{"id":13181,"date":"2023-04-29T15:11:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T13:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altaviawatch.com\/?page_id=13181"},"modified":"2024-05-17T16:54:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T14:54:47","slug":"matthews-retail-roundup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/altaviawatch.com\/en\/retail-today\/matthews-retail-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":".matthew’s retail roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\n Abercrombie & Fitch shows how classic brands stay in fashion: hard work.<\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tReputation and brand image are vital in fashion retail but they don\u2019t exist in a vacuum.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\n Why retailers are hoping that speculation will drive innovation.<\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tFrench sporting retailer Decathlon has launched a new subsidiary that is dedicated to identifying and developing people and businesses that share its values.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\n Why grinding poverty has turbocharged a new challenger to supermarkets.<\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tThis week is officially Healthy Eating Week in the UK, so a good time for charity The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT) to launch its latest research on the subject.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\n Supermarkets are dead. Long live supermarkets!<\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tThose who wrote off \u2018old-fashioned\u2019 supermarkets when everybody shopped online because of the pandemic may need to rethink.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\n Retail technology is so good that we are all lost when it fails.<\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tOnline orders, next day delivery, click & collect\u2026 they are all fantastic. And when they stop working they leave both retailers and consumers utterly bereft. It is likely that this will happen increasingly often.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\n Retailers are falling out in court and beyond.<\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tCompetition is so tough in the retail sector that companies are taking the gloves off. Tesco and Lidl are arguing about circles.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\n Shoppers to rescue the UK economy?<\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe money splashed out by UK consumers shopping in stores and online during January is being credited for an overall improvement in the state of the country\u2019s economy.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\n Retailers are putting their hands in their pockets for better pay – and so they should.<\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tLast June, this column considered the possible reputational damage to retailers which had failed to pay some of their staff the National Minimum Wage.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\n Two big retail acquisitions are on the cards. But don\u2019t these things always come in threes?<\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s always a shimmer of excitement that runs through the retail sector when a big acquisition deal is on the cards.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\n Why retailers need to be more generous to their staff.<\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSadly, the news of imminent job losses at The Body Shop comes as no surprise. But it does highlight how perilous a career in retail can be.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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