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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Sep- 2021 -14 SeptemberAdvice
Embracing Google Shopping and omnichannel strategies post-lockdown
The relaxation of restrictions on June 21 – or as it has become known in the media, ‘Freedom Day’ – was meant to be a return to normality. For brick and mortar retailers especially, this represented a chance for them to increase sales and recoup losses endured during lockdown. However,…
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7 SeptemberHigh Street
Tihara Smith opens its first store in Seven Dials
Seven Dials retail destination has announced that Caribbean-inspired lifestyle brand Tihara Smith has opened its very first brick and mortar store on 37 Neal Street. Smith was the winner of the ‘Start-Up with Seven Dials’ competition series, which gave budding entrepreneurs the chance to set up their first shop and…
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2 SeptemberDIY
Homebase welcomes gov Kickstart recruits to Nottingham store
Homebase has announced that it has kickstarted its creation of 300 jobs across Britain for young people with the first recruits set to join the retailer’s Nottingham store. As part of the government’s Kickstart Scheme, the retailer will be offering people aged 16-24 the chance to learn new skills, gain…
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2 SeptemberCoronavirus
Staycations boost footfall recovery in August
Staycations helped footfall improve in August by around a quarter from -24.2% in July to -18.6% in August, with the gap from the 2019 footfall level reducing to less than -20% for the first time since the start of the pandemic. According to the latest data from Springboard, Footfall declined…
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1 SeptemberAdvice
Accelerating retail transformation to drive growth
Retailers have faced a tough year. Stay-at-home orders and the resulting shift to online saw buyer behaviour altered. Consumers across the globe flocked online in numbers not forecast for a decade. McKinsey’s UK Consumer Sentiment research highlighted that 63 per cent of consumers tried new shopping behaviours in the past year,…
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Aug- 2021 -23 AugustClothing & Shoes
Gerry Weber appoints first female CEO
Gerry Weber has announced that it has appointed its first female CEO Angelika Schindler-Obenhaus to the group. Schindler-Obenhaus succeeds Alexander Gedat who took over the role on an interim basis in February 2020. She has been a member of the managing board since August 2020 and now forms a dual…
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18 AugustAdvice
In-store retail is due for a comeback: how to succeed in the post-vax reopening
Bricks and mortar retail has had a difficult year, and while the situation is improving as vaccines roll out, it’s clear that business as usual is still a long way off. The sector is still reeling from the impact of the Covid crisis, and retailers of every size have been…
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18 AugustPeople Moves
Tesco head joins Co-op in newly created role
Co-op has announced that Nick Meagher, head of insight at Tesco, will join the group to take on a similar position. Meagher will join Co-op as head of insight and research, a newly created role, which forms part of the groceries store’s “ongoing growth” to its data, digital and loyalty…
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16 AugustClothing & Shoes
Rip Curl appoints new CEO
Rip Curl, the retailer of surfing sportswear, has announced the appointment of Brooke Farris as chief executive officer. The news follows the previously announced promotion of Michael Daly from this role to group chief executive officer and managing director of Kathmandu Holdings Limited. Farris will report directly to Daly within…
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13 AugustPeople Moves
Bestway names Tim Fairs director of marketing
Bestway Wholesale has announced the appointment of Tim Fairs as director of marketing in the group’s retail arm. In the role, Fairs will be responsible for supporting strategic growth and innovation across Bestway Retail’s operations. Reporting to Kenton Burchell, trading director at the company, Fairs will be tasked with leading…
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