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InterviewInterview: Feelunique boss on its restless drive to be a ‘destination for beauty’
Feelunique chief executive Sarah Miles tells Retail Week why she believes the business will “be a real destination for beauty” post-pandemic, despite competing in an increasingly crowded online market
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NewsPaphitis warns it’s ‘goodnight Vienna for physical retail’ without rates reform
Retail tycoon Theo Paphitis has urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to reform business rates or risk the “destruction” of bricks-and-mortar retail.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How John Lewis, Ikea, Primark and others are preparing to reopen
With ‘non-essential’ retailers given the green light to reopen stores on April 12, Retail Week looks at how the sector is preparing.
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NewsPeacocks bought out of administration, 2,000 jobs saved
Peacocks has been bought out of administration by a consortium of investors led by Edinburgh Woollen Mill’s chief operating officer Steve Simpson.
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NewsAmazon found to have illegally fired climate activist workers
US labour officials have found that Amazon “illegally retaliated” against two former employees who were fired after speaking out about the firm’s environmental practices and warehouse safety.
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NewsAlmost 190,000 UK retail jobs lost since first lockdown
Nearly 190,000 retail jobs have been lost in the year since the UK entered its first lockdown, with administrations and cost-cutting programmes driving redundancies.
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NewsRetail gets green light as Johnson confirms April 12 reopening plan
Boris Johnson has confirmed that non-essential retailers can open their doors on April 12 as planned.
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GalleryStore gallery: Nespresso’s new Vienna flagship boutique concept
Nespresso has opened a flagship boutique concept in the Austrian capital Vienna, which features several new innovations for the retailer.
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OpinionSally Elliott: ‘The past year has ushered in a new style of management’
Retail leaders are facing big challenges as the country emerges from lockdown. They will set the tone for a new era of collaboration and innovation.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Next’s Total Platform is ‘following the money’ online
Bellwether retailer Next unveiled its full-year results today, confirming that online is doing better than ever and providing more information on its latest etail venture.
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NewsBoots UK sales slide as parent Walgreens ups profit guidance
Boots has endured a slump in second-quarter sales as parent company Walgreens blamed the reintroduction of lockdown restrictions for the “set back” in its revenue recovery.
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NewsNext raises 2022 forecast despite slump in profits during pandemic
Next has raised its profit guidance for the 2021/22 financial year despite a slump in earnings during the coronavirus crisis.
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AnalysisVery Group and Gousto reveal CX investments
The Very Group’s chief marketing officer Carly O’Brien and Gousto’s chief technology officer Shaun Pearce will reveal their biggest successes from the past 12 months and their plans for the coming year in our ‘Lean retail machines’ virtual event today.
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OpinionKen Murphy: ‘What Tesco is doing to tackle climate change now’
The food we eat – how it is produced, processed and transported, how much we eat or waste – has a significant impact on the environment. Food is responsible for nearly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and almost 70% of global biodiversity loss on land.
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AnalysisThree ways to market with purpose
Here we crystallise the learnings fromCX Decoded into five key steps to create a first-class customer experience proposition in order to drive sales and profits in 2021 and beyond.
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NewsAsda to partner with In The Style as it rules out George sale
Asda’s new owners the Issa brothers have committed to keeping the retailer’s George brand and unveiled plans to partner with third parties to attract younger customers.
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NewsWatch: H&M incentivises sustainable behaviours with green loyalty points
H&M has introduced points for loyalty club members to reward them for making more sustainable choices.
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NewsH&M seeks to ‘regain trust’ in China following Xinjiang row
Fashion giant H&M has insisted it remains committed to trading in China and hopes to defuse a row over forced labour allegations that have led to a backlash against the retailer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has private equity ownership done retail more harm than good?
Buy cheap, pile on debt, flog assets and extract the value, sell high to a new owner and pay yourself handsomely – that’s one characterisation of private equity, with recently collapsed department store group Debenhams seen as the poster child in critics’ eyes.
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Retail VoiceRetailing in 2021 and beyond – what stores need to do better
The retail sector may have had a brutal 12 months but the time is right for companies to bounce back and set a new agenda, argues Marcus Fox, group managing director at iD Agile Retail.