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- 2022 -7 AprilHealth & Beauty
Boots launches Price Advantage scheme online
Boots has extended its Price Advantage scheme by making it available to customers online, after having originally launched in stores in January. The scheme initially offered 150 products in stores when it was launched, but now it has been expanded to include over 300 additional products across categories including beauty,…
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6 AprilClothing & Shoes
Skechers adds Cinedigm CCO to board of directors
Skechers has announced that Yolanda Macias has been appointed to its board of directors, bringing the total number of directors to eight. The Skechers board is now comprised of founder, chairman and CEO Robert Greenberg, president Michael Greenberg, chief operating officer David Weinberg, as well as independent members Katherine Blair,…
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Mar- 2022 -31 MarchComment
How to create the โFeel Goodโ retail we all need right now
While the economy has fully opened up after the end of pandemic restrictions, we are faced with fresh challenges. Soaring inflation, ongoing supply chain disruption and the implications of a war in Europe loom large. Against this worrying backdrop many are looking for positive experiences to help us feel good…
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29 MarchNews
Mulberry profits to be ahead of expectations
Luxury fashion retailer, the Mulberry Group, has announced its full year revenues and profits are to be โmoderatelyโ ahead of expectations, according to its trading update for its financial year ending 2 April 2022 (FY22). The โrobustโ sales trend delivered in the first half of FY22 has continued throughout the…
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28 MarchComment
How reseller abuse negatively impacts retailersโ customer experience
Picture the scene: your favourite brand advertises a drop of limited-edition trainers that will hit their site at midnight. Thereโs huge hype around the launch and as a loyal customer you are ready and primed to place your order the second the product is released. But, when the moment arrives,…
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17 MarchNews
Deliveroo losses widen to ยฃ298m despite surging revenues
Deliveroo has announced a loss before income tax of ยฃ298m in comparison to ยฃ213m in 2020 during its FY21.ย According to the company this was due to increased marketing and staff costs as well as a reduction in relief grants introduced in 2020 as a consequence of the impact of…
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16 MarchFeatures
How analytics can revolutionise your online business
One side-effect of the pandemic on the retail industry is to accelerate the shift to online, as brick and mortar stores were closed all around the UK and retailers and customers alike flocked to the digital sphere. Trends were already moving in that direction, but the unprecedented speed of the…
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16 MarchComment
From click to ring ring: a new way to check-out?
Last month, it was announced that the proportion of online retail sales fell to its lowest level since the e-commerce boom of March 2020 and in January, the online share of retail sales fell to 25.3%. While this dip is no doubt partly due to a rise in high street…
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9 MarchComment
How experiential CX is revitalising in-store retail
The rise of online retail, advances in technology and changes in consumer behaviour have transformed the retail landscape. While this has brought inevitable extinction for many brands, in typical Darwinian fashion, those able to adapt to their new environment continue to thrive. Liz Ward, Head of Sales and Marketing at…
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9 MarchOnline & Digital
Jane.COM names new CEO
Jane.Com, the curated online retail marketplace, has announced the appointment of Joana McKenna as the companyโs new CEO. McKenna brings over 20 years of experience building global brands, and has held leadership roles in sales, general management, product management, marketing, supply chain and operations at Walmart eCommerce, Johnson and Johnson…
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