Sustainability
This coverage examines sustainability initiatives and challenges within the UK retail sector. Reporting highlights environmental strategies, supply chain improvements, energy efficiency, packaging innovation, and leadership commitments aimed at reducing impact and meeting regulatory expectations. Tailored for executives and managers, it provides insights to support sustainable decision-making and long-term planning.
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Feb- 2020 -20 FebruarySponsored Articles
eBay, O2, Sainsbury’s, Halfords, Nandos set to speak at the UK’s no. 1 digital retail show
Retail professionals from eBay, O2, Sainsbury’s, Halfords, Nandos and Depop are among the big brand speakers at IRX (InternetRetailing Expo), the UK’s no. 1 digital retail show taking place on 1 & 2 April 2020 at the NEC, Birmingham. The free-to-attend event will bring together around 5,000 retailers, brands and…
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20 FebruaryComment
Mindfulness in omnichannel retail – the key to a successful future
Mindfulness and being more conscientious about the impact of retail operations is fast becoming a top business priority for online brands, and one we will continue to see develop in 2020. With 88% of consumers wanting retailers to help them make a difference, being aware of the implications that retail…
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19 FebruaryTips
How the Retail Industry Will Change in 2020 & Beyond – What to know
Everyone working in retail is aware of the fact that the industry is ever-evolving, sometimes even at a dizzying pace. Trends come and go, innovations disrupt certain pockets of the industry, and customer habits change. But now that we’re in the 2020s, another way of transformation is about to come,…
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19 FebruaryPeople Moves
Nike announces senior leadership changes
Sportswear giant Nike has announced a raft of changes to its senior leadership team, marking the first set of appointments under new CEO John Donahoe. Nike has appointed Heidi O’Neill as its president of consumer and marketplace, effective 1 April, succeeding Elliott Hill, who is retiring from the company. In…
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17 FebruaryAnalysis
The evolution of the Ikea experience: What’s next?
With the news last week that Ikea is to shut its first big UK outlet in Coventry, we can take this as a sign that the Swedish furniture retailer – the world’s largest – needs to accelerate the evolution of its customer experience. Arguably, the first of the real experiential…
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14 FebruarySupermarkets
UK food and grocery market set to be worth £174bn by 2024
The UK food and grocery market is set to grow by 15% between 2019 and 2024 to £174.5bn, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. However, the new research from the company suggests that ‘Big Four’ grocers Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and ASDA are set to lose out on a further…
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12 FebruaryTips
Looking to capitalise on the UK’s vegan retail movement – read this first
“Vegan” is one of the biggest buzzwords of the late 2010s and an anticipated key concept across hundreds of industries in 2020 and beyond. It’s clear that this is a term that’s going to be associated with success, especially in the UK’s ever-evolving fashion scene. Initially starting off as a…
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12 FebruaryComment
How to adapt rapidly to grow your business
Post-Christmas is always a time for the retail sector to regroup, scrutinising what’s gone well, where the challenges lie and what needs to change in 2020. Retail is undergoing change at pace and survival depends on being able to adapt at pace too. According to the British Beauty Council, fast…
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11 FebruaryEconomy
Retailers suffer ‘stuttering start’ to 2020
Retailers saw a slow start to the year as total sales increased by only 0.4% in January, against an increase of 2.2% during the same period last year. According to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, this is above both the three-month and 12-month average declines of 0.4% and 0.2%…
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4 FebruaryHigh Street
Ikea reveals plans to shutter first UK store, 352 jobs at risk
Ikea UK has announced the proposed closure of its Coventry store in summer 2020, putting 352 jobs at risk. The Coventry store, one of 22 Ikea stores in the UK, was built in 2007 in the city centre one of the earliest examples of the company testing a “new format…
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