Select
This coverage explores Select’s activities and performance within the UK retail market. Reporting highlights store openings and closures, product collections, marketing initiatives, financial results, and leadership changes — all analysed for their impact on sales, brand positioning, and customer engagement. The content is tailored for retail managers, brand executives, and professionals navigating fast fashion and value retail sectors.
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Oct- 2023 -25 OctoberAdvice
A retailer’s guide to influencer collaborations
Define your goals and objectives Start by clearly defining your objectives for the influencer collaboration. Do you want to increase brand awareness, boost sales, promote a new product, or drive traffic to your website? Having specific goals will help you choose the right influencers and measure the success of your…
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23 OctoberAdvice
Creating an effective retail loyalty programme from scratch
Understand your customer base Before you begin designing a loyalty programme, it’s crucial to understand your customer base, so collect as much data on customer demographics, preferences, and buying behaviours as you can. This information will enable you to tailor your programme to the specific needs and desires of your…
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6 OctoberAdvice
A guide to e-commerce for physical retailers
In an ever-evolving retail landscape, adapting to changing consumer preferences is essential for the survival and growth of brick-and-mortar businesses. The integration of e-commerce into your physical retail strategy is not just a trend; it’s a necessity. This feature aims to provide a comprehensive guide for physical retailers looking to…
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Jun- 2023 -20 JuneSupermarkets
M&S to cut prices on over 200 items
M&S Food has invested in the price of over 200 products in a move that will see the retailer cut the price of over 70 family staples and extend its price lock on 150 customer favourites. The retailer said it was cutting the price on some of its most popular…
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7 JuneNews
M&S swaps ‘Use By’ with ‘Best Before’ dates on fresh milk
Marks and Spencer is swapping the ‘Use By’ dates with ‘Best Before’ ones across its RSPCA Assured Select Farms British and organic fresh milk in a bid to halve food waste by 2030. M&S is the first grocer to offer ‘Best Before’ labelling on fully recyclable milk bottles after having…
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Jul- 2021 -28 JulyFeatures
What would protective shopworkers’ legislation mean?
“I’ve been sworn at, spat at and had a knife pulled on me all in the last 10 months,” says a shop worker responding to the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) 2020 survey. This response is just one of many negative reports experienced by workers across the…
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26 JulySupermarkets
Waitrose expands Shell partnership
Waitrose has revealed that up to 800 Shell electric vehicle charging points will be installed in as many as 100 stores across the UK by 2025. As part of the retailer’s plans to grow the partnership, the companies have also reached an agreement to increase the number of Shell Select…
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May- 2021 -27 MayHigh Street
Usdaw workers petition set for parliamentary debate
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) has revealed that its petition to protect retail staff from violence, threats and abuse has accelerated and been timetabled for a parliamentary debate on Monday 7 June 2021. Launched by the unions general secretary Paddy Lillis, the petition attracted 104,000 signatures…
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Dec- 2019 -3 DecemberEconomy
Outstanding business rates challenges increase by 35%
The number of businesses waiting for challenges over soaring business rates to be resolved has jumped by more than a third in just three months, according to new figures issued by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The figures revealed the number of outstanding challenges has increased by 35% fuelling concerns…
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Nov- 2019 -15 NovemberAnalysis
Is Boris sticking two fingers up at the Treasury Select Committee on Business Rates?
The worst fears from those who have read and welcomed the recent Treasury Select Committee report into business rates- that the next Government could well ignore them,- seem to be borne out by the latest Conservative party announcements on the “broken” business rates issue. Announcements last night from the Conservatives…
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