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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Nov- 2021 -3 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Next predicts sales slowdown as supply chain issues continue
Next has warned that it expects its sales growth to slow throughout the remainder of the year as pent‐up demand begins to diminish and supply chain problems continue to affect trade. Despite stock availability improving, the retailer said it still remains a “challenge”, with delays in the international supply chain…
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Oct- 2021 -28 OctoberHigh Street
Co-op rebrands to Co-op26 in bid to ‘spark’ climate conversations
Co-op has announced it has rebranded a small number of stores to Co-op26, in a bid to initiate conversations about climate change. It revealed the rebranding comes as the UK prepares to host global leaders and changemakers at the COP26 Climate Change conference in Glasgow this weekend. Six flagship Co-op…
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21 OctoberAdvice
Last chance saloon
Is the writing on the wall for eCommerce? Customers have relied on online retail for 18 months, with repeated lockdowns contributing to an extraordinary spike in growth – online now contributes 36% of retail revenue compared to just 16% pre-pandemic. Yet, while some of this new buying behaviour is likely…
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15 OctoberNews
Under Armour appoints new chief consumer officer
Under Armour has announced the appointment of Massimo Baratto to the role of executive vice president, chief consumer officer, effective 1 November 2021. Since joining Under Armour in 2018, Baratto has served as managing director of the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. It revealed Baratti will oversee…
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8 OctoberClothing & Shoes
N Brown Group H1 profits hit £28.2m
Jacamo owner, N Brown Group, saw its pre-tax profits hit £28.2m for the six-months ended 28 August, rising from a profit of £14.1m the previous year, thanks to an ongoing strategic transformation in the period. Group revenue dropped slightly to £346.8m from £347.2m in 2020 as a result of Covid-29…
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4 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Boohoo appoints sustainability expert to board
Boohoo has appointed sustainability expert Kirsty Britz to its board as the latest non-executive director, with effect from today (4 October). She will become a member of the audit and risk committees on appointment. The online retail giant said her appointment brings additional expertise to the board, particularly in areas…
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Sep- 2021 -30 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Boohoo profits dented in H1 despite ‘record’ sales
Boohoo has welcomed “record” first-half sales of £976m in the six months ending 31 August 2021. Despite this, profitability was slightly dented with adjusted EBITDA down by 5% to £85.1m. The group claimed that profitability was impacted by a number of “cost headwinds” driven by short-term factors largely relating to…
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28 SeptemberFeatures
Have we reached a ‘peak’ in e-commerce M&A?
It has been mentioned time and again, the e-commerce boom has been led by Covid-19. The past 18 months have undoubtedly seen a myriad of digital retailers expand exponentially. M&A interest within the sector has also swelled to unseen levels. Yet, is this spike sustainable? Will e-commerce firms continue to…
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23 SeptemberHigh Street
Eve Sleep on course to meet expectations as rebuild strategy takes hold
Bed and mattress retailer Eve Sleep has revealed it is on course to meet its financial expectations for the year as its three-year rebuilding strategy starts to take hold. The retailer revealed that for the first six months of the year ending 30 June, it saw revenues increase 13% to…
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17 SeptemberFeatures
eyezon – Reinventing live video for retail
Tell us more about the history of eyezon and how it got started The company started a little over four years ago, initially as an R&D project. We didn’t launch with the idea of being a business immediately. It was a team of textual web developers, software developers, and marketing…
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