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Retail VoiceHow retailers can tap into Gen-Z’s values-focused mindset
Gen Z is ushering in a whole new era of values-based shopping, according to Pinterest’s Grace MacDonald.
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NewsFenwick sells Bond Street store to fund return to profitable growth
Department store group Fenwick is to leave central London after selling its Bond Street branch to provide the fresh capital investment needed to restore profitable growth.
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NewsGreggs expands outlet chain as it seeks to cut food waste
Food-on-the-go specialist Greggs has opened the 30th store of its outlet chain, which enables it to minimise waste while contributing to deprived communities.
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NewsAsda to create 10,000 new jobs with rollout of 300 Express stores
Asda is accelerating its push into the convenience store market in the UK with plans to open 300 Express stores over the next four years, creating 10,000 new jobs in the process.
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DataGrocery price inflation still at record high despite first drop in nearly two years
Grocery inflation was still at a near-record high in November, despite prices dipping slightly for the first time in 21 months.
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NewsVery Group launches AR feature allowing app users to try makeup virtually
The Very Group has launched in-app augmented reality features that allow customers to try out new cosmetics products digitally.
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AnalysisHow to break free of a harmful promotional cycle
Shoppers love promotions – they capture new customers, get lapsed ones excited again and, crucially, can have an immediate and overwhelming impact on sales.
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Opinion‘Dangerous false economies risk limiting retail’s recovery from challenging period’
You can’t manage a retail business quarter by quarter. Short-termism threatens to inhibit innovation and limit retail’s potential when tough times recede, warns True’s Matt Truman
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AnalysisResearch: Christmas in crisis – and what to do about it
Half of shoppers might be planning to spend less this Christmas, but with the right strategy retailers can still come out on top, finds Retail Week’s new report
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Report StoreCrisis and the consumer
Half of consumers plan to spend less this Christmas and 40% are looking to spend the same as last year, a major new research report from Retail Week reveals.
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NewsCoats, hot water bottles and hooded blankets help warm up retail sales
Black Friday bargains helped retail sales climb by more than 4% in November, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsSainsbury’s pledges to keep prices low with further £50m investment
Sainsbury’s is to plough a further £50m into keeping prices low by March 2023 in a bid to help customers manage the rising cost of living.
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NewsBlack Friday consumer tech sales sink to five-year low
Air fryers, heated clothes airers and electric blankets bucked the downward trend for Black Friday sales this year, according to point-of-sale data by analysts GfK.
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NewsJohn Lewis turns down temperature to cut soaring energy bills
John Lewis and Waitrose are to turn down the temperature and dim the lights to reduce energy bills.
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NewsCurrys switches out of Royal Mail as strikes loom
Electricals giant Currys has dropped Royal Mail for parcel deliveries to minimise disruption from strikes during the crucial Christmas period.
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NewsSearch begins for successor to Morrisons boss Potts
Morrisons’ private equity owner is pondering an eventual successor to chief executive David Potts.
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Tesco’s community-focused ‘reverse supermarket’
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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Retail VoiceFive ways retailers can avoid basket abandonment online
The movement of money is the life-source of commerce, says Elavon Europe’s Rob Evans, who explains the pan-European changes that have made the way we pay safer, quicker and easier
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NewsJaeger boss Fiona Lambert departs Marks & Spencer
Jaeger managing director Fiona Lambert is to leave Marks & Spencer two years after joining to lead the revival of the brand.
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Opinion‘As Next snaps up Joules, expect more retailers to go shopping for distress deals’
The current economic environment means the recent rash of acquisitions could continue, but such deals can turn a crisis into a shared opportunity, writes Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald