Apple
This coverage examines Apple’s operations and strategy within the UK retail and technology market, focusing on store performance, product launches, marketing initiatives, sustainability efforts, and leadership decisions. Reporting highlights how Apple drives consumer engagement and innovation while navigating competitive and regulatory pressures — providing insight for executives, managers, and professionals in technology, retail, and brand management.
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Feb- 2023 -3 FebruaryTechnology
Apple Q1 revenues fall 5% $117.2bn
Tech giant Apple has announced that its revenues for the first quarter ended 31 December 2022 dropped 5% to $117.2bn (£104bn) down from $124bn (£111bn) in 2021. The company’s product sales fell to $96bn (£86bn) down from $104bn (£93bn) but its services sales increased slightly to $21bn (£19bn) up from…
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Dec- 2022 -15 DecemberFeatures
Record-breaking sales of Amazon over the holiday weekend – Will it last until the end of 2022?
During Cyber Monday, and over the days preceding Thanksgiving, people were in a bullish mood with their buying habits on Amazon, which facilitated their appetite. This optimism can be a great opportunity for newbie investors to venture and learn how to buy shares and why Amazon share is a good…
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Nov- 2022 -23 NovemberFeatures
Optimising, not cutting, marketing spend is the key to riding out a recession
2022 has set the teeth of marketers and markets alike on edge. Months of political fumbling and ongoing economic uncertainty have made forecasting consumer behaviour more challenging than ever. Heading into the holiday shopping season, retail spending seems somewhat steady for now, but hiking interest rates and ongoing inflation make…
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21 NovemberFeatures
How Lightning 50 winner Piglet in Bed is getting the bedding business just right
It was in 2017 that Founder of Piglet in Bed, Jessica Mason, launched her online bedding business with only a Shopify website and three colours of linen bedding and pillowcases. In a handful of years the British-born brand has taken off, providing a refreshing wake-up call to the bedding industry…
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16 NovemberAdvice
Retail faces multiple challenges – A key one is fixing the data layer
As the UK consumer battles rising inflation, interest rates, scary heating bills and even considering back-up generators to avoid potential power cuts, retailers have needed to consistently up their games to maintain customer loyalty. On the supply side, the latest uncertainties are an unwelcome addition to the disruption from…
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Oct- 2022 -18 OctoberFeatures
Beyond retail: 4 ways to unlock direct-to-consumer relationships
CPG and FMCG brands — that is, Consumer Packed Goods and Fast Moving Consumer Goods, respectively — are fortunate to have huge amounts of data at their disposal. However, sorting through what’s relevant and compliant and then unifying it into a single source of truth can be a mammoth task.…
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Jul- 2022 -26 JulyComment
How physical stores can ensure they are refit for the future
The events of the past couple of years have accelerated the pace of change in the retail industry. Retailers have simultaneously had to react quickly to events out of their control, while also embracing the ongoing trends that were clear even before the pandemic hit. The role of the physical…
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15 JulyPeople Moves
iCandy appoints new head of sales
iCandy has announced the appointment of Cath Needham as the company’s new head of sales this week. Needham is said to be an experienced national account manager with 30 years of experience within the nursery industry. She joined the company from Emmaljunga Limited. As head of sales, Needham will be…
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11 JulyOnline & Digital
Apple’s UK stores paid only £800k in tax
Apple’s UK retail division paid only £796,000 in tax last year after it made large payouts to its employees through a stock option scheme, The Times has reported. The tech giant’s UK retail arm, which covers 38 retail shops, made pre-tax profits of £38.2m on sales of £971.5m in the…
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5 JulyEconomy
Customer complaints costing UK retail more than £9bn
Customer complaints have reached an all-time high which has cost businesses more than £9.24bn a month in staff hours, according to the Institute of Customer Service. The Institute of Customer Service’s Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) revealed that 17.3% of UK customers have experienced a product or service problem, the highest…
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