All Retail Week UAT articles in January 2022 – Page 4
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NewsNRF 2022: The time is right to break into the Chinese market, says Alibaba exec
Alibaba’s head of Tmall Global in Americas Tony Shan urged retailers to make moves in the Chinese market, when speaking at NRF 2022 in New York this weekend.
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NewsAsda owners the Issa brothers eye up Boots
Entrepreneurs Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the owners of Asda, are considering acquiring health and beauty giant Boots which has been put up for sale by Walgreens.
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NewsRetail mourns industry leaders Lord Sainsbury and Lord Myners
Two of the retail industry’s most outstanding leaders, who in different ways helped shape its direction, have died.
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AnalysisFrom captured carbon to lab-grown fur – seven innovators fashioning the future
While fashion retailers work to reduce their environmental impact, a range of biotech pioneers are creating innovative new fabrics that could change how clothing and shoes are made.
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Future LeadersM&S, Kingfisher and Lidl back major retail I&D programme
Fifteen major retailers and brands have joined forces with Be Inspired, Retail Week’s six-year-old diversity initiative to promote inclusivity across the industry in 2022 and beyond.
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Retail VoiceFive ways to boost customer retention in 2022
Yotpo UK managing director Jamie Clohesy has devised some simple strategies for retailers to turn casual shoppers into loyal customers.
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DataData: The companies investors placed their bets on in 2021
2021 marked another tumultuous year for the retail industry, but some bright sparks grew - and have been rewarded with the investment to grow further. Retail Week explores the companies that received the most investment in the UK in 2021.
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NewsSainsbury’s creates new senior role as part of food team reshuffle
Sainsbury’s has promoted internally to fill its newly created chief transformation officer role as part of a wider shake-up of its commercial food team.
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AnalysisHow Currys’ Baldock is preparing to navigate another year of supply chain challenges
Electricals market leader Currys is preparing for another year of supply chain difficulties following a peak period hit by disruption and shortages.
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NewsBoots unveils lower prices in store for Advantage Card holders
Boots has introduced discounted prices on selected products in store for Advantage Card holders.
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NewsFortnum & Mason hails strong Christmas but swings to first loss in over a decade
Fortnum & Mason has reported a strong Christmas trading period after Covid restrictions and store closures caused it to swing to its first full-year loss in 12 years.
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NewsQuiz grows festive sales despite slump in online demand
Quiz has posted a jump in Christmas sales as customers flocked back to its stores and concessions at the end of last year.
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NewsSainsbury’s poaches McColl’s commercial chief for key food role
Sainsbury’s has poached McColl’s chief commercial officer to take up a key food role as it ramps up focus on its core grocery business.
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NewsCurrys golden quarter sales slip in ‘softer’ electricals market
Currys has nudged down its profit guidance after suffering a decline in sales during the crucial Black Friday and Christmas trading period.
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Opinion‘Retailers achieved the incredible during Covid – imagine what we can do next’
If 2020 was a year of destruction, then 2021 was one of reconstruction and progress. But 2022 will put this to the test, warns BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson
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AnalysisFacebook dominates marketing spend with TikTok gaining ground, 59 CEOs reveal
Retailers are ploughing marketing spend into social networks to reach consumers in the digital spaces where they spend their time, a new Retail Week report reveals.
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AnalysisSuper Thursday delivers a Christmas cracker – but is the retail party over?
Despite surging numbers of Covid-19 cases and a perfect storm of external pressures threatening to derail the golden quarter, retail has delivered a merry Christmas. What did Super Thursday’s trading updates tell us about the sector’s seasonal performance – and the year ahead?
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NewsJD Sports boss Peter Cowgill nets £21m after selling half his shares
JD Sports executive chair Peter Cowgill has sold 10 million of his shares in the sporting goods retailer, over half of his shareholding.
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NewsHalfords and Poundland post golden-quarter growth
Halfords and Pepco, which owns Poundland, have both reported quarterly sales growth despite ongoing challenges presented by the pandemic.
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NewsAsos festive sales increase despite ‘challenging’ market conditions
Asos has posted an uplift in Christmas sales across the UK and US, but interim boss Mat Dunn flagged that supply chain issues drove “heightened clearance activity” over the festive period.