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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Jun- 2020 -24 JuneDepartment Stores
John Lewis appoints Pippa Wicks as executive director
John Lewis has announced the appointment of Pippa Wicks as executive director. Wicks joins from the Co-op Group where she held the position of deputy chief executive and will start her new role in August. In her new role she will be responsible for trading, merchandising, marketing and developing propositions…
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24 June
Amazon launches small business accelerator to support over 200,000 small retailers
Amazon and Enterprise Nation, the small business support network, have launched the ‘Amazon Small Business Accelerator’, a major support package for more than 200,000 small businesses and startups across the UK. In response to Covid-19 and the “impact of the economic lockdown on small businesses”, the Amazon Small Business Accelerator…
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22 JuneNews
Hotter Shoes to launch CVA amid restructuring plans
Shoe retailer Hotter Shoes has revealed it intends to enter into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) over the coming days in order to “restructure” the company. The move could see the the high street chain close over 60 of its UK stores, and comes after the retailer’s parent company, Electra…
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19 JuneAdvice
How email can save the high street
According to IMRG, online sales in the UK grew by just 6.7% in 2019. The current pandemic, though, helped online retail sales soar to ten year high. A recent press release by IMRG reports growth to a “staggering +23.8% Year-on-Year (YoY) in April 2020, as high streets across the country…
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16 JuneCoronavirus
Footfall up 41% yesterday morning as shoppers returned to high streets
Retail footfall across high streets, shopping centres and retail parks in England increased by 41.7% yesterday morning (15 June) in comparison to last week, and by 51.7% in England’s high streets, according to the latest data from retail experts Springboard. The 51.7% rise in footfall in high streets from last…
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12 JuneTips
Why are brick-and-mortar stores still important for retail
Many people believe that using e-commerce websites is the key to having a future in retail. Without having to leave one’s home, many consumers have taken a liking towards using online-based retailers to purchase a wide variety of products through the internet. Even so, the presence of e-commerce platforms doesn’t…
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11 JuneAdvice
Beat the business lockdown blues with these four quick brand creation steps
The ‘New Normal’ that everyone is talking about doesn’t look like it’s going to be up and running for a while yet. Sure, some non-essential shops are opening, but a lot of businesses should be prepared for reduced customer activity and tightened purse-strings. These four straightforward tips can help you…
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11 JuneAdvice
How smart retailers are pivoting to meet the demands of consumers today
‘Hoarding’ may be the term most associated with Covid-19 consumerism, but beyond toilet paper and soap, consumer buying behavior has shifted significantly in recent months – and brands are responding. Aside from increasing inventory for what are deemed “essential” items today to meet skyrocketing demand, brands are leaning into digital…
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8 JuneComment
Retaining the value of stock in a circular economy
The equivalent to 350,000 tonnes of clothing, worth around £140 million, ends up in UK landfill each year, according to Clothes Aid. More consumers and retailers have come to realise the significant impact of unsustainable business on the environment, creating a momentous change and a huge growth in the circular…
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8 JuneCoronavirus
Footfall begins ‘journey to recovery’ in May
Consumer footfall may have begun its “long journey to recovery” in the month of May, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Whilst footfall dropped by 73.3% in May, this still marked a “marginal improvement” from the month prior, when footfall saw a decline of 80.1% in light of the…
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