All Analysis articles – Page 182
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Top festive foods
Food is arguably the most important part of Christmas and retailers have upped their game this year in a bid to win over festive shoppers.
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Top toy picks
This Christmas, children’s wishlists will be driven by hotly anticipated film releases and tie-ins with favourite kids’ TV shows.
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Top fashion picks
It will be a glitter-filled, metallic-laden party season this Christmas if the stylish numbers on display at retailers’ July press days are anything to go by.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How science from Cern is colliding with retail to crack big data
Cern is the birthplace of technology that has changed the face of retail and now another of its alumni hopes to usher in the next revolution.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Cashback rewards and analytics app Shopitize
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Shopitize is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisNext reports 3.5% increase in first-half sales: What the analysts say
Fashion bellwether Next beat forecasts for the first half of the year, thanks to the warm weather in July. This is what the analysts said.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Walmart steps up hold over online grocery in China
Global retail giant Walmart has inked a deal to take on full control of Yihaodian, its ecommerce grocery venture in China.
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AnalysisLessons from the legends: The most inspiring retail quotes…ever!
Be inspired by these insights from some of the retail industry greats, including Harry Selfridge, Amazon’s founder, Laura Ashley and more.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Six reasons why Argos is leading the way on mobile
After Argos became the first UK multichannel retailer to hit £1bn of m-commerce sales in a year, we explore why it is so successful on mobile.
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AnalysisRetail Week's second annual Hackathon is open for entries
The 24-hour Retail Week House of Fraser Hackathon in association with Infosys starts on September 15. We look at why businesses should enter the unique event.
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AnalysisBoohoo's Carol Kane on her plus-size 'crusade', pop-ups and Black Friday
The frenetic pace at Boohoo instilled by co-chief executive Carol Kane shows no sign of abating a year after the fashion etailer’s flotation.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Proximity marketing solutions provider Viadex Discover
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Viadex Discover is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisProfile: Marks & Spencer's new director of food Andy Adcock
After six years at Marks & Spencer, Andy Adcock has been promoted to one of the retailer’s highest profile positions.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: How will Lidl fare in its bid to conquer the US?
Lidl is poised to defy expectations and take the grocery sector by storm as parent company Schwarz Group plans to enter the US market in 2017.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Taking retail’s temperature in the second quarter
Three months on from the first of Retail Week’s quarterly sentiment analysis reports, how have views of the UK’s top retail bosses shifted?
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer: The internal candidates who might succeed Marc Bolland
M&S boss Marc Bolland does not appear to be considering exiting soon, but the departure of John Dixon has made succession a talking point.
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AnalysisTransforming Target: How Stuart Machin is revamping the Australian retailer
Australian retail, like its UK counterpart, is in the midst of radical change. But its British-born boss is undaunted by modernising Target.
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AnalysisAutomation – developing digital capabilities for retailers
Retailers aim to up their digital game in today’s rapidly evolving landscape. But is it enough? Retail Week, in partnership with Syntel, gathered a host of leading names to find out
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AnalysisB&M first-quarter performance slows: What the analysts say
B&M today reported a slowing in first-quarter sales, but plans to open 80 net new stores this financial year. Here is what the analysts say.
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AnalysisProfiles: The characters involved in the latest M&S shake up
Marks & Spencer has confirmed that company lifer John Dixon is leaving to take up an opportunity elsewhere as a CEO. He’ll be replaced as head of general merchandise by Steve Rowe, while Belinda Earl remains as style director. Here we look at the characters involved: