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NewsOnline shopping drives 2021 consumer spending above pre-pandemic levels
A surge in online shopping, pet ownership and streaming subscriptions saw consumer spending in 2021 surpass 2019 levels.
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Retail VoiceSecret shopper: How five of the UK’s most innovative loyalty schemes are winning customer spend
What makes a loyalty programme genuinely pioneering and rewarding for customers? Reporter Nick Hughes went undercover for Retail Week to reveal their secrets.
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AnalysisWho are retail’s next CEOs?
Retail Week speaks to a panel of industry experts to determine which executives will be in charge of the UK’s biggest retailers in the next five years.
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NewsPets at Home to roll out two-hour home delivery
Pets at Home has become the latest retailer to run a successful trial of same-day home delivery.
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NewsPets at Home boss Peter Pritchard to step down next year
Pets at Home chief executive Peter Pritchard will stand down from his role next May, with a search for his successor underway.
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InterviewInterview: How direct to consumer business Paws plans to kick on after Fetch acquisition
New ecommerce business Paws launches this week to cater to the wellbeing needs of dogs and cats. Retail Week meets founder Graham Coxell to find out how the business plans to kick on after purchasing Fetch from Ocado earlier this year
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AnalysisWhere retail’s top bosses love to shop
As the retail sector finds its feet again in the months following reopening, which shops are the industry’s leaders most excited to get back to? Retail Week asks retail CEOs what their favourite stores are and why.
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NewsPets at Home upgrades outlook as sales soar
Pets at Home has raised its profit expectations as “strong sales momentum” continued into the first quarter.
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AnalysisRevealed: The secrets of successful store managers
Retail Week’s latest report delves into what makes an exceptional store manager and the role they play in empowering frontline staff to deliver outstanding service.
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Opinion‘We’re removing barriers for LGBTQ+ colleagues – here’s how you can too’
June is Pride Month. As celebrations commence, Pets at Home vet in practice and British Veterinary Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Association senior vice-president Dan Makin shares how the retailer is stepping up to support the LGBTQ+ community and their allies
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NewsPets at Home to invest £70m as it targets pet ‘baby boomers’
Pets at Home is targeting three key areas for investment as it seeks to take advantage of the new wave of pet owners.
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NewsPets at Home profits rise as it eyes ‘strong momentum’ post-pandemic
Pets at Home has racked up an increase in sales and profits in what it dubbed “an extraordinary year” for the business.
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NewsPets at Home ups profit guidance again after strong fourth quarter
Pets at Home has upped its profit guidance for the second time in under two months, hailing continued strong trading in the fourth quarter of its current financial year.
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AnalysisGoing local: the retailers opening neighbourhood stores
With less commuting and more time spent exploring the shops and cafes on our doorstep, it comes as little surprise that localism is seeing a resurgence in 2021. Retail Week explores the small store formats popping up on the high street.
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GalleryIn pictures: Pets at Home’s London concept stores
Pets at Home has opened two new smaller concept stores in London, in the hopes of a further rollout within the M25 in the near future.
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NewsPets at Home sales climb as customer numbers soar
Pets at Home has recorded an uptick in sales over the golden quarter, as the retailer “adapted to the changing environment” amid the pandemic.
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NewsPets at Home ups profit guidance as Christmas sales soar
Pets at Home has raised its full-year profit guidance after hailing further “momentum” during the golden quarter.
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NewsPets at Home acquires telehealth service to boost digital capabilities
Pets at Home has purchased veterinary telehealth provider The Vet Connection in a bid to broaden its online services.
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NewsPets at Home boss eyes future growth from ‘boom’ in pet ownership
Pets at Home boss Peter Pritchard insists the business can capitalise on a “baby boom” of pet owners amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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AnalysisMy lockdown lessons: Learnings from Crosstown Doughnuts, Pets at Home, Tails.com and Karma
From ways of working to new partnerships and changes of direction, the pandemic has brought out the best in retail as well as posing challenges. Directors of start-up businesses and big retail names share their takeaways.