All Electricals articles – Page 50
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AnalysisJohn Lewis identifies 'master shopper' as customers embrace multichannel
John Lewis has declared 2015 the year of the ‘master shopper’ – a consumer who is confident to combine multiple channels to optimise their experience.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury's and Marks and Spencer
Retail news round-up on October 15, 2015: Sainsbury’s ends mobile phone service deal with Vodafone and M&S launches new loyalty scheme.
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VideoWatch: EE retail director on new store formats and the connected consumer
EE’s latest store format has opened in London. Retail Week visited and spoke to retail director Deirdre Burns about the design of the shop.
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AnalysisAugust bank holiday drives fastest retail sales growth since January 2014
September’s like-for-likes have risen at the fastest rate since January 2014 owing to the inclusion of the late bank holiday in the month’s figures.
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AnalysisInfographic: John Lewis fashion sales rise drives weekly performance
Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 3.4% to £80.2m last week in “unseasonably mild” weather.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will rivals respond to Argos's same-day delivery offensive?
Argos has launched a same-day delivery service that is taking the fight to its retail rivals in the hotly contested battleground of fulfilment.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BRC retail sales, Tesco and Dixons Carphone
Retail news round-up on October 7, 2015: Shop prices fall, Tesco’s ‘secret talks’ with SFO and Dixons Carphone names boss of consultancy business.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Ocado, Apple and Net-a-Porter
Retail news round-up on October 6, 2015: Ocado on a hiring spree, Apple buys tech start-up Perceptio and Alison Loehnis named Net-a-Porter president.
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AnalysisNeed to know: The new 5p charge on single-use plastic bags
From next Monday, large retailers in England must charge at least 5p for single-use plastic bags, under new Government rules.
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AnalysisFrench entertainment retailer Fnac bids to acquire rival Darty
French entertainment and electricals retailer Fnac has approached the board of electricals specialist Darty about acquiring its rival.
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AnalysisRetail Diary: Maplin's Drone Academy and Retail Week's caption competition
Electricals retailer Maplin launches a Drone Academy, a Morrisons shopper puts the final kale in his diet coffin and enter our caption competition.
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AnalysisInfographic: John Lewis weekly sale rise on demand for cold weather clothing
Sales at department store business John Lewis rose 6% last week to £78.7m as clothing performance benefited from autumn’s arrival.
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AnalysisStansted Airport signs up Oasis, Superdry and Hema to £80m refurb
Stansted Airport has signed up retailers including Oasis, Superdry and Hema to its £80m refurbishment of the international departure lounge.
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AnalysisIn pictures: First look inside the new Grand Central Birmingham
Grand Central Birmingham will open its doors tomorrow and centre bosses have unveiled these images ahead of the eagerly-awaited launch.
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AnalysisAo and Boohoo investors must back the management as much as the strategy
The two high-profile etailer flotations of last year, each of which subsequently disappointed, may be showing signs of getting back on track.
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AnalysisAo.com poised to report 30% sales surge during its second quarter
Ao is poised to report a 20% increase in UK revenues during its current quarter of trading after sales from the Ao.com site rocketed more than 30%.
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Infographic: John Lewis sales jump 5% as weather drives fashion performance
John Lewis sales jumped 5% to £75.77m last week as colder weather drove sales of its winter fashion lines and premium bedding.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on ONS retail sales and Amazon
Retail news round-up on September 18, 2015: August retail sales up just 0.2% and Amazon unveils $50 Fire tablet and upgraded Fire TV.
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NewsDyson to open Apple-style standalone store on Oxford Street
Technology giant Dyson is poised to open a store on London’s Oxford Street before the end of the year, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsTech & Ecomm: Maplin video chat to bring in-store experience into homes
Maplin is launching video chats hosted by store staff with specialist knowledge that aim to bring the store experience to customers’ homes.