More Christmas continued – Page 33
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can I make sure I don’t overstock for Christmas?
I want to make the most of the busiest Christmas shopping days, but how can I make sure I don’t overstock?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Which retailers have Christmas wrapped up?
From decoration to product ranges, everything must stand out in the festive season for the right reasons. Rebecca Thomson and Simon James take a walk along Oxford Street to find out which retailers are providing the best customer experience.
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GalleryIn pictures: Christmas window displays
Retail Week picks the best Christmas window displays from around the UK.
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OpinionComment: Pop-ups mean trouble
The life has gone out of many pop-ups and they’re there because they have to be.
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GalleryStore gallery: Christmas windows that catch the eye
From fairy tale landscapes to a focus on product, there is a wide variety of windows this year. John Ryan reports from London’s West End.
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OpinionComment: Christmas will be the real multichannel test
The sceptics remain in the ascendancy when it comes to whether the UK can replicate the consumer feeding frenzy witnessed around Black Friday in the US.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can I avoid temporary staff breaching data protection laws in the run-up to Christmas?
How can I avoid temporary staff breaching data protection laws in the run-up to Christmas?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to manage a department store at Christmas
It’s the most important time of the year, so how does one of the UK’s busiest department stores manage the Christmas peak? Rebecca Thomson visits John Lewis’ Oxford Street store to find out.
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OpinionComment: Alistair McGeorge safely steers New Look
The canny Alistair McGeorge looks to be making some progress in turning around fashion group New Look.
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AnalysisChristmas 2012: What do retailers need to know?
As Christmas 2012 hoves into view, Retail Week takes a look at forecasts for this festive season
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AnalysisInfographic: Online Christmas spending
As etailers gear up for a busy festive period, research reveals that 2012 is set to be a strong year.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can I prepare my business for the Christmas delivery window?
How can I make sure my business is prepared for the Christmas delivery window?
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OpinionComment: Little retail growth likely at Christmas
So here we go again. The embers have died out on the bonfires and it’s nearly Christmas. Attention is turning to the high street to see how UK retailers will perform in their most critical trading period. This year is a tough one to call.
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GalleryIn pictures: Harrods unveils its Christmas World
The luxury retailer Harrods’ earliest ever unveiling of its Christmas World department coincides with Olympics fever this year.
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Looking ahead to the festive season
As retailers gear up to grab share of seasonal spend, Retail Week takes a look at the festive ranges on offer to excite shoppers.
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OpinionChristmas in July with Heston Blumenthal
It’s that time of the year again – Christmas in July, when retailers show off their festive wares in the summer, whetting our appetites five months in advance.
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OpinionChristmas comes but thrice a year
2012 is the year of the triple Christmas and for some it may prove positive.
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AnalysisIt’s a wrap: Christmas performance revealed
Christmas is over and many retailers’ hangovers were often less painful than anticipated, but was it really better than expected? Charlotte Hardie reports.
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OpinionIs there really appetite for investment in retail?
So 2012 opens up before us and, if we’re to believe the Mayans, we could be witnessing the last set of post-Christmas retail figures this side of the Apocalypse.
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OpinionHard work begins as retail fortunes diverge
One “dazzling” week’s trade in December gave the impression that retailers’ Christmases had all come at once.