All Hotel Chocolat articles – Page 8
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GalleryStore gallery: Waitrose and other stores that make the most of small space
Clever store design can mean that sometimes small spaces can be more compelling than larger ones. How is this achieved?
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OpinionComment: Creating a new model for the chocolate business
Britain is experiencing a renaissance in chocolate production and Hotel Chocolat is leading the way, says Angus Thirlwell.
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GalleryStore gallery: Retailers get the look of love for Valentine’s day
With Valentine’s day just around the corner, we look at the romantic offers from retailers in transport hubs like St Pancras and more.
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AnalysisSecrets of success: Leading retailers reveal what got them to the top
Chief executives from Waitrose, Asda and Shop Direct tell Retail Week about the people and experiences that got them where they are today.
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OpinionComment: How retail’s newcomers can challenge their larger rivals
As retailers Aldi and Hotel Chocolat have shown, smaller retailers can create challenges for large businesses by focusing on customer needs.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How food offers are transforming retail destinations
Retail destinations are being transformed by new food and beverage outlets. Retail Week asks whether food really can serve up more retail sales.
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AnalysisInfographic: Hotel Chocolat celebrates its 10th birthday
Hotel Chocolat this month celebrates its 10th anniversary, after it was founded in 2004 by Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris. Retail Week looks at what it has achieved in the last decade.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why catering has become so important for retail locations
As retailers start to invest in quality in-store catering, will restaurants cannibalise retail sales or enhance customer experience?
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Marks & Spencer, footfall and Hotel Chocolat
Retail news round-up on May 19, 2014: M&S set to record 8% dip in annual profits, UK high street footfall in April falls 0.1% despite Easter break, Hotel Chocolat unveils plans to snap up £10m worth of bonds
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AnalysisThe Easter retail market: What do retailers need to know?
Consumer spending over Easter is predicted to reach £4.36bn this year, so retailers will aim to pull in customers looking for gifts.
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OpinionComment: Why we worship the Easter egg
It is a good time to think about the strength and simplicity of your offer, and resist the urge to churn and change rather than evolve.
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AnalysisIn pictures: John Lewis opens first store in York
John Lewis has opened its first store in York today with a 92,000 sq ft ‘flexible format’ shop which features a Hotel Chocolat Cocoa Bean café.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How travel retail went from waste of time to strategically crucial
Travel retail has undergone a renaissance over the past few years that has turned airports and stations into shopping destinations. Retail Week charts how it happened.
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In pictures: Retailers battle over £1bn Valentine’s spend
Retailers are battling for a share of the Valentine’s Day market, estimated to be worth more than £1bn.
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NewsHotel Chocolat revives stake sale process
Confectionery retailer Hotel Chocolat is reviving its bid to sell a significant minority share in the £100m business this year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Hotel Chocolat, Sports Direct, Debenhams, United Carpets and eBay
Retail news round-up on January 23, 2014: Hotel Chocolat revives stake sales; Sports Direct and Debenhams set for crunch meeting today, United Carpets and Floors2Go change pricing practices after OFT probe; eBay activist investor calls for PayPal spin-off
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OpinionComment: Hotel Chocolat's Angus Thirlwell on retail authenticity
We are fortunate at Hotel Chocolat in having the world’s most seductive food as our subject matter. Chocolate plays on the emotions as well as the taste buds and that’s perhaps why we have so many ultra-committed customers.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open Hotel Chocolat cafés in store
John Lewis has revealed it is to tie-up with Hotel Chocolat to open two cocoa bar cafés in store.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales surge 18.4% boosted by Black Friday deals
John Lewis sales surged for the week to November 30 driven by Black Friday deals including iPads, TVs and PlayStation 4s.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is retail full of up-and-coming entrepreneurs?
Are new business ideas coming through in retail? Rebecca Thomson takes a look at the state of entrepreneurship and the lessons to be learned from the current crop of enterprising retailers.