All Analysis articles – Page 159
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail Week Live headliners include Ted Baker, Tesco and more
From tumultuous turnarounds to political hotshots, here are five of the headline speakers at Retail Week Live you can’t afford to miss.
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AnalysisReview of the Year: The most memorable retail quotes of 2015
Retail is full of colourful characters weighing in on developments in the sector – here’s a list of our top quotes this year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Star Wars merchandise hits the retail shelves with full force
As Star Wars’ latest instalment hits screens across the UK, we take a look at what retailers are doing to cash in on the sci-fi saga.
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AnalysisReview of the Year: Store openings, closures and tie-ups in 2015
From new shopping centres to some intriguing shop-in-shop tie-ups, 2015 showed how bricks-and-mortar retailing continues to evolve.
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AnalysisReview of the Year: Retail technology and ecommerce trends
In a year of personalisation, mobile payment and drones, we look back at some of the biggest innovations in retail technology in 2015.
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AnalysisStart-up of the Week: International ecommerce payment platform Global-e
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Global-e is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisReview of the Year: The mergers and acquisitions of 2015
If 2014 was the year of the IPO, then 2015 may well have been the year of mergers and acquisitions as several retailers shifted ownership.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will the slipper fit for Kurt Geiger's third buyer in five years?
Private equity group Cinven has struck a £245m deal to acquire footwear retailer Kurt Geiger, making it the third owner in five years.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Confidence among retailers returns in fourth quarter
In the final instalment of Retail Week’s quarterly analysis reports, we uncover how the mood has changed among the UK’s top retail bosses
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers pin hopes on late Christmas spending spree
Retailers are set for a late December sales rush with “pent up spending power” poised to help them bounce back from a sluggish November.
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AnalysisPeople moves: End of an era at McColl’s and all the moves in November
James Lancaster to step aside at McColl’s, Pets at Home’s Phil Hackney leaves for Shop Direct and Tim Bettley joins The Original Factory Shop.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The fulfilment challenge as Black Friday moves online
As Black Friday shifts online, retailers are feeling the pressure and looking to more efficient and creative ways to deliver products.
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AnalysisAnalysis: November Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
Retail sales fell 0.4% on a like-for-like basis as Black Friday promotions failed to bring an expected boost to sluggish November spending.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Customer communications application Gnatta
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Gnatta is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Kroger’s quality drive sees momentum maintained
Addressing Kroger’s investors’ conference in October, its finance boss emphasised the grocer’s focus on ensuring the worth of its proposition.
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AnalysisOpinion: Multichannel retailers need to play the specialists at their own game
Investors seem to believe the advantages of growth, and ability to convert that growth into profit, lie with monochannel retailers.
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AnalysisHow to maximise the value of retailer apps
New research from Retail Week explores what consumers expect from apps and how retailers can leverage the channel.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Footfall and analytics software Hoxton Analytics
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Hoxton Analytics is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisTopps Tiles full-year sales and profits grow: What the analysts say
Topps Tiles has reported a rise in full-year sales and profits as it captured one third of the tile market. This is what the analysts said.
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AnalysisTwitter debate: How Black Friday has evolved this year
Retail heavyweights discussed the merits of Black Friday, how it could impact Christmas trading and online sales versus footfall.