All Retail Week UAT articles in July 2024 – Page 8
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AnalysisUnwrapping festive sales growth: 2024’s Christmas bestsellers revealed
Which categories and products will dominate spend for Christmas 2024 and how are retailers preparing to win in the golden quarter?
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InterviewQ&A: N Brown’s supply chain boss on why AI is the future of fulfilment
N Brown’s Clare Empson sat down with Retail Week to discuss the importance of data and transparency as well as how digital transformation and AI are likely to transform supply chains of the future
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GalleryUS athletic brand Champion launches sports bar takeover at Selfridges
Athletic and lifestyle brand Champion is taking over Selfridges to open ‘Champion Sports Bar at Harry Gordon’s’ to celebrate the summer of sport.
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NewsTHG is extending its next-day delivery deadline as late-night shopping booms
THG’s UK customers will be able to place orders for next-day or same-day delivery until 1am, seven days a week as the retailer hops on the late-night shopping trend.
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NewsHolland & Barrett sales have risen after a year of ‘excellent progress’
Holland & Barret has reported a growth in sales in all markets driven by investment in stores, technology and new product development as part of its transformation strategy.
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NewsDyson is slashing its UK workforce by a third
Dyson plans to slash a third of its workforce in the UK as part of a global shake-up.
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NewsNeptune is back in the black following a shake up of its management team
Neptune, the interiors brand chaired by former River Island CEO Will Kernan, is back in profit, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsPeacocks is back in credit after closing stores ‘irreversibly impacted’ by the pandemic
Discount fashion retailer Peacocks has made a return to profitability following strategic store closures and the launch of a new website.
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AnalysisIt’s been 10 years of Amazon Prime Day, but does it still deliver?
Online behemoth Amazon is kicking off its annual Prime Day event on July 16 and 17 for members to save money on thousands of products. Ten years on from the event’s inception, Retail Week looks at what is expected this year and if Amazon can maintain prime position as the go-to place for summer discounts
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NewsLidl rolls out EV charging through its rewards app
Lidl has become the first UK supermarket to integrate electric vehicle (EV) charging payments through its Lidl Plus rewards app.
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NewsAsda makes more changes in leadership shake-up
Asda is undergoing a shake-up in management after a series of departures and new additions to the business.
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NewsHolland & Barrett launches a new store-in-store tie-in with Next
Holland & Barrett is launching a new store-in-store concept with Next this summer as it looks to “extend its reach to new customers”.
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NewsMulberry names its new CEO as long-serving boss steps down
Mulberry has announced the appointment of a new chief executive as long-serving boss Thierry Andretta exits.
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NewsMonsoon Accessorize funds more scholarships for fashion students
Monsoon and Accessorize has pledged to fund scholarships for fashion students in London as part of its push for greater sustainability and innovation within fashion.
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InterviewQ&A: YesColours founders on building a modern paint brand
Co-founders John Stubbs and Emma Bestley were inspired to create a paint brand that celebrates how colours make us feel while tackling the issue of hard-to-recycle paint tins that clutter up our homes. Retail Week caught up with them to hear their ambitions for the future.
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NewsNaked Wines CFO steps down as the retailer acquires a new credit facility
Naked Wines’ chief financial officer will be stepping down from his role at the wine specialist as the company agrees on a new $60m credit facility.
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AnalysisRetail 100: Which industry bosses are predicted to make major waves in 2025?
Last month, Retail Week published its annual Retail 100 list, the 19th celebration of the UK’s most influential leaders, which included its annual Ones to Watch forecast. The leaders of Rituals and Dr Martens were among the 14 people tipped to make the list next year
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NewsMore than 3,000 Amazon staff set to vote for union recognition
Amazon warehouse staff in Coventry have begun voting in a “historic” trade union recognition ballot which will “force Amazon to recognise a union for the first time in the UK”.
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Opinion‘Now it’s all about the government’s follow-through on the commitments that matter to retail’
Retailers are ready to help the new government leverage their scale and reach to deliver policy goals that will benefit the industry, our economy and communities, says BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson.
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NewsColder June puts a dampener on retail sales
A cold and wet start to summer has dampened non-food retail sales across the UK, although the start of the Euros and the summer of sport have helped with an uptick in food purchases.