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 -1 AugustFeatures
Recession and retailers: a ‘cleansing effect’?
“Incomes are being squeezed, consumption is under pressure, interest rates are rising, and there’s a lot of uncertainty. These are classic ingredients for recession,” says Ian Stewart, Deloitte’s chief economist. According to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q2 2022, finance leaders have assigned a 63% probability of experiencing a recession within…
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1 AugustClothing & Shoes
Seraphine profits fall below expectations despite revenue growth
Maternity brand Seraphine has revealed its adjusted EBITDA has come in below previously guided expectations despite posting a 33% increase in annual product revenue to £44m. For the 52 weeks to 3 April 2022, it revealed Adjusted EBITDA was down -58.6% to £2.6m (FY21: £6.2m) due to a “number of…
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Jul- 2022 -26 JulyPeople Moves
The Very Group poaches Metro Bank CMO
The Very Group has appointed Jessica Myers as its new chief marketing officer (CMO), who assumes the role on 3 October 2022. Myers joins Very from Metro Bank, where she built and led the company’s first ever brand and marketing function and was a member of the executive committee. Having…
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22 JulyEconomy
63% of SME owners looking for business partners, study shows
A new study from global technology platform, Intuit QuickBooks, has found that almost two thirds (63%) of SME owners are looking for a business partner, while just 8% already have one, which suggests that a surge in business partnerships is on the horizon. This comes as small business owners and…
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21 JulyClothing & Shoes
Gym & Coffee raises €17m from Castlegate to fund UK expansion
Athleisure brand Gym and Coffee has revealed it has secured €17m (£14.5m) in new funding led by Castlegate Investments, with additional funding from West.Ventures, a Palo Alto, CA investment and marketing firm. It said the latest investment will allow Gym and Coffee to propel its growth into new markets like…
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20 JulyPeople Moves
Waitrose customer director steps down
Waitrose customer director Martin George has stepped down after more than five years in the role. George joined Waitrose in 2017 while holding non-executive roles at private GP network London Doctors Clinic, Grays of Cambridge, PrivateFly, and Hornby Hobbies. During this time it revealed George oversaw the ‘You can taste…
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19 JulyHigh Street
In The Style profits soar 22%
In The Style Group has revealed its gross profit grew 22% to £25.2m for the year ended 31 March 2022, compared to £20.6m in 2021. Meanwhile group revenues increased by 28% to £57.3m, and direct-to-consumer revenue grew by 23% to £44.7m. The company said its revenue growth was driven by…
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18 JulyNews
Deliveroo lowers FY22 guidance amid consumer headwinds
Deliveroo has lowered its gross transaction value (GTV) guidance for FY22 from 15–25% to 4–12% due to a “more cautious” economic outlook and increased consumer headwinds. Meanwhile, the company continues to expect FY22 adjusted EBITDA margin to be in the range of -1.5 to -1.8%, an improvement against -2% in…
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14 JulyClothing & Shoes
JD to expand outdoor business with a dozen new openings
JD Outdoors will expand its footprint with the opening of over a dozen new stores by the end of the summer, amid a spike in demand for outdoor products as Britain spends more time outside in the UK and Europe. Adding nearly half a million square feet of retail space…
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13 JulyHealth & Beauty
Superdrug launches talent competition with TikTok campaign
Superdrug is partnering with TikTok to run the #SuperShow talent competition where entrants are to complete three challenges inspired by products available at Superdrug. The talent show campaign is said to be a “first of its kind” for beauty retailers and will see Superdrug take over TikTok UK’s ‘For You’…
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