Patrick O'Donnell
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News
How Amazon delivered a smart retail customer experience with a human touch
Competition in modern retail is all about customer experience, and during the pandemic e-commerce and digital retail has accelerated rapidly,…
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Luxury Goods
Body Shop owner fundraises over £700m in sustainability-linked bonds
Natura and Co, the parent company of The Body Shop, Avon, and Aesop, has announced the completion of an international…
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Coronavirus
Retail workers suffer worst mental health of any employee group
Retail staff in the UK are currently suffering among the worst mental wellbeing of any employee group, according to the…
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High Street
UK retail footfall hit by bad weather
New data from Springboard has revealed that footfall at UK retail destinations dropped by 2% last week from the previous…
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Property
Topshop starts £420m sale of London flagship store
Topshop has reportedly started the sales process of its former flagship store in London’s Oxford Street, for a price tag…
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Economy
One in seven retail units remain vacant, says BRC
Retail vacancies in the UK have increased across all shopping destinations, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Local…
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Economy
VF Corp to sell workwear brands
VF Corporation has announced it has entered into an agreement to see the occupational part of its work segment with…
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Economy
Shop prices fall in April as non-essential retailers reopen
UK shop prices continued to drop in April as non-essential retailers reopened after lockdown, according to the BRC-Nielsen shop price…
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Economy
Consumer confidence rises due to ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown
During the first three months of 2021, consumer confidence saw a record quarterly rise thanks to the government’s “roadmap” out…
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Online & Digital
25% of young people can’t pay bills due to Buy Now Pay Later repayments
Around a quarter of young people in the UK who are making Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) repayments haven’t been…
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