Analysis
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Aug- 2023 -10 August
Greggs’ recipe for success
By May 2023, Greggs’ sales had shot up by nearly a fifth compared with the same time in 2022, as…
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Jul- 2023 -14 July
Prime Day 2023: here’s what we know
Amazon’s Prime Day, a global annual shopping event organised by Amazon, has gained notoriety among Prime members since it was…
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Jun- 2023 -30 June
Hotel Chocolat is in a bad way – but so are other chocolatiers
Over the course of Easter 2023, the UK was responsible for one in eight Easter-related chocolate launches, according to research…
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26 June
What is going on with Revolution Beauty and Boohoo?
The major retail story in the last week has undoubtedly been the drama around Revolution Beauty and Boohoo. In short,…
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23 June
How a 5% interest rate hike will affect trading
It was announced yesterday (22 June) by the Bank of England that interest rates will immediately increase from 4.5% to…
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12 June
Can the John Lewis Partnership reach its goals?
Last week the chair of the John Lewis Partnership Sharon White made a commitment to return the company to profitability…
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5 June
Could WHSmith secure Toys R Us’ success through concessions?
After disappearing from UK high streets and retail parks in 2018, Toys R Us has made plans to relaunch this…
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May- 2023 -3 May
Will retailers of organic produce make a comeback?
Whole Foods, which was acquired by Amazon in August 2017, started off the year with a cut-and-dried plan to invest…
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Apr- 2023 -3 April
The current discourse surrounding John Lewis
Recent news of John Lewis’ plan to shake up its partnership model, which sees that staff are treated as shareholders,…
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Mar- 2023 -20 March
Private equity is changing supermarkets
After being dethroned as one of the Big Four supermarkets by Aldi in late 2022, Morrison’s most recent blow came…
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