More on Me + Em – Page 510
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AnalysisReality stars and social media – how In The Style reached a £100m valuation
Online fashion retailer In The Style is understood to be considering a stock market flotation valuing it at £100m just six years after founder Adam Frisby launched it from his Manchester bedroom.
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NewsNon-essential retail to reopen next week as Johnson pledges end to national lockdowns
The prime minister has confirmed all non-essential retailers will be allowed to reopen stores next week, as he pledged an end to national lockdowns in future.
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NewsNext partners with Morrisons on collect and returns ‘pods’
Fashion giant Next has partnered with grocer Morrisons to trial new collect and return ‘pods’ in two supermarket car parks.
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NewsFashion etailer In The Style ponders £100m IPO
Online fashion specialist In The Style is mulling a flotation that could value it at approximately £100m.
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NewsShops get go-ahead for December reopening
Stores dubbed ‘non-essential’ will be able to reopen at the start of next month when the latest English lockdown comes to an end.
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VideoRetail Horizon: AO and Pret on the power of partnerships post-Covid
Leaders from Pret a Manger and AO have revealed why partnerships will be “crucial” to the future strategies of their businesses as they adapt amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Retail VoiceAttention grocers: Here’s why sponsored products should now be your biggest priority
With the recent explosion in online grocery sales, the nature of product discovery has changed. Ahead of its webinar on December 15, dunnhumby media’s Julie Jeancolas explains the steps grocers must take to reach consumers in the new places they’re shopping.
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Retail VoiceHow has Covid-19 impacted customer loyalty?
It goes without saying that the pandemic has prompted huge shifts in customer behaviour. This Place strategist Emma Jane Hornsby reflects on whether this could be the end for loyalty schemes as we know them and what this means for retail.
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NewsClarks creditors approve CVA opening door to new investment
Clarks’ creditors have approved the company voluntary arrangement proposal it launched earlier this month, allowing it to move the majority of its stores to turnover-based rents and opening the door for external investment.
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NewsRetail sales boosted in October as Christmas shopping starts early
Customers looking to buy Christmas presents before the second lockdown started in England earlier this month helped boost retail sales for the sixth straight month.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Should retailers be paying big dividends during the pandemic?
Big-name retailers, most recently Sainsbury’s, have become embroiled in controversy for paying dividends while benefiting from pandemic assistance measures such as business rates relief. We ask industry experts whether retailers should be giving out dividends during the crisis
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NewsAldi extends Deliveroo trial as discounter ramps up online capacity
Aldi is accelerating its move into grocery home delivery by expanding its existing trial with Deliveroo to nearly 130 stores.
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NewsConsumer confidence slips to six-month low as coronavirus restrictions tighten
UK consumer confidence fell to its lowest ebb since the spring as coronavirus restrictions tightened, leaving one in three hospitality businesses wondering whether they will survive.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Let’s be honest, has Covid killed the shop?
Over the past week three big stores based retailers - Debenhams, Arcadia and Bonmarche - have all gone bust. Although unsustainable stores were only part of the problem for these long-term struggling businesses, they contributed to their demise.
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OpinionMove of the Week: BBC’s Matt Grest is a Very good fit
Matt Grest’s move from the BBC to The Very Group demonstrates once again that previous retail experience is not a prerequisite for senior leaders so long as you have the correct skillset.
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VideoWatch: Christmas delivery a major challenge, says The Entertainer’s Gary Grant
The founder and executive chairman of The Entertainer said volumes were up nearly 500% during the first national lockdown and that the retailer is forward- planning to avoid the capacity and shipping challenges it faced during that period.
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Retail VoiceHow UK consumers are shopping differently for Christmas this year
Though not many people know exactly what they’ll be doing on Christmas Day this year, that doesn’t mean consumers are leaving their festive planning until the last minute. In fact, the opposite is true.
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Digital editionRetail Week magazine: November 20
This week’s issue includes interviews with the chief executives of Pret a Manger and The Very Group, takes a look at the Tech 100 2020 and asks: after the most unpredictable year, is the five-year plan extinct?
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NewsM&S extends midnight openings to manage Christmas rush
Marks & Spencer will open most shops until midnight in the last days before Christmas to manage shoppers safely as the Covid pandemic continues.