Year: 2022

December is typically a busy month for the retail sector, with the festive season boosting footfall, new stores and discounts across the UK.

However, the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, rail strikes, postal strikes, and snowy weather presented challenges for both businesses and consumers this month.

Despite challenges, it has been predicted that around £9.21 billion worth of purchases will be made by 103.6 million shoppers during the week before Christmas.

TheIndustry.fashion has curated a list of the all the retail stores that have opened this month, as well as a number of partnerships from brands including ASOS, Inditex and Scotch & Soda.

Store openings

Marks & Spencer to open at Liverpool ONE

Marks & Spencer announced the opening of a new store at Liverpool ONE in mid-2023. The retailer is relocating from Church Street to create a new 100,000 sq ft store across two floors of the former Debenhams store

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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has some helpful tips for consumers to avoid potential scams while gearing up for the holiday shopping season.

“It certainly can be the most wonderful time of the year,” Yost said, “but a scam or a bad shopping experience has a way of quickly dampening the holiday spirit, bringing out the Grinch in us. Don’t let it happen to you.”

The Attorney General’s Office recommends that consumers:

• Research sellers carefully. Search for complaints filed with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and the Better Business Bureau. Also look up online customer reviews about the seller.

• Beware of scams. Watch for phony coupons. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Be wary if someone asks you to pay using gift cards or wire transfers; both are commonly requested by scam artists.

• Check return policies. In Ohio,

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Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is reminding Arizonans to watch out for possible scams while shopping this holiday season.

“Scammers also see the holidays as a wonderful time of the year and you never want to be on their list,” Brnovich said.

“Make responsible purchases and maintain the joy of the season.” He offers the following tips:

Do your research

•Use a business/retailer that you know or trust.

•Beware of unsolicited texts or emails that appear to be from a legitimate business but want you to click a link. Visit a website directly on your own and never from a link you have received.

•Always use trusted websites with reliable track records.

•Before making a purchase based on a social media ad or post, look into the company. Use a search engine to visit the company’s actual website or to search the company’s name with “scam,” “complaint,” or “review”

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2022 has seen a lot of change in the fashion and retail industry, with several high profile businesses opening new retail locations, incorporating new technology, and refurbishing stores.

As we approach 2023, TheIndustry.fashion has curated a list of the top ten important updates and openings from the past year. Each headline directs to further information on the appointment.

2022 // Battersea Power Station

Battersea Power Station

Battersea Power Station opens to the public

Nearly 40 years after the London icon turned its lights off, Battersea Power Station reopened in October, opening to the public for the first time. Visitors are free to explore the restored landmark and enjoy the first of its unique shops, bars, restaurants and leisure venues.

Electric Boulevard, a new pedestrianised high street, running between Gehry Partners’ Prospect Place to the Zone 1 London Underground Station, also opened.

One notable store opening was Zara’s new flagship store. The tech-driven store, which at

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RALEIGH, NC – The 2022 holiday shopping season promises to be an unpredictable one.

High inflation rates and increased prices of consumer goods are already throwing a wrench into holiday shopping. Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina (BBB) offers tips for consumers on how they can shop for the must-have holiday gifts, while keeping their personal information and finances safe.

Electronics, toys, and other products will be (or already are) in short supply, and retailers are struggling to staff up as the shopping season nears. Product shortages and increased online shopping are likely to result in even more online purchase scams this year. These scams accounted for nearly 40% of all scams reported to BBB Scam Tracker in 2021, according to the 2021 BBB Scam

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Fashion retail has been tested beyond reasonable limits in 2023. A cost of living crisis, supply chain strife, rising costs, war, strikes and extreme weather have wreaked havoc on a market that was still reeling from a global pandemic that forced lengthy store closures and fundamentally changed the way people lived and worked (and therefore the way they shopped and dressed).

A number of big names disappeared from our high street altogether during the pandemic but the fall-out provided plenty of opportunity for the more financially and operationally stable businesses in the market. After a flurry of M&A activity in 2021, 2022 proved equally as interesting and already the seeds have been sown for more high profile deals in 2023.

Below we round up for some of the most significant moves of the past 12 months (most of them involved Frasers Group!) and take a look ahead at what we

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“The holiday season is right around the corner and shoppers are crowding stores and shopping online for the latest gadgets and to find the best deals,” said Sheriff Joey Lemons of Stokes County.

Shoppers also need to consider their safety when shopping in person and online. According to Lemons, “This time of year attracts more shopping-related criminal activity because of the larger crowds and the extended store hours. These factors, and the usual distraction of shopping, create a more favorable environment for petty thieves and other offenders.”

The sheriff reminds all Stokes County residents to follow several safety tips for both in-person and online shopping.

In-person shopping safety:

• A single shopper is the best target for theft. Always shop with a friend or relative.

• When going shopping, tell someone where you are going and what time to expect you to return. Also, make sure they know what you

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2022 has seen a lot of change in the fashion and retail industry, with several high profile businesses changing leaders, appointing new executives, and launching new strategies.

As we approach 2023, TheIndustry.fashion has curated a list of the most important appointments from the past year. Each headline directs to further information on the appointment.

Matchesfashion appoints former ASOS chief Nick Beighton as CEO

In July 2022, the luxury online fashion destination named former ASOS CEO Nick Beighton has its new CEO. Beighton took over from Paolo de Cesare, the former Printemps Group president who was appointed CEO 10 months prior.

Talking about his appointment, Beighton said: “Using technology, product, logistics and culture, I have helped disrupt existing consumer patterns and galvanise change in organisations and I hope to bring these skills to my new role.”

Joe Browns appoints ex-JD Sports COO Peter Alecock as CEO

Yorkshire-based fashion and homeware retailer

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Despite the continued increase in online shopping, stores will be filled with folks seeking stocking stuffers and those must-haves for under the Christmas tree. In the hurried and harried pace, however, shoppers need to keep wise not only to their spending but also to their surroundings.

Chatham County Police Capt. Nicholas Ojanovac suggests these safety tips:

  • Park as close to the store as possible.
  • Double check that you’ve locked your vehicle.
  • Don’t leave packages in plain view.
  • Carry your purse close to your body.
  • Don’t leave your purse in the shopping cart.

“There’s instances of people walking up while you’re bent over into your trunk, distracting them by removing your purse from the cart without you even knowing,” said Ojanovac.

A Tybee Island Christmas ornament created by local artist Carolyn Spritz. Spritz sells her items in shops such as the Tybee Cottage Art Gallery and Capital Bee on Broughton Street.

Over the past three years during the holiday shopping season from Nov. 1 through Jan. 1, CCPD respondents to 111 shoplifting cases — 29 of them from this year, thus

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