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Tracking progress on diversity and inclusion in UK retail…
Tracking progress on diversity and inclusion in UK retail 2023, produced in partnership with BRC, measures how diverse and inclusive businesses in UK retail are. Our report draws on MBS research – which encompasses...
Going Dutch: is The Netherlands’ retail sector still a…
The movement of executive talent from country to country is a common feature of the global retail sector. Every year, we see senior executives relocate to lead businesses in new markets, and such placements are normally...
Reflections from South Africa II: Walking in the footsteps…
For a lumbering, gentle giant, Alan Browde is a man in a hurry with one mission in life: to end hunger in South Africa. Before we even begin the interview, he launches straight in, telling me that he doesn’t have a...
Reflections from South Africa part I: Delighting, differentiating, and…
The summer season of 2022/2023 in Cape Town has been a remarkable one. Post-Covid, tourists are back in droves, restaurants, beaches, hotels and stores are full, there is a vibrant atmosphere in the city and the...
Parcel deliveries: a very modern Christmas miracle
Approximately 4.2 billion parcels were delivered in the UK last year. That’s 80.2 million parcels per week, or 11.4 million per day. If my maths is correct, that equates to 132 parcels delivered each and every second!...
Desperately seeking new stores: LA’s newest grocery concept is set…
This year, for the first time since before lockdown, I went to the US to check out stores and new concepts on the West Coast, just like I used to. To be honest, it was not what I was expecting. LA, which is a city...
Tracking progress on D&I in UK retail – where…
Just over a year ago, in partnership with the BRC, we set out to hold up a mirror to UK retail and measure the true status of diversity and inclusion in the sector. This week, we are delighted to share the second...
Tracking progress on diversity and inclusion in UK retail
For a second year running The MBS Group is delighted to have partnered with the BRC to produce the report Tracking progress on diversity and inclusion in UK retail, which holds a mirror up to the retail industry and...
This is not just a Managing Director… this is…
As with all of my interviews, I like my conversations to start at the beginning. This one was a bit different though, as I have known Richard Price for over 20 years. Richard grew up in Blidworth, a village in...
Latest Retail News
LinkedIn tests new short-form video feed The professional social network business is trialing a new feature that allows users to share short TikTok-style video clips. The feature is in early stages of a pilot. Read more.
Full-year revenues decline at Lands’ End The retailer has posted fourth-quarter net revenues of $514.9m, down 2.8% compared with the prior year. For the full year, sales were down 5.3% to $1.47bn. Read more.
Morrisons celebrates strongest sales growth in three years The grocer has clocked its strongest like-for-like sales growth in three years. For the 13 weeks to 28 January, Morrisons posted a 4.6% increase in group like-for-like sales, to more than £3.9bn, up 3.9%. Read more.
JD Sports expects profits in line with guidance The sports retail giant has said that it expects full-year profits before tax and adjusted items to be in line with its reduced guided range of £915m to £935m. Thanks to weak clothing sales, fourth-quarter revenue in the UK dipped 3.2%. Read more.
Decathlon launches Blue Light Card discount for key workers Decathlon has introduced a discount for Blue Light Card holders, which gives frontline workers money off their purchases. The sports retailer is giving those who work in the NHS. Read more.
Profits soar at H&M The Swedish fashion giant has posted a huge spike in profits for the first quarter of its financial year, despite a dip in sales. For the period to the end of February, H&M generated operating profits of SEK 2,077m, up from just SEK 725,000 last year. Read more.
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