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BREAKING: JD Sports broke competition law with Leicester City price fixing

Retail Gazette

In August 2018, JD Sports agreed to stop selling Leicester City-branded clothing online for the 2018/19 season and in January 2019, agreed that it would not undercut the football club online by making the club’s merchandise exempt from its free online delivery for all orders over £70 offer. It was handed a near £1.5m

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Why sales of fine jewellery during Covid defied expectations

Inside Retail

With exciting overseas holidays and drinking and dining off the cards in the past year, some consumers are now indulging in other ways and spending their money on discretionary categories such as fine jewellery, which has seen a rise in sales during Covid. told Inside Retail. The company saw a 29 per cent increase year on year to €714.3

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Customer yeh, customer meh: Club Pret, H&M’s returns U-turn

Retail Gazette

In her new monthly column, broadcaster and consumer expert, Kate Hardcastle MBE – also know as The Customer Whisperer – highlights the retailers making moves to really help shoppers – and those that need to go back to the drawing board. Customer yeh: Club Pret – more coffee anyone?

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Is Price Matching the Right Strategy for You?

Wiser

For most, the answer will be price. The ability to compare prices, get the lowest prices, find good deals on products, and so on. The bottom line is that price is always top of mind for consumers. Then, a price match policy will give you those always-competitive prices you seek. If so, we’ll match.

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Putting an End to the $50B Overstock Problem with Advanced Analytics

Retalon

Some retailers are facing backlash over images showing piles of unsold inventory that have been burnt or destroyed. This overstock issue is not new, and retailers have tried to manage their unsold goods through donations and resellers, but there is simply too much inventory. How do retailers get into this mess?

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Q&A: Subtype GM Liam Robson on immersive stores and the future of sneakers

Inside Retail

Premium sneaker and streetwear retailer Subtype is about to open its fifth store in Brisbane. Here, we speak with general manager Liam Robson about designing the brand’s high-end shops and expanding beyond the Australian and New Zealand markets. . Inside Retail : How would you describe the Subtype brand?

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Proudly made in China: How Chinese consumers are reclaiming domestic brands

Inside Retail

As the quality of living and workers’ wages reached new heights, Western brands spotted a golden opportunity and raced to set up shop in the East to reach China’s 1 billion consumers (and counting). Still, many Chinese citizens were unable to afford – or unwilling to pay full retail prices – for foreign-branded items.

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