Marketing
This coverage explores marketing strategy and innovation across the UK retail industry โ 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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Apr- 2023 -13 AprilAdvice
The growing challenge of bots for e-commerce-based businesses
Itโs no exaggeration to say that the coronavirus pandemic has left an indelible mark on consumer habits. According to Michael Keenan at Shopify, online purchases only accounted for 17.8% of total sales in 2020. Throughout the Covid crisis, however, the market share of e-commerce positively soared, due to the temporary…
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6 AprilOnline & Digital
Cambridge-based investors Mark Reed and Rich Marsden acquires Ebuyer.com
Cambridge-based investor Mark Reed and industry veteran Rich Marsden have announced the acquisition of Ebuyer.com. The technology retailer, which is based in Goole, reported a ยฃ241m turnover in 2021 and employs more than 200 people. Previously owned by Wren Kitchens owner West Retail Group for 19 years, Ebuyer.com will move…
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6 AprilHigh Street
Footfall falls 2.8% in March
March delivered an unexpected shock for retailers as footfall across all UK retail destinations dropped by -2.8% compared with February, according to the latest data from MRI Springboard. Springboard said it is the first month-on-month decline for March since it started publishing data in January 2009, except for 2018 (Beast…
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3 AprilClothing & Shoes
Esprit posts HK$664m FY22 loss
Esprit has reported a loss of HK$664m (ยฃ68.4m) as its 2022 revenues decreased to $7.1m (ยฃ856m), marking a 15% decline over 2021, according to its results for the period ending 31 December 2022. It said that “the unfavourable economic environment” in Germany and the rest of Europe resulted in a…
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Mar- 2023 -31 MarchPeople Moves
Roberto Cavalli appoints CEO
Italian fashion group Roberto Cavalli has announced the appointment of Sergio Azzolari as its new chief executive officer, who will take up the role on 2 April and report to the board of the luxury fashion brand.ย Prior to his appointment, Azzolari was CEO of Dsquared2 since 2017, having held…
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30 MarchOnline & Digital
Moonpig revenues remain unchanged at ยฃ320m in FY22
Moonpig has revealed that the groupโs annual revenues for the financial year ending 30 April remain unchanged at roughly ยฃ320m, with full-year adjusted EBITDA also remaining unchanged.ย The news comes as the online retailerโs performance has been resilient across the second half of the year to date, having recorded its…
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29 MarchFeatures
Brendan McDowell: โOnline marketing has been hugeโ
Can you tell us a little bit about your background in cosmetics and what led you to start this company? I worked for LivingSocial for five years, working with a lot of beauty salons. At the time, I noticed that there was a gap in the market for really strong…
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23 MarchPeople Moves
Ebay appoints new UK general manager
Ebay has promoted UK chief marketing officer Eve Williams to the role of vice president, general manager of its UK business. Williams replaces Murray Lambell who held the role since 2020 and has now been promoted to global general manager of the home, garden and refurbished categories based at Ebayโs…
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21 MarchNews
ScS reports โgood strategic progressโ despite losses in H1
Furniture retailer ScS has reported making โgood strategic progressโ in the first half of the year, despite its loss before tax falling to ยฃ6.3m in the period, down from a loss of ยฃ3.6m the prior year.ย ย Nonetheless, its underlying loss before tax was ยฃ4.7m, down from a loss of ยฃ5.6m…
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20 MarchSupermarkets
Morrisons cuts prices for third time amid Aldi battle
Morrisons has revealed that it has decided to cut its prices for the third time in three months as it steps up efforts to lure shoppers back from Aldi. Morrisons told the Telegraph that it was slashing prices on another 490 products, including fresh meat, baby essentials and freezer items.…
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