Retail, Digital & Consumer | Ex @notonthehighst, @johnlewisretail | Leader @Orch_ofthe_City | @columbia_biz MBA, @NewtonprogramVC
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6 Sep 2022
What do you think of the new @JohnLewisRetail strapline? Read my thoughts (and see some pics of in store execution) here 👇
theretailbulletin.com/food-a…
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Rebecca Saunders retweeted
Jun 11
wood installation at the right angle with the electrical socket holder
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25 Nov 2023
Anyone spending £250 on an advent calendar this year?
I shared my thoughts on advent calendars with @_aoifemorgan at @retailgazette 👇
24 Nov 2023
Weekend read: Have we reached peak Christmas advent calendar? 🤍
retailgazette.co.uk/blog/202…
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9 May 2023
We're recruiting new trustees. Find out from our current Vice-Chair @RetailDetail what it's like being a Board member for OL and how the Board supports our work
#OLTeaBreak #trustee #WomenonBoards
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15 Mar 2023
John Lewis appoints CEO to "supercharge transformation" 👀
johnlewispartnership.media/n…
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2 Mar 2023
I'm speaking next week about the future of department stores at #pblondon run by @pro_beauty. Let me know if you're going!
2 Mar 2023
During this period of growth in e-commerce and focus on D2C strategies, is there still value in department stores and retailers? Connect with Rebecca Saunders at International Manufacturers & Distributors Forum 2023 to find out: bddy.me/3YighBs #AMon #IMF2023 #Retail
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17 Feb 2023
Yes, this 💯
16 Feb 2023
How much money would be saved (or made) if for one week out of every year, every executive for brands with stores were required to work as a frontline retail employee?
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20 Jan 2023
At least there's a winner. After the one-two blows of Pandemic/CoL crisis, it's...health & beauty, followed possibly by clothing & footwear, boosted by the cold snap. Online is giving up nearly all its Pandemic gains. The recessionary "lipstick effect" appears to be the victor.
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17 Jan 2023
Interesting move... Hush using and promoting John Lewis / Waitrose distribution via its own site and email 👇
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17 Jan 2023
"Every industry hits rock bottom eventually... the high street has reached that point" 👇
17 Jan 2023
🇬🇧 M&S is leading Britain’s high street revival as online retailers careen into crisis bit.ly/3ZJaGpZ
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More retailers are charging customers to return holiday items this year. Sometimes they're even refunding the purchase price without asking for the item back. The message: You might not want the gift, but we don't either. trib.al/tDPGdz6
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Rebecca Saunders retweeted
5 Jan 2023
Only 5 days into 2023 and we've had massive Amazon layoffs, a bankruptcy warning from Bed Bath & Beyond (though has been brewing for ages), 20% of staff laid off at Stitch Fix, Walgreens posting a $3.7bn quarterly loss, Victoria's Secret CEO exiting, Macy's announcing closures!
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19 Dec 2022
Such a significant drop in high street footfall - and with continuing train disruption this week and Royal Mail strike impact, even if consumers want to spend it's increasingly hard for them to do so before Christmas 👇
19 Dec 2022
Strikes and cold weather hit retail footfall last week. Down 0.9% year on year - down 10 .2% on high streets- and down 20.1% vs 2019, traffic monitor Springboard reports.
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19 Dec 2022
Agree with your analysis here @DeMelloRetail 👇
19 Dec 2022
My views on @Etsy given cost of living increases - and my longer term prognosis for the business - in this @BBCNews article here: cutt.ly/h0OeQKT. Etsy need to focus back on their core (unique) business mode & international, and in doing so should continue to succeed.
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Rebecca Saunders retweeted
16 Dec 2022
Interesting to look at today's UK retail sales & which channel shift to online has stuck, vs which was transitory. Apparel now back at pre-CV19 trend, household goods still a bit above, but reverting to trend. Food is the area where behavioural shift has held (up 2.5ppt on trend)
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14 Dec 2022
New job alert - after many years in independent consultant, I'm excited to have joined the Consumer & Retail Group at @alvarezmarsal: linkedin.com/posts/rebecca-s…
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9 Nov 2022
🇬🇧 Next snaps up collapsed online furniture retailer Made.com for £3.5m bit.ly/3NRmFMH
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9 Nov 2022
Great to see more focus on value-add in VC👇
To compete in a market where good deals are competitive to get into, venture capital firms are bringing in expert talent in the form of venture partners. sifted.eu/articles/vc-funds-…
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25 Oct 2022
No doubt, retail is a particularly tough industry right now.
25 Oct 2022
Made.com was valued at £775m when it floated on the London Stock Exchange in June last year.
16 months on, its market cap has just plunged below £4m and it is on the brink of administration.
Retail. Bloody hell.
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25 Oct 2022
It's 13 months since I gave @RishiSunak a hand massage at #BritishBeautyWeek run by @bbeautycouncil.
The message with the massage was about the value of UK beauty (c.£30bn) and the post-lockdown challenges the sector faced.
Fun fact: Rishi *had* used a jade roller before 😉
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