All Analysis articles – Page 106
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AnalysisSupply chain: Balancing profitability and experience
Retailers are having to rapidly re-adjust business models to keep up with the demands of the hyper-connected consumer.
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AnalysisIs Bucher’s grand plan for Debenhams paying off?
Looking at the numbers, it can’t be said to be the best first year a chief executive has ever clocked up.
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AnalysisBiotech will be the future of payments, say consumers
Fingerprint readers, eye scanners and selfie payments are the payment methods being demanded by consumers, an exclusive Retail Week survey reveals.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are retail’s next chief executives?
Retail Week speaks to headhunters and industry-watchers to determine who will be in the driving seat of Britain’s biggest retailers in the next few years.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Should retailers ditch gender labels?
John Lewis grabbed many headlines when it decided to remove the boys and girls tags from its kids clothing last month.
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AnalysisBoomerang CEOs: Leaders who returned to ex-employers
Flying Tiger Copenhagen co-owner Philip Bier is to return to the business as executive chairman, Retail Week revealed this week.
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AnalysisInfographic: Paperchase, WHSmith and Karen Millen
Words and numbers, October 20, 2017: Paperchase profits fall; WHSmith’s travel arm overtakes high street arm and Karen Millen boss talks the retailer losing its mojo.
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AnalysisThe City should give Debenhams’ Bucher breathing space
As the department store market comes under greater pressure perhaps than ever before, the job of turning around Debenhams looks more and more demanding.
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AnalysisThe Amazon way: a five-step guide for all retailers
A force to be reckoned with, Amazon has quickly set the standard for all consumer-facing businesses. So what can retailers learn from the global giant?
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AnalysisSainsbury’s job cuts shows tech's effect on workforce
Sainsbury’s is far from the only retailer seeking to streamline its business amid turbulent times, but today’s staffing overhaul attracted plenty of attention.
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AnalysisData: How long until Asos is a £4bn business?
Asos boss Nick Beighton today revealed the business’ aim to reach £4bn net sales, saying that the etailer was readying itself for that growth.
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AnalysisIkea: Building the world’s biggest furniture retailer
As Ikea celebrates 30 years in the UK, Emily Hardy visits the furniture giant’s home in Sweden to dig into its past and uncover its future.
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AnalysisInfographic: Shop Direct, DFS, Amazon and Tesco
Words and numbers, October 13, 2017: Shop Direct’s chairman on departing chief executive Alex Baldock, DFS’ full-year pre-tax profit fall, and Amazon’s bill following a European tax investigation
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AnalysisAnalysis: Preparing warehousing for Brexit Britain
Amid the uncertainty of a post-Brexit agreement, retailers and logistics providers are second-guessing how supply chains will need to adapt.
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AnalysisWHSmith: As travel revs up, will high street stall?
WHSmith’s trading updates have become somewhat infamous in retail over the past few years for their sheer predictability.
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AnalysisPersonalisation: Is data your next decision-maker?
Personalisation has become the top priority for retailers and etailers, but as Ben Cooper reports, it’s a complex business to get it right behind the scenes.
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AnalysisFew retailers see personalisation as essential
Exclusive Retail Week research reveals only 14% of UK retailers view personalisation as essential to their ongoing customer strategies.
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AnalysisPersonalisation lessons from Spotify, Netflix and Monzo
Amazon and Shop Direct have been heralded for their incorporation of personalisation into their business – but what can the retail sector learn from others?
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AnalysisGetting personal: What is possible with personalisation?
Personalisation is still at a nascent stage, but it is already boosting business for retailers including Sephora, Shop Direct and Jack Wills.
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AnalysisBig ticket: Is it boom or bust for home and furniture?
Against an uncertain backdrop, updates from ScS, Topps Tiles, DFS and Made.com have given a vital temperature check on the health of the home and furniture sectors.