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 -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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Jan- 2020 -14 JanuaryComment
How to: Proper supply chain management
“We are forced to work against our will” said the message in the Christmas card opened by a young English school girl planning to write her own wishes in the card. After the discovery of this message from a worker in a Chinese prison, Tesco’s supply chain management has been…
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13 JanuaryHigh Street
December footfall hit by Black Friday
Footfall dropped 2.5% in December, according to the latest figures from Springboard’s footfall monitor and insights. The data provider said this came as “no surprise”, as December footfall has only increased once since 2009. Despite this, the fall was at the “upper end of the scale of decline”. The “noticeable”…
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2 JanuaryTips
4 retail trends to look forward to in 2020
The retail industry will continue to exist and thrive as long as there’s one constant factor – the consumers. The public consumers always have something they need that retail companies can provide, no matter the types of goods or items being offered. In the UK, however, the health of the…
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Dec- 2019 -17 DecemberComment
Why shoppers want simple sustainability
The Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping spike is putting packaging into perspective for shoppers and creating demand for simple sustainability. Retailers should strive to deliver quick and clear eco messages when it comes to packaging. Going green Sustainability has repeatedly hit the headlines again this year and we can…
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12 DecemberComment
2020 retail predictions
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning skills gap Retailers have been recognising the huge value Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) can bring to their supply chains, whether for forecasting demand, setting prices or anticipating disruption. However, the challenges in 2020 will be ensuring they have the in-house skills to take advantage…
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11 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Inditex reveals boost to net sales and profit
The parent company of Zara, Inditex, has posted “strong” trading results for the first nine months of the year. Following a “strong operating performance”, net sales across its brands were €19.8bn (£16.73 bn) marking a year-on-year increase of 7.5%. Net profit for the fashion group, which also owns Massimo Dutti,…
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