Retail Focus

JULY 5, 2021

Situated in the heart of London’s luxury shopping district, the Chaumet boutique on New Bond Street reopens its doors this Spring. Dedicated to a selection of exceptional High Jewellery and the Maison’s iconic collections, this unique location is imbued with an intimate identity, bridging British elegance and Parisian distinction. The prestigious address highlights the enlarged presence of Chaumet in both the United Kingdom and Europe, following the reopening of its space in Harrods, and the ren

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2021

Bitcoin, along with many other cryptocurrencies today, finds itself in a rather unique position. The very centralized financial systems that they had set out to challenge have now adopted them and are advocating their use. With banks and credit card companies warming up to the idea of Bitcoin trading and crypto rewards on card transactions, are they really extending the benefits of crypto to merchants, or is this just a play to get consumers to buy into a shiny new card that looks different but

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

New Zealand’s kids’ shoe brand Bobux is on the lookout for a new CEO, as current CEO Andrew Sharp announced he will be stepping down at the end of the month to build his own electronics business. Sharp, who was at the helm of Bobux for nearly six years, has built and led a team that accelerated Bobux International’s growth, outpacing growth rates by ten times year-on-year in the global space.

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Talking Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Birds Eye is kicking off a convenience retailer competition offering them the chance to win a £3,000 prize fund to donate to their local community. The “Kit Out Your Community” fund will be put towards providing sports equipment and kit for suitable causes of the retailer’s choice, such as schools, local sports teams or community. This story continues at Birds Eye supports local causes with retailer competition.

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Amazon Australia has broadened its reach in the region, and is now officially offering its services to customers in New Zealand. While the online marketplace launched in Australia in 2017, Kiwis have long needed to purchase goods from the US marketplace, according to the business, and will now be able to access faster delivery times from Australia’s warehouses.

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Talking Retail

JULY 5, 2021

The NFRN has written to all MPs in Westminster asking them to back an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. Amendment NC31, which will give new and important legal protections to those working in the retail sector who are victims of verbal or physical abuse, will be debated in the House of. This story continues at NFRN urges MPs to back change in law to protect shopworkers.

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Talking Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Rum brand Havana Club is partnering with hip-hop artist Skepta to launch a second limited edition Havana Club 7 bottle, in a move designed to “accelerate the brand’s growth and recruit young adults”. The variant is available to the convenience sector for one month exclusively, before rolling out into the wider grocery market, from major. This story continues at Havana Club partners with UK hip-hop artist to launch convenience exclusive.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Tommy Hilfiger might be one of the most iconic fashion brands in the world, but launching a range for people with disabilities was still a challenge, according to a senior executive who shared the brand’s journey at a recent NRF event. Designed and launched in 2017, Tommy Adaptive is Tommy Hilfiger’s inclusive range that makes dressing easier for adults and children with disabilities.

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Talking Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Birds Eye is launching a marketing campaign to highlight the partnership between its Green Cuisine range and Team GB. The campaign will span TV, out-of-home, in-store, on-pack and social media, featuring prominent Team GB athletes including gymnast Max Whitlock, heavyweight boxer Cheavon Clarke and sprinter Laviai Nielsen. Birds Eye is also running consumer competitions offering.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Online book business Booktopia has expanded and restructured its marketing team in an effort to better support its multiple business units and brands, as the book retailer looks to acquire new businesses moving forward. In the last few years, Booktopia has picked up academic and tertiary book business The Co-op to expand into the education space, while also launching its distribution and publishing arms, Booktopia Publisher Services and Booktopia Publishing, respectively.

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Talking Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Snack bar brand Fibre One is launching a £3.5m advertising campaign. The “Crave Club” campaign is running across TV and video-on-demand platforms, supported by a social media strategy including influencer activity. The brand is also partnering with lifestyle magazine Grazia to sponsor its Life Advice Podcast. The campaign is expected to reach four million new.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Australian omnichannel experience platform Brauz has expanded its platform to allow customers to shop physical stores from their own homes via Zoom, helping retailers struggling with lockdown and restrictions to sell direct to their audience. Customers can now organise to book a virtual shopping appointment through Brauz client’s websites, which will prompt an email and text with a link to a Zoom call.

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Talking Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Italian cooking brand Napolina is rolling out its core pasta products into recyclable cardboard packaging. The move will see the brand remove up to 200 tonnes of plastic from the UK waste stream each year. The brand previously moved its added value pasta lines, including Napolina Whole Wheat Pasta, Napolina 50/50 pasta and Napolina Bronze. This story continues at Napolina moves pasta range into recyclable packaging.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Premier Investments’ chairman Solomon Lew has rekindled his assault on Myer’s board today with a $16 million share grab which gives him a 15.77 per cent ownership of the department store. The purchase, made through Premier Investments’ Metalgrove Pty Ltd, gives the business 129.5 million shares and significant voting power – which Lew intends to use to vote the Myer board out.

