All Analysis articles – Page 192
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Video: Will e-ink price labels take off in the UK after Sainsbury's trial?
Sainsbury’s is testing electronic shelf-edge labels in its Old Street store some 15 months after Tesco ran a similar trial.
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AnalysisComment: Asda can be positive going into 2015 grocery 'battlefield'
Asda’s figures for the 2014 calendar year are not bad in light of the extreme voucher-heavy competition over the Christmas trading period.
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AnalysisRetail 2015 survey: Share your views on current trading conditions
Retail Week is carrying out a quarterly sentiment analysis to gauge how retail chiefs’ views on trading are shifting throughout the year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Shop Direct launches Very Exclusive site as it seeks to 'democratise' luxury
Shop Direct’s new Very Exclusive site offers consumers a host of luxury brands on credit. Retail Week speaks to chief executive Alex Baldock.
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AnalysisVideo: Cantor Fitzgerald's Mike Dennis - is John Allan the right chair for Tesco?
Cantor Fitzgerald food analyst Mike Dennis asks whether John Allan knows the grocery retail sector well enough.
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AnalysisIn the news: Tesco's newly appointed chairman John Allan profiled
Following a four-month search, Tesco’s hunt for a chairman came to an end last night as John Allan was revealed as the new man in charge.
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AnalysisJohn Allan appointed Tesco chairman: What the analysts say
Embattled supermarket giant Tesco ended its four-month hunt for a new chairman last night by appointing John Allan to the role. Here is what the analysts said.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Online scheduling platform Fynder
Start-ups in retail technology are growing fast and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Fynder is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisVideo: Consumers tell us how falling inflation affects them
The rate of CPI inflation dropped to 0.3% in January according to ONS figures, the lowest level since its records began.
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AnalysisInternational news analysis: Ikea Germany aims to expand in saturated market
Ikea has taken its next steps in the battle for supremacy in the German home furnishings market with plans to launch shops in the Ruhr.
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AnalysisOutgoing Foyles boss says company is "hungry for expansion"
Sam Husain says the company is “hungry for expansion” but the opening of new shops depend on the deals it can strike with landlords.
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AnalysisIn the news: Dunelm chief executive Will Adderley profiled
Things are looking rosy for Dunelm’s Will Adderley five months after returning to the role of chief executive at the firm founded by his parents.
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Analysis: Will 2015 be a big year for big-ticket furniture retailers?
After years of struggle during the economic downturn, there’s a sense that a big comeback is on the cards for big-ticket furniture retailers.
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AnalysisDavid Alliance: My time as a supplier to Marks & Spencer
Textiles and retail legend David Alliance’s autobiography follows his career from Iran to N Brown. In this extract he recalls his dealings with M&S.
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AnalysisDunelm profits and sales surge: What the analysts say
Dunelm has reported a pre-tax profits surge of 10.7% to £68.2m and like-for-likes growth of 6.2% for the 26 weeks to December 27.
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AnalysisSeven reasons why retailers need to support the UK textiles industry
Paul Short, chair of the N Brown Textiles Growth Programme, tells Retail Week why retailers need to support the UK textiles industry.
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AnalysisObituary: Noel Lister, founder of furniture retailer MFI, dies aged 87
Noel Lister, who co-founded the British flat-pack furniture retailer MFI in the 1960s, died at the end of January at the age of 87.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Home furnishing visualisation platform DigitalBridge
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week DigitalBridge is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco returns to growth, but has it turned the corner?
Troubled supermarket giant Tesco has returned to growth for the first time in a year as the grocery market continues its resurgence.
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AnalysisIs paperless engagement with customers the future for retailers?
As more retailers look towards mobile to interact with customers, what are the benefits of moving away from paper to digital engagement?

















