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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…
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Clothing & Shoes
Mike Ashley warns of more House of Fraser closures
Despite experiencing the first “green shoots of recovery” further House of Fraser store closures are to be expected, Mike Ashley…
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2020 retail predictions
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning skills gap Retailers have been recognising the huge value Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) can…
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Supermarkets
Ocado sees sales slow in Q4
Online supermarket Ocado has revealed that sales its sales growth had slowed slightly in Q4, coming in line with its…
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Advice
Preventing seasonal staff from becoming the Nightmare Before Christmas
As we approach the busiest shopping months of the year, many retailers will look to hire additional staff on short-term…
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Online & Digital
Naked Wines completes £95m Majestic Wine disposal
Naked Wines has confirmed it has completed the £95m sale of Majestic Wines to the US-based Fortress Investment Group. The…
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Comment
Disability discrimination claims– how do you respond to customers?
Customers have strong rights to claim against retailers for discrimination, whether that discrimination is in relation to race, sexual orientation,…
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Clothing & Shoes
Ted Baker bosses depart as it warns of profits drop
Ted Baker has confirmed its CEO Lyndsay Page has resigned and chairman David Bernstein is to step down from their…
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High Street
Wet weather hits November footfall
Retail footfall in November dropped 3.4% year-on-year after “severe wet weather” deterred shoppers in the last two weeks of the…
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Comment
Why shoppable social media means retailers must embrace returns
Growing social commerce This year marks 25 years since the first secure online transaction was completed, signalling the birth of…
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