Marketing
This coverage explores marketing strategy and innovation across the UK retail industry — from brand campaigns and customer engagement to data-driven advertising and omnichannel communication. Retail Sector reports on retailer marketing performance, creative partnerships, loyalty schemes, and digital transformation shaping how brands connect with consumers. Coverage includes insights into retail media networks, influencer collaborations, social commerce, and the evolving use of AI and analytics in campaign optimisation. For retail professionals, this category offers expert intelligence on how effective marketing drives sales, brand value, and competitive advantage in a dynamic retail environment.
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Jun- 2018 -12 JuneEconomy
UK consumers plan a £799m expenditure for Father’s Day
UK consumers are expecting to spend £799m on gifts for Father’s Day this year, a study has found. Data gathered by retail and shopper marketing agency Savvy revealed UK shoppers plan to spend £799m this year to celebrate the occasion. The survey found consumers aged 35 – 44 are most…
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12 JuneComment
Fast Fashion: The global battle
The fast fashion landscape is a crowded space. Spend a couple of minutes on a train platform, browsing Instagram, scrolling through Twitter or watching YouTube and the vast array of adverts, celebrity endorsers, vloggers and other assorted brand affiliates makes it clear that a fierce battle for the wallets of…
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12 JuneClothing & Shoes
New Look reports operating loss of £74.3m
New Look has reported an underlying operating loss of £74.3m in its latest financial results for the year to 24 March 2018. The embattled retailer had previously reported a 7.3% drop in revenue to £1.35bn for the year to 24 March 2018. In addition, the retailer decreased its UK like-for-like…
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11 JunePeople Moves
Notonthethighstreet e-commerce director steps down
Ollie Scheers, the e-commerce director for online gift retailer Notonthehighstreet has announced his resignation. Scheers, who stayed at the online retailer for four years, now works for Huel, a powdered food producer, in the same role. Scheers began in his position last February. Barrie Seidenberg became CEO in April 2018…
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11 JuneAdvice
SEO: Tools and techniques to maximise SEO in 2018
Driving visibility and organic traffic for your website through optimised SEO is becoming increasingly difficult. However, there are tools and techniques that will have a significant impact. In response to changes throughout 2017, and with the roll out of the mobile first index (which affects how your website ranks across…
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11 JuneHigh Street
Retail footfall returns to high street
High street footfall increased to 0.5% in May according to the latest BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor. According to the report May’s better weather resulted in a marginal improvement in footfall across the nation’s high street and out-of-town shopping areas, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the long term trend…
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8 JuneAdvice
Rebranding the high-street – the experience way
“Britain’s ‘doomed’ high street to see 100,000 shops close by 2022 unless action taken now” read one national media headline recently. Another article reported that the number of store openings on Britain’s high streets has fallen to a seven-year low, driven by the growth of online shopping and a shift…
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6 JuneAdvice
Enabling an augmented reality for retailers
There is no getting away from the fact that consumer expectations are higher than ever when it comes to their buying experience, be it an online sale or a physical transaction taking place within a brick and mortar shop. However, retailers have been slow to adopt and integrate new and…
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5 JuneElectrical
AO World reports profitability on track for 2021 despite heavy losses
AO World has insisted it is still on track to be profitable by FY21 despite reporting a group operating loss of £16.2m up from £12m the previous year. The online electronics retailer has posted its full-year results for the period ending 31 March in which adjusted EBITDA was -£3.4m, a…
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4 JuneAdvice
Retail and ROI: how to minimise cost and maximise value
In the current retail environment, major players all over the UK are closing stores – including House of Fraser, New Look, and Marks & Spencer. Given this state of affairs, it’s more important than ever before for retailers to maximise their marketing investment for greater return on investment (ROI). And…
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