All articles by Chris Brook-Carter – Page 9
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NewsVictoria’s Secret drafts in Aurora omnichannel director Ish Patel
Ish Patel, group omnichannel director at Oasis-owner Aurora, has been hired to head lingerie giant Victoria Secret’s digital business in the US.
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OpinionComment: Tough decisions will set Tesco on the right track
Tesco may have reported a fall in full-year profits this week, but chief executive Philip Clarke should be commended for taking the bold steps needed to set the grocer on the path to growth.
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OpinionComment: Hilco has work to do to get HMV back on song
Few retail failures have inspired the level of public regret that greeted HMV’s fall into administration earlier this year.
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OpinionComment: We need a clear-out of archaic retail rules
Easter this year happened to coincide with the birthday of one of my children and the long weekend allowed us to meet up with some of the extended family in London to celebrate.
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OpinionComment: Peter Marks leaves a mixed legacy at the Co-operative
The claim by Co-op chief Peter Marks that he will be leaving the business in “great shape” may raise a few eyebrows.
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OpinionComment: Budget blow for retail but door opens for rates reform
Chancellor George Osborne failed to heed the warnings of the retail industry and freeze business rates in the Budget today.
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OpinionComment: Celebrating success at The Oracle Retail Week Awards
What does success look like in 2013? It’s a question that will increasingly be asked of retailers.
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AnalysisVideo: Retail Week Live- Opening speech by editor in chief
Retail Week editor in chief Chris Brook-Carter opened Retail Week Live this morning.
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OpinionComment: Sales growth must not derail fair rates for retail campaign
The unexpected February retail sales figures sparked inevitable questions about whether we are on the verge of a sustained period of growth.
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OpinionComment: Food retailers must expect more sourcing scrutiny
This week retailers acted to begin to lay to rest the horse meat scandal. Tesco led the way by pledging to source more meat from the UK.
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OpinionComment: Horse meat has undermined trust in food retailers
From spaghetti bolog-neighs to nag-bog, no one can deny there has been a lighter side to the horse meat fiasco. But as the scandal spreads there is less to laugh at.
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OpinionComment: Department store John Lewis continues to set the pace in retail
While the latest BRC figures continue to point to a volatile and frustratingly slow recovery - like-for-like retail sales increased 1.9% year on year in January.
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Opinion
Farewell to Neville-Rolfe
This week Tesco marked the retirement of Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe from its ranks in a fittingly glamorous evening at the V&A Museum.
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Opinion
The Retail Trust Ball
Retailing remains one of the most fiercely competitive sectors in British business, but it is also bound by common values and an innate sense of togetherness.
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OpinionComment: Tesco growth shows turnaround is on track
Tesco group chief executive Philip Clarke will not view the latest grocery market share figures as evidence that efforts to turn the UK business around are complete.
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OpinionComment: UK retailers sense stability in consumer sentiment
The positive results last week from retailers including Asos, Dixons and Home Retail Group demonstrate the dangers of viewing UK retail as a single, endangered entity.
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OpinionComment: Support for HMV could keep it in the retail charts
Not since the breakdown of Woolworths has a retail administration prompted such an outpouring of public support as that which has surrounded entertainment retailer HMV.
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OpinionComment: Christmas trends point to retail’s ‘new normal’
Christmas was neither cause for celebration, nor the disaster some had feared.
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OpinionComment: The best retailers have thrived in 2012
Pictures of the shutters coming down on Comet stores for the final time this week are a fitting, but unfortunate, image with which to close out 2012.
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OpinionComment: Christmas deadlock as shoppers wait for Sales
There was a certain thrill to watching Cyber Monday break all online trading records in the UK last week.