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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Oct- 2019 -11 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Quiz revenues dip 5% amid ‘challenging’ UK retail environment
Fashion retailer Quiz has reported a 5% drop in group revenue to £63.3m for the first half of 2019, against the backdrop of a “difficult UK retail environment”. For the six months to 30 September 2019, online revenues grew by 7% to £20m, compared with £18.7m last year, and sales…
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11 OctoberComment
How intelligent analytics is transforming retail
Once upon a time, data was a mere afterthought in retail. A ‘nice to have’ that was ineffectually displayed via bar charts and graphs in order to temporarily placate senior execs and stakeholders. But, as technology evolved, so came the supreme rise of analytics. Retail marketing teams were one of…
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10 OctoberComment
Retail by numbers: Top priorities as the festive season approaches
The retail industry is experiencing unique setbacks and opportunities in an evolving digital ad landscape. According to eMarketer, the UK retail industry will account for 14.7% (£2.16bn) of digital ad spend in 2019. As the holiday shopping season approaches, what are some of the top priorities for retail marketers this…
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10 OctoberEconomy
N Brown returns to profit amid strong H1 results
Fashion retailer N Brown has returned to profit after reporting an 151.9% increase in statutory operating profit to £14.7m, up from a negative of £28m compared with the same period last year. N Brown, which owns Simply Be, Jacamo, JD Williams and Ambrose Wilson, said it “spent a substantial amount…
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10 OctoberDepartment Stores
Debenhams secures £50m cash injection from creditors
Debenhams has revealed it has secured a £50m loan facility with some of its existing lenders to help it through the busy festive period. Following the successful consent solicitation concluded on 6 September 2019, the department store chain said the new cash injection will provide the group with an additional…
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9 OctoberComment
Enhancing the retail customer experience through data
The dawn of modern consumerism means today’s customers increasingly expect products and communications tailored to their individual preferences. Driven by technological advances, and led by digitally-savvy retailers like Amazon and eBay, brands are looking to data analysis to deliver tailored recommendations every time customers open their emails, smart apps, social…
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8 OctoberComment
Why Chinese brands are catching up to European brands
Over the past few years, China has become the most coveted retail market in the world. Brands from across the globe are trying to connect with Chinese consumers, who have emerged as strong consumers and are looking to spend their money on quality products from abroad. Cross-border eCommerce opened the…
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4 OctoberPeople Moves
Gant promotes Eleonore Säll to its global management team
Gant has promoted Eleonore Säll to the role of executive VP global brand and will also join the company’s top executive management team. The retailer said the aim of incorporating the role into the management team is to “increase the focus on consumer insights and innovative marketing activities” to strengthen…
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Sep- 2019 -30 SeptemberComment
The benefits of the secondary market
In June, the French prime minister announced a new law that looks to ban the destruction of unsold products. The legislation, which directly tackles the €650m (£576m) worth of new consumer products that are binned or destroyed every year in France, will go into effect within the next four years.…
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25 SeptemberSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s announces store estate overhaul
Sainsbury’s is to undergo a store estate overhaul which will see it close over 100 stores, while also opening and relocating others, as it aims to save £500m over the next five years. The ‘Big Four’ grocer revealed it is set to close 10-15 of its large supermarkets, with the…
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