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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May- 2021 -28 MayHigh Street
JYSK to open two new stores in Greater Manchester
JYSK has announced that it is set to open two new stores within the Greater Manchester region. The first store is due to open on 10 June 2021 in Bury at Angouleme Retail Park, followed by a store in Stockport at Manchester Road Retail Park on 8 July 2021, with…
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27 MayHigh Street
Tempur Sealy to acquire Dreams for ยฃ335m
Tempur Sealy International, a global bedding provider, has announced an agreement to acquire specialty UK bed retailer Dreams for $475m (ยฃ335m). The deal, which will take place between Tempur and an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, is set to accelerate the groupโs growth the the UK bedding marking. Acting as…
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27 MaySupermarkets
Sainsburyโs unveils new healthy eating brand commitment
Sainsburyโs has announced that it will retire its โLive Well for Lessโ motto, and adopt a new brand commitment og โhelping everyone eat betterโ.ย This change will see the supermarket give customers advice based on the principles of the governmentโs Eatwell Guide – a policy tool used to define government…
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24 MayClothing & Shoes
Seraphine owner eyes London IPO
The new owner of the maternity wear brand Seraphine is reportedly eyeing plans to deliver it to the London stock market, according to Sky News.ย Mayfair Equity Partners, which purchased the label last December, is close to hiring bankers to explore the potential IPO, according to reports.ย According to Sky,…
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21 MayAnalysis
Customer experience differentiation is at the core of retail innovation
The rise of DTC, net-zero commerce, hyper-local shopping, dark stores, same-day (if not, same-15-minutes) delivery, and brand drops mark the point of no return for mainstream retailers. Over the past decade, retail has somewhat sleepwalked into paradigm shifts that are shaping the modern world. The fall of Arcadia Group is…
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20 MaySport & Leisure
Gymshark names Danielle Petesic as chief product officer
Gymshark, the fitness apparel brand, has appointed Danielle Petesic as its new chief product officer (CPO), taking over the role from founder, Ben Francis. Petesic joins Gymshark after almost four years as Lululemonโs vice president of Product Development, where she was responsible for all product engineering and development of all…
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20 MayClothing & Shoes
N Brown profits halve in FY21
N Brown, the owner of Simply Be and Jacamo, has seen its pre-tax profits almost halve in the full-year ended 27 February 2021, tumbling 49.4% to ยฃ30.1m as the group was hit by the pandemic.ย In the same period, revenue fell by 13% to ยฃ728.8m, and total product revenue was…
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19 MayAnalysis
The Great Covid Experiment โ Is the Pure-play Retailer Dead?
A year of enforced change in buying habits where pretty much everything went online is set to revert to โthe new normalโ. Yes, the Covid pandemic accelerated the shift to online; but is the future of retail really digital only? While in the short to medium term, there will remain…
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19 MayOnline & Digital
Vestiaire Collective appoints VP of global marketing and branding
Vestiaire Collective has announced the appointment of Vanessa Masliah as VP of global marketing and branding. She will report to Clara Chappaz, chief business officer and will be based at the companyโs Paris headquarters. Masliah brings 20 years of experience leading international marketing and communication for a number of businesses…
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17 MayOnline & Digital
Amazon to create more than 10,000 new jobs
Amazon has announced that it will create more than 10,000 new permanent jobs in 2021, taking its total UK workforce to more than 55,000 people by the end of year. The online retailer revealed that it will also invest ยฃ10m over the space of three years to train up to…
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