Retail Gazette

Poundland & Dealz’s managing director Austin Cooke has left the discount chain less than two weeks after ex-boss Barry Williams returned to the helm, Retail Gazette has learnt. https://lnkd.in/efcx756P #retailnews

It's always a challenge to make meaningful change within any organisation, if you're encountering resistance. But we want to know, what are the biggest hurdles you're facing?

🚀 Retailers are turning to RFID for both theft prevention and inventory accuracy. 🔹 98% of retailers now use RFID technology, which tracks stock in real-time without line-of-sight scanning. 📈 Brands like Zara and Marks & Spencer are slashing shrinkage by integrating RFID into their operations. Is your business ready to adopt this game-changing tech? Download Verkada’s & CDW's recent report to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eTwK-5im   #RFID #RetailTech #LossPreventionSolutions

Marks and Spencer is ramping up its value-focused offering, targeting family shoppers by expanding its Bigger Pack, Better Value range. #retailnews https://lnkd.in/eWgw_SXU

Interested in learning how to drive sales, boost loyalty and acquire new #customers? Join us for our upcoming panel discussion to find out! 🎙️ Speakers include Glenn Sizer, head of prepaid partnerships at Currys plc, Annabel Le May, commercial business lead (gift cards and concessions) at John Lewis Partnership and Glenrose Harwood, senior business development director at Blackhawk Network (BHN) Europe Reserve your space today: https://lnkd.in/ep2viznY

🧸🎲The Entertainer has revealed its top toy trends for January, providing a look into shoppers’ preferences for the year ahead. https://lnkd.in/efNCVHf5 #retailnews

Homebase owes more than £650m to unsecured creditors including AO and Halfords after it collapsed into administration late last year. https://lnkd.in/eij43s39 #retailnews

John Lewis Partnership has fallen short of its profit targets in the all-important golden quarter as both its brands “missed their sales targets”. https://lnkd.in/eWM-bhyU #retailnews #fashion #grocery

Hot-off-the-press speaker announcement for our Customer Experience Debate on 19 March! (It's free to attend for senior retailers: https://lnkd.in/e2Su9RTk) We're delighted that EE's retail director, Asif Aziz OBE, will set the scene for what game-changing retail experiences can look like. As always, our event content will dive into candid conversation - uncovering burning questions, real discussion, and challenges as well as successes. Take a look at the inspiring speaker line-up across the day so far: Roma Swords-McDonnell, commercial creative director, Merlin Entertainments Georgina White, chief customer officer, Holland & Barrett Lewis Day, customer strategy and value proposition director, Currys plc Simon Tregidgo, group strategy lead, Kingfisher plc John Vary Hon DUniv, futurologist and innovation strategist; Stretch; ex-John Lewis Partnership  Kasey Swithenbank, UK&I head of retail, LUSH Asif Aziz OBE, retail director, EE  John Abbate FBDS, Activations Programme Lead, Meanwhile On @ Westminster City Council  Henrietta Rix, CEO & co-founder, RIXO Senior leaders can attend the debate for free, register now >>> https://lnkd.in/e2Su9RTk #event #conference #debate #retail #customer #experience #consumer #freetoattend

🛒Asda kicked off the year with its worst Christmas since 2015, as well as a slew of redundancies across the business. Despite the doom and gloom, chair Allan Leighton has made some early indications of how he plans to restore the grocer to its former glory. The exec has welcomed back a host of familiar faces, such as Gemma Lightbody and David Lepley, and reintroduced the retailer's iconic Rollback price proposition from its heyday. Retail Gazette investigates whether these measures are enough to revive the supermarket's fortunes. https://lnkd.in/ex_3-ez8 #Asda #grocery