All articles by Laura Heywood – Page 3
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top 10 fastest-growing retailers in the UK in 2016
Our list of the fastest-growing retailers in the UK highlights businesses that are not only increasing the scale of their operations, but are also doing so profitably.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live: Kurt Salmon Digital takes gold after 24-hour Tech Sprint
Kurt Salmon Digital fought off tough competition to be crowned winner of the Retail Week Tech Sprint in association with On the Dot.
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VideoRetail Week Live: Video blog from the delivery-themed Tech Sprint
As teams compete in the Retail Week Tech Sprint in association with On the Dot, watch our video coverage here. Updated throughout the 24 hours.
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NewsRetailer Think Tank: Taking the brakes off customer-centric transformation
Join leading supply chain and multichannel directors at a networking breakfast on February 23 to explore ways to adjust to the demands of digital commerce.
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NewsLeading retailers shortlisted for prestigious growth award
The shortlist for The AlixPartners Growth Retailer of the Year award at the Retail Week Awards with Oracle 2016 has been announced.
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NewsNRF: Blog day three – do away with ‘multichannel’ tag and listen to customer
Believing technology alone will transform the retail landscape into a sleek, slick, multi-platform, frictionless world is a dangerous conviction.
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InterviewNRF: Q&A with Holland & Barrett director of projects Ray Aldis
Holland & Barrett’s director of projects Ray Aldis chats to Retail Week at NRF about innovations that have caught his eye.
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AnalysisNRF: Blog day two – impact of ‘me-centricity’ on New York’s most innovative stores
US retailers are catering for a new trend in consumer behaviour – me-centricity – by providing bespoke shopping experiences.
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NewsNRF: Interview with River Island chief information officer Doug Gardner
River Island’s information boss reveals what’s involved in the fashion retailer’s major business transformation in the digital age.
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NewsNRF: Blog day one – artificial intelligence turns personalisation on head
The North Face’s digital shopping assistant takes personalisation to the next level, as it quickly and intelligently determines customers’ needs.
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NewsNRF: Interview with John Lewis IT director Paul Coby
John Lewis’ technology chief reveals the trends he is looking out for at NRF’s BIG Show 2016, and discusses the retailer’s current IT strategy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Confidence among retailers returns in fourth quarter
In the final instalment of Retail Week’s quarterly analysis reports, we uncover how the mood has changed among the UK’s top retail bosses
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NewsTwitter debate: What’s the most effective way to grow big-ticket sales online?
Highlights of a recent Twitter debate on how investment in innovative tech is bringing home and leisure retailers’ in-store capabilities online.
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NewsNew report shows retailers slower than predicted to transition to omnichannel
A new study has found achieving full omnichannel transformation takes longer and is more complex than retailers first thought.
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AnalysisQ4 trading conditions survey: share your views
As part of its Retail 2015 report, Retail Week is carrying out the last of its four sentiment analyses to gauge how retail chiefs’ views on trading shift throughout the year.
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AnalysisTwitter debate: How can big-ticket retailers transform online capabilities?
Join Retail Week and DHL Supply Chain for a Twitter debate on how home and lesiure retailers can improve their online capabilities.
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VideoWatch: How can furniture and big-ticket retailers transform online?
Attendees at the Retail Week DHL think tank debated the changing ways furniture and big-ticket retailers can attract shoppers.
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NewsTwitter debate: How can retailers maximise store appeal?
Join Retail Week and Fagerhult for a Twitter debate on how to revolutionise customers’ shopping experience and interior space.
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AnalysisTwitter debate: Could smarter warehousing be answer to meeting future consumer demand?
Find out how smarter warehousing can help retailers prepare for a future of cross-channel purchasing.
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AnalysisAnalysis: All you need to know before making the change to LED lighting
Find out how to make LED lighting work for your shopfloor as well as your bottom line in a new digital briefing.