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OpinionOpinion: How one-hour delivery raises questions for multichannel retailers
Amazon and Argos have raised the stakes of multichannel fulfilment by rolling out hyper-convenient one-hour delivery to the mass market.
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NewsJohn Lewis predicts online sales to overtake store sales by 2019
Department store group John Lewis expects its online sales to overtake store sales within four years as it ploughs £500m into IT systems.
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NewsKurt Geiger bought by private equity group Cinven after reported £245m deal
Footwear retailer Kurt Geiger is set to get a new owner, private equity group Cinven, after a reported £245m deal was struck.
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NewsMorrisons lures Greene King boss Rooney Anand as non-exec director
Morrisons has added a heavyweight new name to its board with the appointment of Greene King boss Rooney Anand as non-executive director.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Dixons Carphone, Kurt Geiger and more
Retail news round-up on December 14, 2015: Kurt Geiger changes hands, Sainsbury’s set for a strong Christmas and John Lewis' online investment.
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NewsCMA raises concerns over LloydsPharmacy's bid for Sainsbury's unit
LloydsPharmacy’s bid to buy Sainsbury’s pharmacy arm is facing scrutiny after a probe found shoppers could be hit by a “loss of competition”.
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NewsTesco UK and Ireland human resources boss to exit after 22 years
Tesco has revealed its domestic human resources director Judith Nelson has quit after 22 years with the grocer.
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OpinionBlog: Black Friday success provides foundation for productive peak
Carrier Hermes’ chief operating officer Martijn de Lange shares the company’s secret to a successful peak – it’s all in the planning.
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NewsRetail diary: Beighton’s model behaviour and Ikea’s meatball dilemma
Asos boss Nick Beighton displays some model behaviour, Asda helps a shopper out of a hairy situation and Ikea’s meatball climate change dilemma.
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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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VideoThe Retail Week: Christmas trading, Sports Direct and Ocado
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from news editor James Wilmore and reporter Luke Tugby.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales rise as Black Friday promotions wind down
John Lewis sales were buoyed by online revenue as customers grabbed the last Black Friday bargains and looked ahead to Christmas.
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OpinionOpinion: Linking the supply chain restores shoppers' faith
In 2015 the supply chain is acknowledged as being as much a part of the consumer experience as product testing or store ambiance.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Store Wars - The shops awaken for Christmas
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the all-important fight for festive spending in the countdown to Christmas.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct and John Lewis
Retail news round-up on December 11, 2015: Sports Direct defends its labour treatment and John Lewis weekly sales up 3.5%.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Lessons to learn from Black Friday outages
What lessons should retailers learn from Black Friday outages?
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NewsOcado mulls over opening its first bricks-and-mortar ‘showroom’
Online grocer Ocado has hinted at a move into bricks and mortar with the etailer eyeing a showroom for its health and beauty business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers pin hopes on late Christmas spending spree
Retailers are set for a late December sales rush with “pent up spending power” poised to help them bounce back from a sluggish November.
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NewsWalmart launches its own mobile payment service after shunning Apple Pay
Walmart is poised to go toe-to-toe with technology giant Apple after launching its own mobile payment service via its existing smartphone app.
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NewsSports Direct boss Dave Forsey vows to "reflect" on latest controversy
Sports Direct boss Dave Forsey has said he will “reflect” on the latest controversy surrounding the retailer as its share price dived today.