All Retail Week UAT articles in October 2024 – Page 10
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AnalysisSustainability strategy: Five ways retailers are minimising their environmental impact
Ahead of the return of the Sustainability Summit on October 10, we dig into the strategies of the retailers making tangible progress and glean expert opinion on why the narrative of balancing sustainability with bottom lines “needs to change”
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NewsStrongest retail sales growth in six months driven by autumn fashion and back-to-school
Retail sales saw the strongest growth in six months as autumn-winter apparel and back-to-school sales drove “better than expected” non-food performance.
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AnalysisMytheresa: Who is Yoox Net-a-Porter’s new German luxury owner?
This morning’s announcement that luxury fashion retailer Mytheresa is acquiring Yoox Net-a-Porter brings parent company Richemont’s turbulent chapter spent trying to offload it to a close. Retail Week takes a look at the German luxury brand that has been thriving while other players flounder, as well as what the deal means for both businesses moving forward.
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NewsInditex managing director for the UK and Ireland exits as a successor is lined up
Exclusive: The managing director for the UK and Ireland at Inditex has stepped down from the business and the fashion giant has named a successor, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsThe Very Group is set to appoint bankers as it eyes £2.5bn sale
The Very Group is lining up banks to handle a strategic review of the business that could potentially lead to a sale in the range of £2.5bn.
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Opinion‘As JLP’s Kankiwala steps back, will he be the retailer’s last chief executive as well as its first?’
He may be low profile, but Nish Kankiwala looks as if he has played a big part in preparing John Lewis for renewed success, says George MacDonald
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NewsDunelm is opening its first central London store
Dunelm will open its first central London store as it “gains confidence” with new store sizes, formats and locations in a new wave of expansion.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership boss to step back to non-executive role
John Lewis Partnership chief executive Nish Kankiwala is to move back into a non-executive position.
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NewsMatalan CEO Jo Whitfield has made a shock departure
The chief executive at value fashion giant Matalan has made a shock departure from the business.
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NewsMarks & Spencer tries out ‘robot farming’ to cut emissions and improve product
Marks & Spencer has been piloting an ‘autonomous farming’ scheme and expects to reduce carbon emissions as a result.
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NewsWeird Fish has reported rising profits despite a dip in sales
British fashion retailer Weird Fish has reported rising profits for the full year despite a dip in sales as it unveils further UK expansion plans.
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NewsM&S set to overtake TK Maxx and Frasers as UK’s second-largest fashion retailer
Exclusive: Marks & Spencer is forecast to overtake a number of its rivals to become the UK’s second-biggest fashion retailer behind Next by 2027, Retail Week can reveal.
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DataRanking: The UK’s biggest fashion retailers and where they’ll be in three years
Thanks to exclusive data from Retail Week’s sister brand Retail Navigator by Lumina Intelligence, we can reveal how the landscape for fashion retail is going to change over the next few years – and which brands are set to dominate our high streets and wardrobes.
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NewsFormer Harrods executive slams Fenwick for blocked CEO move
Long-serving former Harrods executive Nigel Blow has slammed department store chain Fenwick, claiming it withdrew its offer of making him its chief executive because of his time working for Mohamed Al Fayed.
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NewsSainsbury’s to hire 20,000 seasonal workers as it ramps up to Christmas
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has opened applications for seasonal staff, who will be employed for up to three months over the coming crucial Christmas period.
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AnalysisStore tour: Inside the new Pets at Home store format it hopes will get tails wagging
Pets at Home chief consumer officer Kathryn Imrie takes Retail Week on a tour of one of the retailer’s new look stores.
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DataData: Shopper verdict on the top five retailers and brands for online CX
One thousand UK consumers were asked, with no prompts, to share the retailer or brand that had offered them the best digital shopping experience this past year. We take a look at shoppers’ top five with the full list revealed in Retail Week’s new report
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Innovation of the WeekTHG Fulfil is enhancing warehouse capabilities with the addition of robots
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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NewsRetail CEOs have called on the chancellor to ‘level the playing field’ on business rates
Over 70 retail CEOs have written to chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of the budget later in the month saying “now is the time to level the playing field between industries”.
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NewsAllSaints has launched the first unlimited subscription rental service in the UK
Fashion retailer AllSaints has made its rental debut and launched the first unlimited subscription rental clothing service in the UK.