All Retail Week UAT articles in March 2021 – Page 7
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AnalysisIWD: Nine women leaders to watch in 2021
On International Women’s Day, we look at the women leading companies big and small that the industry should be watching this year
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AnalysisIWD: 13 ways leading retailers and brands are challenging bias
To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), executives and staff including Kingfisher, Boots, Dixons Carphone, retailTRUST, Asda and Pets at Home share how they’re challenging inequality, questioning stereotypes and addressing all forms of inequity in the industry.
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DataData: Which fashion giants got peak buying right?
The New Year Sales are an important part of the retail calendar and what a retailer does during this period can provide an indicator to the wider health of the business, especially after Christmas.
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NewsMPs demand Boohoo bonuses linked with ethical and environmental pledges
The Environmental Audit Committee has written to Boohoo asking for its senior executives’ bonuses be linked to the progress made on its commitment to clean up its supply chain.
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VideoWatch: First visit to the new Amazon Fresh cashierless store
Retail Week visits the new “just walk out” cashierless Amazon Fresh convenience store in Ealing, West London on the day it opens to customers. Is it going to revolutionise grocery in the UK, or will it only ever be something of a fad?
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NewsM&S names new retail ops director to drive transformation programme
Marks & Spencer has appointed a new retail operations director as it pushes forward with its transformation strategy.
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NewsRetail footfall climbs in February with lockdown end in sight
Footfall across all retail destinations rose between January and February this year, as customers flocked back to stores in anticipation of the easing of lockdown restrictions.
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NewsBrexit grace period extension breaks international law, says EU
The European Union has accused the British government of breaching international law as it made a move to extend the grace period for Irish border checks.
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GalleryStore gallery: Amazon unveils first UK store in fresh assault on grocery sector
Amazon has unveiled its new format convenience grocery store in London today, Amazon Fresh, which marks the online giant’s first foray into bricks-and-mortar retail outside of the US.
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NewsSainsbury’s to slash 500 head office roles and close distribution centre
Sainsbury’s is set to cut 500 roles at its London head office and close one of its London fulfilment centres in a bid to reinvest in its new ‘food first’ agenda.
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NewsBudget: Business rates holiday extended and new recovery grants revealed
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the business rates holiday for a further three months and will offer non-essential retailers new recovery grants of up to £6,000 per store.
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NewsAldi to invest £22m on new and revamped London stores
Discounter Aldi is investing £22m in acquiring new stores and refurbishing existing ones in the Greater London area this year.
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NewsChancellor to extend furlough scheme until September
The chancellor is expected to use today’s Budget to extend the furlough scheme through to the end of September.
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VideoFace time: Richard Walker discusses his new book and Amazon’s Climate Pledge
Iceland managing director Richard Walker talks to Retail Week about what he hopes people will take away from his new book The Green Grocer and why the business has become the first food retailer to join Amazon’s Climate Pledge initiative
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NewsShop prices fall in February as consumers limit spending in lockdown
Shop prices continued to fall in February, reaching the lowest rate of deflation since May 2020.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Will raising rates on warehouses really save the high street?
After chancellor Rishi Sunak delayed the findings of the Treasury’s business rates review until the autumn, we ask experts whether the proposal from Dixons Carphone boss Alex Baldock and Next chief executive Lord Wolfson to increase rates paid by warehouses is the way to revamp the system
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DataData: Grocery sales surge in February as online share hits record high
Grocery sales registered the strongest increase last month since June 2020 as Ocado and Iceland both delivered substantial growth.
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NewsHotel Chocolat’s digital offer in strong position ahead of crucial Easter trading
Hotel Chocolat boss Angus Thirlwell says the retailer’s digital push during the pandemic has left it in a much stronger position heading into the crucial Easter trading period than last year.