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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Aug- 2022 -31 AugustSupermarkets
Brunello Cucinelli reports net profit of €50m
Casa di Moda Brunello Cucinelli has reported net profit of €50.6m (£43.4m) for the first half of 2022 ending June 30, up +131.4% compared with €21.9m (£18.8m) in H1 2021. It also revealed net sales of €415m (£356m), up +32.4% at current exchange rates compared with 2021. It comes as…
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25 AugustHigh Street
Cambridge Satchel Company acquired by Chargeurs
The Cambridge Satchel Company has announced it has been sold to French textile company Chargeurs for an undisclosed sum. Created in 2008 by Julie Deane and her mother, Freda Thomas, the British firm designs, manufactures and distributes a range of leather bags, satchels and accessories, employing over 60 people. Deane…
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23 AugustComment
Retail Crisis: Why mountains of excess inventory and overselling is set to kill off many promising businesses
Remember the early days of the pandemic? The never-before-seen surge in online shopping meant retailers were overwhelmed with demand. Locked down consumers, desperate for a distraction, scrambled for everything from at-home fitness equipment and games consoles to gazebos and scatter cushions – and warehouses were cleared of stock, as supply…
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23 AugustAnalysis
Do staff cuts really help in a recession?
The European fashion retailer, Zalando, has predicted a return to growth of up to 3% in H2 despite a 58% profit drop during Q2, which reportedly brought the company’s operating profit down to £64.7m from £153.3m in the same period last year. In light of these results, and in spite…
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22 AugustNews
Foot Locker CEO announces retirement
Foot Locker, the New York-based athletic retailer, has announced that Richard Johnson will retire as president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective 1 September 2022. Mary Dillon, former executive chair and CEO of Ulta Beauty, will take over Johnson’s role as president and CEO and a member of the Foot…
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18 AugustOnline & Digital
AO swings to £37m loss in FY amid rising costs
AO has fallen to a pre-tax loss of £37m in the full-year ended 31 March 2022, down from a profit of £20m the prior year, as the electrical retailer contended with rising costs and warned of “more volatility” to come. Group EBITDA plummeted 87% to £8.5m over the period, attributed…
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17 AugustFeatures
The Salling Group Story: What it takes to drive customer loyalty in retail
As a leading retailer, for Salling Group, it’s critical to have a loyalty program that’s easy to use and delivers intelligent, contextually relevant, highly personalised offers to customers — treating each and every customer as an individual. Cheetah Digital, the cross-channel customer engagement solution provider for the modern marketer, recently…
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17 AugustPeople Moves
Pandora appoints Mary Carmen Gasco-Buisson as CMO
Pandora has announced it has appointed Mary Carmen Gasco-Buisson, currently Global VP at Unilever, as its new chief marketing officer, reporting to CEO Alexander Lacik and serving on Pandora’s Executive Leadership Team. It said Gasco-Buisson holds an “extensive” track-record of growth and transformation across consumer brands in categories such as…
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17 AugustAdvice
PepsiCo martech leader unveils game-changing retail marketing strategies
To remain competitive in today’s signal-saturated world, retail marketers need to deliver relevant, personalised content throughout the customer journey. According to a new eConsultancy report, in partnership with Cheetah Digital, entitled 2022 Digital Consumer Trends Index: Consumer Attitudes and Trends in Personalisation, Privacy, Messaging, Advertising and Brand Loyalty, UK consumers…
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17 AugustAdvice
Mobile marketing trends and opportunities for UK retailers in 2022
Smartphones are often the first thing people check in the morning and the last thing they touch at night. In the UK, it’s estimated that people spend an average of four hours every day clicking, tapping, swiping, and watching on their mobile devices – that’s at least a quarter of…
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