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Early spending and creative refreshes key to Black Friday advertising success, says Lebesgue

Peak
29 Oct 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
Brands can offset rising peak-season advertising costs through earlier campaign planning, stronger creative execution and closer channel alignment.
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“Smoke and mirrors”: retail reacts to the Autumn Budget

Industry
29 Oct 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
As the dust begins to settle on yesterday’s Budget, there has been a mixed reaction to it from across the business sphere.
Budget Ecommerce retail

Autumn Budget review: Business rates relief is welcome, but will it save Britain’s struggling high streets?

Industry
28 Oct 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
As anticipated, Chancellor John Healey put forward a raft of packages designed to breathe life back into Britain’s struggling high streets in the Autumn...
Autumn Budget growth high street retail

GUEST COMMENT Proving that retail media sales are truly incremental

Guest Comment
28 Oct 2026
by Juan Baron
Juan Baron, head of international and global accounts at Decentriq, explores one of the key challenges in retail media - how to prove incrementality.
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Poundland faces growing insolvency risk as major shareholder rejects solvent rescue proposal

Industry
27 Oct 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
Poundland is reportedly facing a growing risk of insolvency after its major shareholder declined to back a solvent takeover proposal.
debt high street insolvency

Retailers warn of price rises if Autumn Budget fails to deliver

Industry
27 Oct 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
Act now, or prices will keep on rising. That’s the message from the BRC to Chancellor John Healey.
Autumn Budget retail

Online retailers not ready for Black Friday, expert warns

Peak
27 Oct 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
Online retailers could miss out on sales this Black Friday if they’re not optimised for AI, an ecommerce expert has warned.
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Supreme Court clears path for Tesco equal pay claim worth up to £4bn

People
26 Oct 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
The Supreme Court has blocked Tesco’s final attempt at appealing a critical procedural ruling in a multi-billion-pound court battle over equal pay
equal pay gender pay gap People staff

The vulnerability beneath the checkout: why the PHP scare was a wake-up call for retail

AI
23 Oct 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
Following the cyberattacks on ASOS, Whistles & Hobbs and Intermarché, another major cybersecurity story emerged this week.
cyber attack Ecommerce security Technology

Online retail sales volumes fell in September as retailers brace for a muted Black Friday

Industry
23 Oct 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
Retail sales volumes declined 0.4% in September, but grew by 0.7% for Q3 2026, according to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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