Retail Strategy
This coverage examines retail strategy within the UK market, focusing on how businesses plan and adapt to changing consumer trends, competition, and economic conditions. Reporting highlights approaches to growth, brand positioning, omnichannel integration, customer experience, and operational efficiency. Insights are tailored for retail professionals developing strategic plans to drive performance and sustain competitive advantage.
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Oct- 2025 -27 OctoberPeople Moves
Puma appoints Ronald Reijmers as Global Retail VP
Sportswear giant Puma has appointed Ronald Reijmers as vice president Global Retail starting November 1, a position in which he will oversee the development of the companyโs full-price and outlet stores across the world. Reijmers has almost three decades of experience in the sports industry, holding various leadership positions in…
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23 OctoberFeatures
Insights to impact: How shopper behaviour testing drives stronger retail performance
In UK retail, the margin for error is narrowing. Costs are rising, shopper behaviour is unpredictable, and the pace of change is accelerating. Leaders must now make faster, smarter decisions, where every choice impacts profit, performance and reputation. Yet one area of retail strategy lags behind: how teams test, validate,…
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16 OctoberClothing & Shoes
All Saints opens new store in Bristol amid ongoing expansion
Fashion retailer All Saints has opened a new store at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, near Bristol, as part of a series of UK expansions planned for this autumn. The 1,719 sq ft unit, which opened yesterday (15 October), is located on the lower floor of the shopping complex between…
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Jul- 2025 -30 JulyHealth & Beauty
Myprotein products to be sold in Walmart stores across US
Myprotein will launch in Walmart stores in the United States next month, marking the sports nutrition brandโs first entry into the retailerโs physical outlets. From 8 August, a selection of Myprotein products including Clear Whey drinks, Protein Wafers and Creatine powder will be available on shelves nationwide. The move expands…
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Nov- 2024 -19 NovemberAdvice
Melissa Minkow: Bridging Retail Innovation and Consumer-Centric Solutions
Melissa Minkow, Global Director, Retail Strategy at CI&T, has built a career fusing customer insights with transformative technology. From her early days at Anthropologie to leading retail innovation strategies for global clients, her journey is a testament to how curiosity, expertise, and vision can reshape an industry. โI like to…
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Aug- 2022 -17 AugustEconomy
Inflation hits new 40-year high at 10.1%
Inflation has once again broken records with a new 40-year high recorded last month, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit 10.1% in the 12 months to July 2022, up from 9.4% in June.ย According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the biggest contribution to this figure was rising…
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Apr- 2021 -14 AprilAdvice
A repackaged retail strategy – How FMCG brands are innovating to stay ahead
The FMCG category has been buffeted by unprecedented change over the past year with huge disruption to traditional routes to market and dramatically altered customer behaviour. With consumers stuck at home, brands have been forced to overhaul long-running product distribution strategies and completely rethink marketing plans for product launches. Encouragingly…
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May- 2020 -28 MayComment
The time for retail to be re-imagined
2020 has seen retailers experience some of their most challenging times, an unprecedented fall or rise in demand during a global pandemic never before seen on this scale. As retailers grappled with their immediate response to Covid-19, itโs undoubtedly a once in a generation test of business continuity. As retailers…
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Apr- 2020 -23 AprilCoronavirus Featured Content
The role of the physical store post-lockdown
The role of the physical store post-lockdown Retailers have been hit by an escalating “perfect storm” of issues recently – digital disruption, business rates increases, a weak Christmas peak, and now the Covid-19 virus. Businesses with greater debts, low cash reserves, and reduced margins were sadly always going to struggle,…
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Mar- 2020 -30 MarchAdvice
Covid 19: The future health of the high street
The health of the high street is up for debate now more than ever. If retailers were struggling before coronavirus set its sights on our shores, following last weekโs forced government closure of non-essential brick & mortar stores throughout the UK, itโs likely that many will have pulled down their…
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