Christmas
This coverage explores the critical Christmas trading period in the UK retail sector, focusing on sales performance, promotional strategies, consumer trends, supply chain planning, and operational challenges. Reporting highlights how retailers prepare for and execute peak season campaigns to maximise revenue and manage demand. Designed for executives and managers, it provides insights into effective planning and competitive positioning during the festive season.
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Jul- 2021 -6 JulyOnline & Digital
Victoria Plum partners with tree planting charity
Online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum has announced a partnership with Just One Tree to plant thousands of trees over the next 12 months. Each pound donated will fund the planting of one tree, as well as supporting the Barnet-based charity’s oceans project initiatives, which target mangrove and kelp regeneration. The…
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Jun- 2021 -17 JuneComment
In the age of online shopping, shoplifting has gone digital
April this year signalled a fresh start for shop owners as lockdown restrictions on non-essential retailers in the UK were lifted. Retailers now have the chance to forge a new relationship with customers and engage with them as they return to the high street. However, our world is becoming increasingly…
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Apr- 2021 -26 AprilDepartment Stores
John Lewis Partnership to donate £1m to over 1,000 local charities
The John Lewis Partnership has announced that it will donate over £1m this summer to more than 1,000 local charities and community organisations in an effort to help end child poverty across the UK. As part of its support, both John Lewis and Waitrose shops will direct its regular community…
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23 AprilAdvice
Getting ready for the post-covid retail boom
From being in the grip of the second wave in a bleak mid-Winter two months ago with so much uncertainty and anxiety there really has been a remarkable turnaround due to the determination of all to fix this situation. A majority of the population have been vaccinated and sunnier days…
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20 AprilOnline & Digital
M&S boosts online capacity through new warehouse
M&S has announced that work has begun on its Bradford Distribution Centre, which is set to become a second online warehouse for M&S.com in efforts to increase its online capacity. The reengineering of the group’s supply chain, including the extension of the Bradford warehouse, is an “important enabler” to M&S’s…
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6 AprilAdvice
Offering a positive returns experience for retail consumers
Returns are a well-known pain point for retailers. Today returns are being exasperated by online purchases where vetting product quality is notoriously difficult. This means people are buying multiple items of similar descriptions to check the quality before returning those which aren’t up to scratch. Although this may seem like…
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Mar- 2021 -26 MarchEconomy
Retail sales begin to recover in February
Retail sales volumes witnessed a partial recovery in February with an increase of 2.1% when compared with the 8.2% fall seen in the previous month, according to the latest figures from the ONS. In total, sales were still down by 3.7% against last year before the impact of the coronavirus…
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23 MarchSupermarkets
Waitrose bans magazines containing plastic toys
Waitrose has announced that it will no longer sell children’s magazines which contain plastic toys – in a bid to cut down on the use of single-use plastics in its stores. The group said it was inspired to introduce the ban after it learned about a 10-year old girl from…
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18 MarchPeople Moves
Studio names new transformation director amid expansion plans
Online value retailer, Studio.co.uk has strengthened its senior team as it looks to increase its presence with the appointment of James Le Brocq to the role of transformation and operations director. Studio said Le Brocq brings with him a “wealth of business transformation experience” across financial services and retail sectors,…
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10 MarchClothing & Shoes
Mango 2020 in-store turnover falls 43%
Fashion, footwear, and accessories retailer Mango has announced turnover for FY20 of £1.58bn, as the performance of its in-store and online channels offset one another. While the groups’ bricks and mortar stores saw a 43% year-on-year decline to turnover, its online channels grew 36% to £656m. The figures represent an…
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