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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Mar- 2023 -16 MarchFeatures
Bazaarvoice takes an โandโ strategy to UCG in e-retail
Can you tell us a little bit about your career and your role as CMO for Bazaarvoice? Before joining Bazaarvoice, I was a marketing leader at different tech companies including IBM, SAP, and Rackspace Technology, as well as private equity portfolio firm Syniti. And previous to that, I actually worked…
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14 MarchOnline & Digital
Virgin Wines launches business review as profits plummet
Virgin Wines has launched a full review of the business after profits tumbled to ยฃ0.1m in its half-year results, down from ยฃ3.2m the prior year, as the business was hit by challenges โparticularlyโ over the peak Christmas trading period.ย In the six months ended 31 December 2022, total revenues were…
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9 MarchClothing & Shoes
Hugo Boss welcomes record sales in FY22
Hugo Boss sales increased 27% to a new record of โฌ3.7bn (ยฃ3.2bn), according to the latest 2022 report released today.ย These recent figures mean that for the first time in the history of the fashion brand, the company exceeded the โฌ3bn threshold (ยฃ2.6bn) despite the high levels of economic implications…
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9 MarchShopping Centres
Hammerson earnings surge 60% amid rental income boost
Shopping centre owner Hammerson has revealed that its FY22 adjusted earnings increased 60% to ยฃ105m, boosted by a positive income rental performance. It confirmed that its net rental income increased 29% as it said โoccupiers pivot to best-in-class destinationsโ. This comes despite group portfolio value falling 5% to ยฃ5.1bn (2021…
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8 MarchComment
Data is the perfect conversation starter for retailersย โ check out Tesco for proof
Improving online and in-store integration is a priority for many omnichannel retailers in 2023. Tesco, for instance, has seen huge success by making its Tesco Pay + app integral to improving the customer in-store experience. The app allows customers to pay with their phones and collect Clubcard points, and has…
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8 MarchHigh Street
Hotel Chocolat revenues and profit tumble in H1
Hotel Chocolat has reported a fall in revenues in the half-year ended 25 December 2022, falling from ยฃ142m last year to ยฃ129m, with its underlying PBT dropping to ยฃ10.2m in H1 from ยฃ25.4m in the same period last year.ย In addition, the retailer also reported that its underlying operating profit…
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2 MarchDIY
Victorian Plumbing welcomes strong start to FY23
Victorian Plumbing has welcomed a โstrongโ start to the financial year, with revenues up by 10% in the five months to 28 February 2023.Over the period, it also reported an improvement in gross margin and marketing spend efficiency versus the comparative period last year. This performance was said to be…
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Feb- 2023 -28 FebruaryNews
Grocery price inflation hits record 17% in February
Grocery price inflation rose to a record 17.1% in the four weeks to 19 February 2023, according to marketing data and analytics company Kantar.ย Based on the companyโs monitoring of the take home grocery purchasing habits of 30,000 households across Great Britain, the analysis shows that grocery price inflation is…
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21 FebruaryDIY
Wilko unveils new leadership team
Wilkoโs new CEO Mark Jackson has announced a new senior leadership team which forms part of its plan to stabilise the business and โaccelerateโ its turnaround. The group has appointed Dave Murphy, currently group finance director, as its new CFO replacing Karen Mackay, who has resigned from the company and…
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21 FebruarySupermarkets
Asda appoints new chief customer officer
Asda has announced the appointment of David Hills as the retailerโs new chief customer officer. The current acting CCO, Sam Dickinson, will continue in the role until Hills arrives.ย Currently, Hills is the current group director of marketing and communications at Aldi. He joined the discounter in 2007 where he…
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