Analysis

Inflation, fast fashion and how to keep shoppers in a recession

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), inflation is back in the single digits in August after it rose…

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Is the rise in distressed M&As set to continue?

The number of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals targeting UK retailers has increased in the last year, up from 28…

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Retailers’ demands of the new PM

Liz Truss is fresh in her new role as prime minister with enough enthusiasm to tweet, “it’s time to deliver…

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The other benefit of disposing of ‘best before’ dates on produce

There has been a race among major UK supermarkets to see which can hit their sustainability targets the quickest. Most…

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Why the fashion industry is edging into beauty

Fashion brands have always been intertwined with the beauty industry as they historically benefitted from the same demographic of female…

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Do staff cuts really help in a recession?

The European fashion retailer, Zalando, has predicted a return to growth of up to 3% in H2 despite a 58%…

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Staff satisfaction should be top of Amazon’s agenda

Amazon has been making plenty of headlines recently, with news of its recent Q2 financial results depicting a net loss…

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JD Sports and the Footasylum merger saga – what went wrong?

Following JD Sports’ acquisition of Footasylum for £91.1m in March 2019, The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA),  a non-ministerial government…

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How luxury brands are turning to young consumers to boost sales

Despite the cost-of-living crisis having a firm grip on consumers, it seems that luxury brands are finding ways to retain…

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Naked Wines on uneven footing for the future

The specialty wine retailer, Naked Wines, has experienced a downward trend in its sales, with full-year sales rising by only…

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