All Video articles – Page 5
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VideoWatch: First visit to the new Amazon Fresh cashierless store
Retail Week visits the new “just walk out” cashierless Amazon Fresh convenience store in Ealing, West London on the day it opens to customers. Is it going to revolutionise grocery in the UK, or will it only ever be something of a fad?
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VideoFace time: Richard Walker discusses his new book and Amazon’s Climate Pledge
Iceland managing director Richard Walker talks to Retail Week about what he hopes people will take away from his new book The Green Grocer and why the business has become the first food retailer to join Amazon’s Climate Pledge initiative
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VideoFace time: Why eBay is ‘putting purpose front and centre’ post-Covid
eBay UK’s head of social impact, Chris Gale, tells Retail Week about the launch of the etail giant’s new ‘eBay for Change’ programme, the consumer appetite to support social enterprises and the importance of “putting purpose front and centre” following the pandemic.
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VideoRetail Question Time with Theo Paphitis and Richard Walker
In the first edition of our new video series Retail Question Time, Ryman, Robert Dyas and Boux Avenue owner Theo Paphitis and Iceland managing director Richard Walker discuss government aid for the industry during the pandemic, business rates reform, their hopes for next week’s Budget – and why they both oppose high-speed rail link HS2.
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VideoFace time: Joules boss Nick Jones on its new homewares acquisition
Joules chief executive Nick Jones explains why now was the right time to acquire homewares, outdoor and gardening retailer Garden Trading.
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VideoFace time: Dixons Carphone’s Ed Connolly on consumers’ new relationship with tech
With tech at the forefront of consumer’s lives to keep in touch and keep working during lockdown, Dixons Carphone chief commercial officer Ed Connolly talks to Retail Week about this behavioural shift
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VideoFace time: Tesco’s Tony Hoggett on sustainable superstores and the post-Brexit border
Tesco’s chief operating officer Tony Hoggett discusses the grocery giant’s first new superstore in six years, protecting frontline staff as the pandemic grinds on and issues at the border following Brexit.
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VideoWatch: The Entertainer and NOTHS reveal trading trends from a ‘chaotic’ Christmas
Christmas 2020 was the most volatile retail has ever experienced. Leaders from The Entertainer, Notonthehighstreet, Openpay and Braze dissect the trading trends and what they mean for retail in 2021.
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VideoWatch: Retailers must take responsible approach to consumer finance boom, experts warn
Consumer demand for finance options has remained consistently high this year, but retailers must assess customers’ ability to afford these options, experts have warned.
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VideoWatch: What really happened on Black Friday – Very, eBay, Google and PwC unravel the trends
Lockdown created a very different Black Friday this year. We gather leaders from online powerhouses The Very Group, eBay and Google and consultancy PwC to delve into what really happened and what it means for the rest of the Christmas trading period.
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VideoWatch: Consumers want retailers to capture data, says former Figleaves boss
Ecommerce expert Miriam Lahage revealed how retailers can use personalisation to win customer loyalty at Retail Week’s recent virtual event. Register to view the event for free here.
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VideoFace time: Steve Murrells on climate change, collaboration and Christmas
The Co-op chief executive Steve Murrells discusses the importance of purpose, its partnerships with Deliveroo and Starship Technologies, and looks ahead to the crucial Christmas trading period.
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VideoWatch: Don’t let pandemic divert digital transformation, warns Halfords IT director
Retailers must remain focused on core digital transformation objectives and avoid chasing the next big tech trend or the pandemic diverting strategy, Halfords IT director Neil Holden has told Retail Week.
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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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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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VideoWatch: Discovery commerce will take online retail to ‘next level’, says Facebook
Investment in ‘discovery commerce’ will help retailers drive visibility and conversion during the critical golden quarter, Facebook head of industry for retail and ecommerce Stefano Pardi has told Retail Week.
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VideoFace time: Lord Rose on Christmas, the future of cities and limiting screen time
From bricks and mortar to online, Lord Stuart Rose’s experience spans all of retail and the industry’s ups and downs. The Ocado chair and former Marks & Spencer chief executive shares his thoughts on the second lockdown, vaccine hopes, Christmas prospects and the industry’s future.
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VideoWatch: Tesco’s celebratory Christmas ad after year of pandemic gloom
Tesco is encouraging shoppers to treat themselves this Christmas after a year dominated by the Covid pandemic and associated lockdowns.
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VideoWatch: Sainsbury’s Christmas ads focus on food and family in uncertain times
Sainsbury’s is launching a trio of Christmas adverts this year focusing on family and nostalgia as the UK heads into an uncertain festive season.
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VideoWatch: Lidl pokes fun at other sentimental Christmas ads
Lidl’s Christmas campaign this year parodies its competitors in favour of “great Lidl products at great Lidl prices”.