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Forward Features 2018
January LOOKING AHEAD
• What can retailers expect in 2018?
• General predictions on trends
• What issues might dominate retail news? (incl. pensions deficit, Sports Direct, Tesco-Booker, P&H, Hammerson-Intu, Steinhoff crash, etc)
• Any trends or issues from last year expected to continue in 2018?
o Deadline for quotes: Friday, January 19 o Story to be published w/c January 23
February ONGOING IMPACT OF BREXIT
• Will retail finally have the chance to recover from the post-Brexit slump this year?
• Does 2017’s dwindling high street footfall & retail sales figures have a chance at recovery?
• What is the state of inflation and what is the outlook like for retail shop prices?
• Will the sectors that did fairly well last year – eg luxury retail and shopping centre – have reasons to feel nervous in 2018?
o Deadline for quotes: Friday, February 16 o Story to be published w/c February 19
March GDPR / DATA PROTECTION
• An explainer of GDPR in retail in the context of Brexit and the EU
• What does this mean for UK retail?
• What do legal precedents like the Morrisons data breach case in December 2017 mean for UK retail
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o Deadline for quotes: Friday, March 16 o Story to be published w/c March 19
April BUSINESS RATES & PROPERTY
• Will the switch to CPI make any difference at all?
• An overview of how the revised business rates impact retail properties around the whole country
• Which retailers are the winners in the switch to CPI? Which ones are the losers?
o Deadline for quotes: Friday, April 20 o Story to be published w/c April 23
May GLOBAL ECONOMY
• A look at global retail markets and their potential impact on the UK
• With the UK’s retail market expected to shrink in 2018, where in the world will boom?
• What can a post-Brexit UK learn from the international markets which are booming?
o Deadline for quotes: Friday, May 18 o Story to be published w/c May 21
June PENSION BLACK HOLES
• What the hell is happening to our pensions?
• An explainer of why retailers have growing pensions deficits
• Are retailers learning from the mistakes of BHS and Palmer & Harvey?
o Deadline for quotes: Friday, June 25 o Story to be published w/c June 18
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July RISE OF “BRICKS AND CLICKS”
• Overview of online-only retailers branching out to bricks-and-mortar
• Is this the future of retail? What are the risks and why now in this volatile economic environment?
• Case studies: Missguided, Joe Browns, Whole Foods/Amazon
o Deadline for quotes: Friday, July 20 o Story to be published w/c July 23
August ROBOTS & AUTOMATION
• A look at the rise of automation in retail
• Will robots take your job?
• What impact will this have on employment in the sector?
o Deadline for quotes: Friday, August 17 o Story to be published w/c August 20
September CIRCULAR ECONOMY
• Is a full circular economy possible?
• How far do we have to go?
• A look at retailers leading the way
o Deadline for quotes: Friday, September 21 o Story to be published w/c September 24
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October BLACK FRIDAY (FEAT. SINGLES DAY)
• Black Friday 2017 failed to impress in terms of high street sales – will 2018 be another “bleak” Friday?
• Looking at the successes of Chinese retailers on Singles Day, what can UK retailers learn for Black Friday?
• Do extended discount periods leading up and after Black Friday make any difference? Why/why not?
o Deadline for quotes: Friday, October 26 o Story to be published w/c October 29
November CHRISTMAS ADVERTS
• An overview of the 2018 adverts from UK retailers
• Which retailers stood out and why?
• Does investing millions in TV adverts boost Christmas sales? What about retailers that don’t have TV ads?
o Deadline for quotes: Friday, November 30 o Story to be published w/c December 3
December THE YEAR THAT WAS
• A look at the key themes, issues and news stories that dominated UK retail in 2018
• Why did they dominate the news cycle?
• What effects – if any – did they have on UK retail?
o Deadline for quotes: Friday, December 14 o Story to be published w/c December 17
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NOTES: • The Retail Gazette is an online-only publication. However, deadlines are strict and non-negotiable.
• Submissions of quotes are open to anyone. Those that come from actual retailers are prioritised.
• Submissions must be in the form of quotes and must relate to the topic of that respective month. Strict maximum of 350 words.
• Due to the nature of retail’s fast-paced news cycle, Retail Gazette will only consider submissions from the 1st day of each month and onwards.
• Submissions sent earlier than the 1st day of each month or anything else in advance will not be considered.
• Commentary bylines and opinion pieces are welcome, as long as the author is from an actual retailer, or a shopping centre, a retail lobby group/business chamber (eg: the BRC), and a retail academic associated with a university. Word count: 600-800.
• Commentary bylines or opinion pieces written by a supplier, consultant, lawyer or any other business that work with retailers, will only be considered for publication if it’s part of a wider marketing campaign with the Retail Gazette.
• Case studies are welcome, but they must relate to the topic of the month and they must pertain retailers. Case studies will be considered as part of a feature, not in their own right.
• Case studies in their own right, ie: in the form of an essay or byline, will only be considered for publication if it’s part of a wider marketing campaign with the Retail Gazette.
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EDITORIAL ENQUIRES P Elias Jahshan T 0208 222 0503 E [email protected] W www.retailgazette.co.uk A 4 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PG
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