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‘Protect the magic and modernise the rest’: walking Marks…
On a beautiful, sunny London day this week, I made my way down to Clapham to meet up with Stuart Machin, Managing Director, Food, M&S. The venue is the newly renovated M&S store and he is giving me a tour to...
A new retail
Over the last few months I have been spending a lot of time on high streets up and down the UK. Maybe others have noticed the transition over many years – but, for the first time, I observed a massive shift from...
Some reasons for stores
As of late, we’ve seen many articles chronicling the demise of brick-and-mortar stores, painting a dim picture of the future of traditional retail. We don’t believe that the only way forward for stores is a complete...
Strategy Consultants: Your Time Has Come!
What do newly appointed Reckitt Benckiser CEO, Laxman Narasimhan, Sheryl Sandberg (COO at Facebook), Vittorio Colao (former CEO of Vodafone), Indra Nooyi (former CEO of PepsiCo, now on the Board of Amazon), John Donahoe...
Jo Whitfield: The Northern Star of grocery retail
Every year, when the time comes for me to nominate candidates for the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year Awards, I live in hope that someone doing something extraordinary will emerge. This year, though, I was...
Make me happy: wellbeing in the workplace
Over the past few years, a growing number of businesses have begun to focus on wellbeing. Continued research in this space has created an ever evolving understanding of what drives the productivity of staff. There...
The Fruit and Veg King
There are certain things that have become part of my London history. Like the first time I went into the Harrods Foodhall and experienced the visual feast of retail theatre at its best, or the first time, in 1979 on...
‘Exit through the gift shop’ courtesy Banksy
As I was watching television last Sunday evening, amongst all the Christmas ads, up popped my new favourite: Visa’s ‘support your local high street’ campaign. My new favourite ad because, much to my joy, it...
With consumer spending rising, who’s getting it right in…
Like most new mothers, over the past few months I’ve become somewhat of an expert on the world of baby products. In the excitement of preparing for the arrival of our new bundle of joy, I’m guilty like many others...
Latest Retail News
Currys to upgrade store estate In a bid to improve customer experience, the electronics retailer has outlined plans to transform 65 of its stores. These stores will have about 90% of their space altered to "better cater to customer tech needs." Read more.
Superdrug ramps up bricks-and-mortar expansion The health and beauty retailer has announced plans to open 25 new stores in 2024. The company has committed to opening "bigger and better store formats in prime retail destinations." Read more.
Walmart beats forecasts thanks to strong customer demand The world's biggest supermarket has reported a jump in online sales and high demand among upper-income households. Revenue for the three months to end of April increased 6% to $161.5bn. Read more.
Gail’s opens first in-store bakery in tie-up with Waitrose The chain is partnering with Waitrose for its first-ever in-store bakery, which will open at the beginning of June. Waitrose already stocks Gail's products in 5% of its stores. Read more.
Store expansion drives growth at Miniso The Chinese general merchandise retailer, which has 27 stores in the UK, has reported growth in revenue and profit. The company has continued to roll-out stores internationally and in its domestic market. Read more.
Specialist retailer Angling Direct celebrates record UK peformance The fishing tackle and equipment retailer has recorded total sales of £81.7m, up 10.2% year-on-year from £74.1m. These results represent best-ever sales for Angling Direct, and a steep improvement in market share. Read more.
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