All Apple articles – Page 20
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: The stores that transformed the retail landscape
The past 25 years brought constant innovation of stores. John Ryan looks at some of the most groundbreaking formats during the period.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: 25 moments that defined retail
We take a look at some of the landmark moments in retail over the last quarter-century. Do you remember when..?
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AnalysisThe Australian retail market: What do retailers need to know?
River Island is following fashion retail rivals and attempting to turn a profit Down Under.
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NewsTrinity Leeds beats footfall target with 2.7 million visitors in first month
Trinity Leeds, the UK’s only major shopping centre to open this year, has attracted 2.7 million shoppers in its first month of business.
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NewsJC Penney boss ousted and replaced by predecessor as turnaround backfires
JC Penney’s chief executive, former Apple Retail boss Ron Johnson, has been ousted and replaced by his predecessor at the US department store.
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GalleryIn pictures: Trinity Leeds shopping centre opens for business
Trinity Leeds, the only major UK shopping centre to launch this year, has opened for business this morning in Leeds city centre.
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AnalysisAnalysis: There’s more than one way to keep the tills ringing
Tesco turned up the pressure on price again this week with its Price Promise scheme. But price isn’t everything.
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AnalysisVideo: Apple was a learning curve, says John Browett
John Browett, chief executive of Monsoon Accessorize, said his time at Apple was a huge learning curve in his career, speaking at Retail Week Live.
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OpinionComment: Retailers - have you hired a head of mobile yet?
Apple’s share price has taken a hammering, and the company’s co-founder Steve Wozniak suggested it might be losing its “cool” status.
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NewsGlobal star Sir Elton John sings his support for collapsed HMV chain
HMV has been backed by one of music’s biggest stars, Sir Elton John, as it emerged he plans to perform at one of the chain’s stores.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What will the music stores of the future look like?
When HMV fell into administration, the future of record stores on many British high streets was thrown into question. How can retailers adapt to today’s entertainment consumers?
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Apple loses market value after weak Christmas
Apple lost more than $50bn (£31.8bn) of its market value last week after shares slumped 12% because of weaker-than-expected iPhone sales at Christmas, reinforcing fears that the retailer and technology giant is losing its dominance in smartphones.Apple posted first-quarter group revenue of $54.5bn (£34.66bn), compared with $46.3bn (£29.44bn) in the ...
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NewsAmazon's popularity hit after tax avoidance accusations
Etail giant Amazon’s popularity has fallen after being accused of avoiding paying millions of pounds in tax.
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Apple launches eBay store
Consumer electronics specialist Apple has launched a store selling refurbished devices on eBay.The trial has been kept under wraps and has not been publicised by the retailer. The products are sold for the same price as equivalent items in Apple’s refurbished store on Apple.com.While Apple charges a sales tax in ...
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AnalysisBlack Friday: What do retailers need to know?
Retailers are offering more Black Friday deals than ever before. Retail Week takes a look at how UK retailers are taking advantage of the US shopping frenzy.
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OpinionComment: Retail remains an ever-changing sector
It doesn’t seem that long ago that management consultants and business schools were kept busy churning out reports with titles such as ‘How to compete against Walmart’.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Fnac tie-up with iTunes would be sign of the times
French entertainment retailer Fnac is to stop offering MP3 music downloads through its Fnac.com website and will instead sell via Apple’s iTunes platform, it has been reported.
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OpinionComment: Retailers must change to master multichannel
Multichannel retailing has been in the spotlight this week. The glare fell most prominently on Apple following news it has parted company with its retail boss John Browett.
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NewsInfographic: The electricals market
As Comet prepares to appoint administrators, Retail Week takes a look at the electricals market.
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OpinionComment: Investors care about profit, not tattoos
For many retail leaders it is an article of faith to demonstrate that they hold their store staff in high esteem, and results presentations typically pay tribute to the efforts made on the shopfloor.