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Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

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Customer Experience

Talking Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Birds Eye has launched a marketing campaign to support its chicken range. The campaign includes two TV adverts running between July and December, alternating between Chicken Grills and Dippers, supported by social media and digital assets. The campaign aims to tap into the “quality and versatility” of the Birds Eye chicken range, as they were. This story continues at Birds Eye champions chicken range with TV advert.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

The pandemic has caused everyday interactions to move online at an accelerated rate, and businesses have been forced to respond in any way they can to keep the cash flowing in. But as supply chains are stretched further than ever before, customers still expect the same level of service from an online purchase as they would from an in-store experience.

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Talking Retail

JULY 5, 2021

The shortlist for the 2021 Product Launch of the Year Awards has been revealed and we are asking retailers to vote for their favourites. More than 60 products have been nominated across nine categories, ranging from confectionery and grocery products to alcohol and vaping. They may be the products that have performed the best in. This story continues at Product Launch of the Year shortlist unveiled.

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Retail Times

JULY 5, 2021

Today, Clearpay, a leader in “Buy Now, Pay Later” payments known as Afterpay (ASX: APT) outside the U.K. and Europe, has announced the launch of its new loyalty programme, Pulse Rewards. This unique programme encourages responsible spending, by offering benefits to customers who make on-time payments1.

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365 Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Department store John Lewis has announced plans to build 10,000 rental homes over the next few years to help address the national housing crisis. Around 7,000 of the homes would be built on sites in John Lewis’s existing portfolio, while the remainder will be on new sites. John Lewis plans to move into the property rental market (Kirsty O’Connor/PA).

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Retail Times

JULY 5, 2021

Shelf gaps continue to pose customer experience (CX) issues for UK shoppers in-store, which risks losing retailers future sales and loyalty, the latest research from Pricer, the world’s most reliable provider of ESLs (Electronic Shelf Labels), reveals.

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Talking Retail

JULY 5, 2021

The Association of Convenience Stores has responded to a Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) consultation on Consistency in Household and Business Recycling in England, highlighting the impact that new regulations would have on the convenience sector. Businesses will be required to separate their waste for collection from 2023 under the Environment Bill.

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Retail Times

JULY 5, 2021

Families could get an extra £100 to spend on food as more than 200 local convenience stores will be topping up Healthy Start vouchers by £1.

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib

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365 Retail

JULY 5, 2021

One hundred of the UK’s biggest retailers have called on the Prime Minister to take action to tackle the “shocking violence and abuse” against shop workers. Bosses at Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Primark are among those to write to Boris Johnson in a bid to secure support for an amendment to policing laws. Retailers including Tesco have called for action to protect shop workers from an increase in violence and abuse (Tesco/PA).

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Retail Times

JULY 5, 2021

After an overwhelming success in the Netherlands, Parfumado, an experimental fragrance service has expanded its offerings to the UK.

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Talking Retail

JULY 5, 2021

CJ Lang & Son, the wholesaler for Spar stores in Scotland, has launched a new driver apprenticeship scheme. The wholesaler’s logistics division is working in partnership with GTG Training on a Modern Apprenticeship Scheme in Driving Goods Vehicles (Level 3) to help fill the future skill shortage of lorry drivers in the logistics industry. The. This story continues at CJ Lang & Son launches driver apprenticeship scheme.

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Retail Times

JULY 5, 2021

News around a bidding war looming for Morrisons could prompt Amazon to enter the fray, according to Chris Elliott, an analyst at retail insights firm Edge by Ascential.

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365 Retail

JULY 5, 2021

A third private equity company has said it is eyeing a takeover move for Morrisons, furthering speculation there could be a dramatic bidding war for the Yorkshire retailer. Investment giant Apollo said on Monday it is considering launching its own bid after the Bradford-based supermarket chain agreed a £6.3 billion private equity takeover offer on Saturday.

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Retail Times

JULY 5, 2021

Mercury Spirit brand Seven Hills Gin is excited to announce that Marussia Beverages UK will take over as the UK distributors from Thursday 1st July 2021. Marussia specialise in the distribution of authentic and artisanal spirits from around the world, and Seven Hills are thrilled to be the latest brand to join their impressive selection of Marussia distribution partners.

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LS Retail

JULY 5, 2021

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Talking Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Retail trade union Usdaw is urging the government not to lift safety measures in stores as part of the release of Covid restrictions due on 19 July. Later today, prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce further easing of lockdown measures in England coming into effect on 19 July. Reports have strongly suggested that. This story continues at Usdaw urges government not to water down safety in stores.

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Speaker: Shaunna Bruton - Associate Director of Product Strategy at Orium | Sam Panzer - Director of Industry Strategy at Talon.One | Frank Passantino - Director of Product Management at Bloomreach

More and more, customers are expecting a better personalized CX. But can retailers actually deliver? Data from McKinsey shows that companies that excel in personalization increase their revenue by 40%, but despite these numbers, retailers struggle to implement customer personalization strategies. So what are the potential solutions? Join us to gain a better understanding of the current retail landscape and learn what you can do to translate personalization strategies into practical implementatio

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