Starbucks
This coverage focuses on Starbucks’ operations, strategy, and market presence within the UK retail and hospitality sectors. Reporting highlights store expansion, menu innovation, marketing campaigns, sustainability initiatives, and leadership decisions shaping its performance. Designed for retail and hospitality professionals, the content provides insights into how Starbucks navigates competitive pressures, consumer trends, and operational challenges.
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Aug- 2019 -30 AugustAdvice
Looking beyond a loyalty card
Conventional loyalty schemes can work, there’s no doubt about that. Among consumers using loyalty programmes, almost half (47%) spend more with a brand whose scheme they are a member of (YouGov). But shoppers have long since become savvy about the true value of loyalty schemes for them. According to TCC…
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20 AugustAdvice
How to grow your retail business using print and digital
The retail industry is the single largest private sector employer, employing one in ten people here in the UK. That’s no surprise as annual sales are estimated to be around £358bn. Stepping into this arena can prove to be a particularly tough nut to crack. For the past decade we…
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Jul- 2019 -29 July
How retailers can survive the age of Amazon
Current high street challenges seem like a clear case of cause and effect. Last year, an average of 14 shops closed each day across the UK, while e-commerce revenues hit almost £96bn — with one particular player taking a £10.9bn share: Amazon. The digital giant has certainly shown mastery of…
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Feb- 2019 -25 FebruaryComment
How accessible power can make or break a sale
No matter how well you plan for the launch of a new store or retail space, unpredictable outside forces such as the economy, current trends and even celebrity endorsements can quickly make the next big thing yesterday’s news. A winning combination of prime location and effective design—both inside and outside…
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Jan- 2019 -24 JanuaryComment
Three common factors among retail survivors
It is hard to remember a time when analysts were not being harbingers of doom for the British high street. 2018 saw Toys R Us and Maplin disappear while House of Fraser, Claire’s and Superdry are three of many retailers who have announced profit warnings or store closure. Why are…
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Jul- 2018 -30 JulyHigh Street
Starbucks launches 5p cup charge in UK
Starbucks is rolling out a 5p paper cup charge in all 950 UK stores, following a three-month trial in London. The company has added the 5p charge to all beverages served in a plastic cup, and customers who bring a reusable cup in-store will be eligible for the existing 25p…
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Jun- 2018 -20 JuneHigh Street
EXCLUSIVE: Starbucks says ‘no UK store closures’ after US announcement
Starbucks’ recent US store closures announcement “does not affect” its UK stores, Retail Sector has learned. The clarification comes days after the US business said it would increase its store closure rate to 150 amid weak sales forecasts and a falling share price. Historically the company closes 50 underperforming stores…
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Mar- 2018 -2 MarchAnalysis
The Impact of the Latte Levy
In January this year, a cross-party committee of MPs produced a report on disposable packaging, with the focus on coffee cups. The report called for a 25p charge on disposable hot drink cups to be implemented, nicknamed the ‘latte levy’, with the tax helping to fund improvements in the cups…
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Feb- 2018 -1 FebruaryAdvice
Why retailers are losing the fight against online counterfeiting
What do premier watches, designer handbags and prescription pharmaceuticals all have in common? These are just a few items being sold on the Internet, as counterfeits of actual brand names, for enormous profits. In fact, according to the International Trademark Association, $460bn (£323.11bn) of counterfeit goods were bought and sold…
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