Richard Hyman2 minBlurring Black Friday Since bursting on the UK retail scene nearly a decade ago, Black Friday has been pulling December sales forward into November. Back in...
Richard Hyman1 minLockdown part two – the cost to retailWorking out the size of the hit to UK non-essential retail from lockdown is bound to be inexact. But it’s worth doing anyway....
Richard Hyman2 minChristmas cancelled?Much of non-essential retail’s 2020 profit had already been wiped out. The latest lockdown will put paid to the rest, and more. Not so...
Richard Hyman2 minMargin optimisationTesco’s recent interims showed that in the 6 months to end August 2020, its operating margin was 3.8%. At M&S’s recent trading update it...
Thought Provoking Consulting2 minA marginal ChristmasFirst Black Friday. Now the pandemic. It’s getting much harder to work out what Christmas trading will look like. History is less...
Thought Provoking Consulting2 minTurnarounds rarely areThe word turnaround is used increasingly in retail. Its increasing use is in inverse proportion to its actual incidence. In reality,...
Thought Provoking Consulting2 minInterim new normalWhatever tomorrow may bring, we know it will definitely not look like today, or yesterday. Retail is a granular business where planning...
Thought Provoking Consulting3 minDTC and private labelThe trends of DTC and private label say much about the underlying shift in retail trading economics.
Thought Provoking Consulting2 minThe price is wrongBad pricing strategy has been camouflaged by aggressive mark downs in the past. How do we manage the additional scrutiny our pricing faces?