All articles by Joanna Perry – Page 4
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AnalysisMULTICHANNEL NOW
The definitive guide to the multichannel strategies of the largest UK retailers.
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AnalysisEtail receives the recognition it deserves
Ecommerce has undoubtedly emerged as a driving force behind not just the retail industry, but the economy as a whole.
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NewsDirectors stand down in New Look shake-up
New Look finance director Patrick Burrows and group business change director Adrian Thompson have left the value fashion retailer.
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Opinion
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Retailers should be just as proud of a well-executed copycat idea as a truly innovative one, heard the delegates at this week’s Internet Retailing conference.
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AnalysisUS expansion
The US market is experiencing a flurry of activity from UK retailers, but what makes this current crop of American adventurers different?
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OpinionPanic buying
Retailers may not like the power the banks hold over them, but Barclaycard’s outage at the weekend shows how crucial payment services are.
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AnalysisSustainability: The Start line
Retailers taking part in a sustainability summit say there are many areas where they should work together rather than compete. Joanna Perry reports
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OpinionAmazon alert
Amazon has launched the beta version of its ‘Kindle for the Web’ tool this week, allowing customers to try e-books before they buy, and showing the true power of the web.
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AnalysisTransport optimisation: On the right track
Retailers rely on technology to minimise delivery distances, whether they run their own fleets or not, finds Joanna Perry
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AnalysisComing from all directions
The supply chain is one area of any retailer’s business that has had to rise to the challenge of improving its efficiency during the recession.
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OpinionHow much attention should you pay to mobile?
The ICM consumer poll in the latest issue of Retail Week shows that mobile commerce is still in its infancy, yet the acceleration of retail could see it reach maturity much more quickly than the internet.
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AnalysisThe Asda family tree
In the past 20 years, Asda has proved to be a finishing school for many of the retail industry’s highest flyers. Here Retail Week maps the connections, and the faces, that go to make up the family tree
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OpinionSwiss watch (and learn)
While demonstration labs will never replace real-life trials, they can open retailers’ minds and get their technology suppliers thinking.
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AnalysisRetail technology roundtable: Spend and save
Despite their budgets remaining depressed, the IT directors who joined Retail Week and BT Expedite to discuss their plans were upbeat on what can be achieved, found Joanna Perry
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OpinionI Like.com
Want to know what Google might come up with next to help consumers research products online? Well take a look at its latest purchase, visual search start-up Like.com.
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OpinionFive and a half minute limit
It’s no surprise to hear that shoppers don’t enjoy queues, but the question is what are retailers prepared to do about it?
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AnalysisVirtual research
Next has used social media not just as a marketing tool, but also as a way to provide feedback on whether it is using channels such as Facebook as effectively as possible, finds Joanna Perry
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AnalysisSinging marketing’s praises
The four articles in this supplement show just some of the ways retailers have varied their use of marketing channels and tools to make their investment work harder.
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OpinionIndian take-aways
The Prime Minister has taken a delegation out to India to show off our businesses and culture; but when it comes to retail and technology the ideas flow won’t be all one way.
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AnalysisKingfisher trades its brightest ideas
The international retail group tried something different at its June conference to promote the exchange of ideas.