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Online & Digital
Nasty Gal adverts banned over ‘unhealthily thin’ model
Three TV advertisements for online retailer Nasty Girl have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for featuring an…
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Advice
The Brexit dividend may be nearing an end for UK retailers – so what now?
Much has been made of the potential ‘Brexit dividend’ that the economy may enjoy if the UK parts company with…
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High Street
Consumer spending in September dips amid ‘summer hangover’
UK retail sales decreased by 0.2% on a like-for-like compared with September 2017, when it had increased 1.9% from the…
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DIY
B&Q slash 200 management roles to ‘boost shop floor staff numbers’
DIY retailer B&Q has announced proposals to “improve customers’ shopping experience” in stores by moving 1,750 colleagues to shop floor…
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Analysis
Innovation in retail: who’s your money on?
No business is immune from the potentially fatal consequences of relying on ‘business as usual’. The recent fates of household…
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Supermarkets
New Waitrose scheme lets drivers ‘put away’ shopping while homeowners are out
Waitrose & Partners has announced a new scheme which allows drivers to deliver groceries to customers inside their homes and…
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High Street
3,200 stores ‘disappear’ from high street in four years
The number of physical shops in the UK has fallen by almost 3,200 over the past four years, down 1.2%…
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Advice
How to ensure a connected customer journey
Today’s customers know nothing of boundaries. They want to buy anything, anytime, anywhere, and often use multiple channels to shop…
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Online & Digital
Amazon bows to pressure, boosts wages for US and UK staff
Amazon has increased the minimum wage for US staff to $15, after founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said he had…
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Government
Government invests £15m into reducing retail food waste
The government has announced a new scheme to reduce the amount of food waste generated in the UK, which is…
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