators, it has emerged.
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NewsSuperdry secures £80m lifeline before end-of-year deadline
Fashion retailer Superdry has secured a new £80m loan facility ahead of a January deadline, but warned of “extremely challenging” market conditions.
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NewsMatalan outlines timeframe for completion of sale
Embattled fashion retailer Matalan says it has received bids from a “number of interested parties” and expects to complete the sale process by the end of January.
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NewsRetailers hope late shopping surge will provide Christmas trading miracle
Retailers remain hopeful that a late shopping surge will help save Christmas trading, despite the cost-of-living crisis and the added complications of rolling strike action.
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Retail VoiceThree ways retailers can learn from China’s ever-changing beauty market
The Chinese beauty market is one step ahead with its innovative and exciting approach. Alibaba Group’s Zarina Kanji examines how UK retailers can learn from key players in this industry.
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NewsOak Furnitureland defies sector gloom as it returns to profitability
Oak Furnitureland has defied ongoing pandemic-induced disruption and soaring inflation in freight and raw materials to post a 10% year-on-year uplift in group revenue and a return to profit.
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NewsTop credit insurer trims cover for THG suppliers
THG has become one of the latest retailers to reportedly see a reduction in the level of cover provided to its suppliers by one of the UK’s largest credit insurers.
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NewsWilko names former Bensons for Beds boss to replace departing Saint-Marc
Wilko has hired former Bensons for Beds chief executive Mark Jackson to replace Jerome Saint-Marc who is standing down from the business with immediate effect.
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NewsExclusive: Richard Bradbury returns to River Island as executive chair
Richard Bradbury has returned as boss of River Island, 12 years after leaving the fashion retailer.
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NewsRoger Burnley joins board of Pets at Home
Former Asda boss Roger Burnley is to join the board of Pets at Home.
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NewsAmazon settles EU regulators deal to avoid $47bn fine
Amazon has agreed to settle competition inquiries with the European Union to avoid a potential $47bn (£39bn) fine.
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NewsJohn Lewis extends delivery window for last-minute Christmas shopping
John Lewis has extended its Christmas delivery and click-and-collect windows to capture sales from last-minute shoppers.
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AnalysisDomino’s digital director lays out vision to become ‘Netflix of food’
Think Domino’s is just pizza? Think again. Nick Bamber, the digital marketing expert whose career spans roles at Asda and Missguided, is evolving the brand to become an ecommerce power player. Having already made inroads, Bamber gives a sneak peek into what’s working ahead of his special guest appearance at Retail Week’s breakfast briefing on January 24
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AnalysisWho will be retail’s winners and losers in 2023?
Who will thrive and who will flounder in 2023? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Flannels’ debut Dublin store
High-end fashion retailer Flannels has opened the doors to its first-ever store in Ireland.
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