All Analysis articles – Page 232
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AnalysisAnalysis: Marks &Spencer technology boss Darrell Stein on the retailer's evolution
Marks & Spencer is taking greater control of its IT systems and development to become more agile.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Morrisons online grocery service mystery-shopped by Retail Week
Morrisons today launched its much vaunted online grocery delivery service with the first orders distributed in the Midlands. Retail Week tested out the service.
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AnalysisCampaign of the Week: Sainsbury's provides timely inspiration for shoppers on a budget
Sainsbury’s is aiming to appeal to cash-strapped consumers with a new campaign that provides ideas on how to make the grocery shop go further in the frugal month of January.
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AnalysisWebsite review: Brantano Vs Toys R Us
Paul Green, ecommerce business development manager at Summit, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail’s ambassador for women in the boardroom
What is needed to increase the number of women in senior retail positions? Matthew Valentine speaks to New Look’s head of
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where did Morrisons go wrong at Christmas?
Morrisons today surprised the City with an early trading update which warned on profits and reported plunging Christmas sales. Retail Week examines what caused the slump.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer third quarter update: What the analysts say
Marks & Spencer today revealed struggling general merchandise sales pulled down its third quarter performance which it blamed on a warm October and pre-Christmas disocunting. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts say.
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AnalysisMorrisons' Christmas trading: What the analysts say
Morrisons today brought forward its planned Christmas trading update to inform the City of its 5.6% fall in like-for-like sales over Christmas. Retail Week rounds up the reaction.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Walmart plans to make Sam’s Club its Chinese star
Walmart’s track record in China has been mixed - rapid expansion of Supercenters has been followed by retrenchment and reappraisal.
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AnalysisSainsbury's Justin King: 'The toughest Christmas trading environment in my 30 years of retail'
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has said the overall food market in the third quarter will be flat or in slight decline – the first time this has happened in his 30 years of retailing.
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AnalysisSainsbury’s third quarter: What the analysts say
Sainsbury’s today reported a 0.2% rise in like-for-like sales in the third quarter as the retailer experienced a flood of late shoppers. The City praised the performance against a tough market.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Dutch value retailer Hema
As Dutch retailer Hema reveals plans to enter the UK market, Retail Week lifts the lid on the value chain.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Debenhams, what went wrong at Christmas?
The scale of the department store group’s December profit warning came as a shock. Tiffany Holland looks at why it failed to wrap up festive sales.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Nigerian etailer Jumia aims to mimic Amazon's success
Launched in Nigeria in 2012, ecommerce startup Jumia aims to mimic Amazon’s success by delivering a wide range of items, from toys to generators, across Africa.
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AnalysisIn the news: Incoming Conviviality Retail chairman David Adams profiled
David Adams could be forgiven for shunning any thoughts of a dry January given his appointment this week as chairman of Conviviality Retail, owner of cut price off-licence chain Bargain Booze.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 13 retail predictions for 2014
What can retail expect from 2014? Rebecca Thomson takes a look at what the industry will be doing – and talking about – this year, as well as the key trends
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AnalysisAt a glance: The O2 Arena’s proposed luxury retail development
Land Securities has entered discussions with the owners of the 02 Arena in London to open a luxury designer outlet at the venue. Retail Week takes a look at the proposals.
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Walmart's fox meat scandal: What do retailers need to know?
Walmart has recalled a donkey meat product in China after discovering it contained fox DNA. Retail Week takes a look at the issue and its implications.
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AnalysisNext's Christmas trading: What the analysts say
Next has raised its profit forecasts after enjoying a bumper Christmas period driven as like-for-like sales rose 11.9% between November 1 and December 24. The City reacted positively.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: A new approach to retail for Verizon in the US
The recently opened Verizon flagship in the Mall of America, Minneapolis, signals a new approach to retail for the US telecommunications company.