All Retail Week UAT articles in September 2021 – Page 4
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NewsMorrisons moves into food service for first time with new wholesale partnership
Grocery giant Morrisons is set to sell to pubs, restaurants and hotels as it bids to rapidly ramp up its wholesale business.
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NewsFood shortages loom as lack of CO2 hits meat and vegetable producers
The already stretched UK food supply chain has been hit by a fresh crisis as skyrocketing gas prices have led to a shortage of carbon dioxide (CO2).
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Retail VoiceThe new retail reality – five ways to win in disruptive times
As we emerge from the pandemic, Catalina UK vice-president and managing director Premal Patel explains how retailers can come back stronger.
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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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NewsGap joins Next’s Total Platform to reboot UK operations
Next and Gap have announced a joint venture to manage the latter’s UK and Ireland operations.
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NewsReiss eyes recovery after swinging to loss amid pandemic
Reiss has said it expects to “return to profit” in its current financial year after falling into the red during 2020.
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Retail VoiceFive lessons for retailers to avoid common seasonal ecommerce mistakes
With the festive period on the horizon, avoiding costly errors during this critical time can save retailers huge sums, says Alex Graf, founder and co-chief executive of Spryker.
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NewsBoots launches marketing agency to supercharge brand partners’ campaigns
Boots has launched a new media and marketing service to help third-party brands deliver personalised campaigns to customers.
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Opinion‘An SOS to Michael Gove: Stop tinkering while Rome burns and save our supply chains’
Unless the government that ‘got Brexit done’ explores immigration as a solution, Boris Johnson’s reshuffle will have no impact on the supply chain crisis, writes Retail Week editor Luke Tugby.
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Opinion‘Driverless delivery might be the answer – but at what cost?’
As anyone who follows me on Twitter will know, I’ve long questioned the point of autonomous vehicles. If anyone knows the answer, feel free to tweet me. But it seems the concept of driverless vehicles is something we’ve all recently had to come to terms with, in a different way.
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NewsSainsbury’s to personalise prices for Nectar customers
Sainsbury’s will offer Nectar customers lower prices on products based on their shopping habits when using self-scanning technology in stores, in a major shakeup of its loyalty programme.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to close 11 French stores as Brexit batters supply
Marks & Spencer is to close 11 of its 20 franchise stores in France after post-Brexit trade rules “significantly” impacted supply of fresh and chilled food.
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AnalysisFalse dawn or fresh start: Has John Lewis really got its mojo back?
While the consensus was that John Lewis’ first half would be an improvement from last year, the retailer has hugely exceeded expectations. Is this the start of a new day for the embattled department store chain, or a papering over of the cracks?
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NewsWickes reveals strong profit rise in first results since demerger
Wickes has registered stellar profits and sales in the first report since it demerged from Travis Perkins.
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NewsCo-op boss warns of Christmas shortages as supply chain crisis boils over
Co-op boss Steve Murrells has warned customers will face some availability issues over Christmas, as the retailer battles to contain ongoing wider supply chain problems.
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NewsJohn Lewis losses narrow as sales jump and cost-saving measures take effect
John Lewis has reported a significant narrowing in losses after tax in the first half of the year, with revenues jumping and cost savings from its extensive restructuring beginning to take effect.
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NewsSuperdry losses narrow as it makes sustainability gains
Superdry recorded a smaller dip in profits as its sustainability plans begin to bear fruit.
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NewsThe Hut Group profits soar one year after London listing
The Hut Group (THG) has reported growth across all areas of the business following its 2020 IPO.
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NewsThe Co-op profits fall as it announces partnership with Amazon
The Co-op has registered a dip in profits as it “invests in its business and colleagues” including a new partnership with Amazon on grocery delivery.
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AnalysisIn the founder's footsteps: setting the direction when the trailblazer steps aside
Many retail businesses are intrinsically linked to and even defined by their founders, but what happens when it comes time for that person to stand aside? Retail Week looks at past successes and failures and what needs to be put in place to ensure the process goes smoothly.