More on Me + Em – Page 1322
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AnalysisRetailers should build emotional currency to win hearts rather than minds
When it comes to hard gigs in marketing, there can be few tougher than selling the benefits of mouthwash. Listerine has taken a new approach
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VideoWatch: What do Debenhams, Iceland and EE think about apprenticeships?
Attendees at the Retail Week learndirect think tank share their views on apprenticeships and talent management in retail.
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AnalysisAmazon to pull sales of Apple and Google video-streaming devices
Amazon is to halt the sale of video-streaming devices from rivals Google and Apple that aren’t compatible with its own media service.
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AnalysisStore gallery: Loaf moves into bricks-and-mortar with 'Loaf Shack' launch
Furniture etailer Loaf has opened what it claims to be “the most laid-back store in Britain” as it ventures into bricks and mortar.
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OpinionBlog: 5,000 myHermes parcel shops around the country and counting
Mark Pettit, Hermes sales and marketing director, explains the benefits of its national network of parcel shops to support retailer fulfilment.
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AnalysisMaking the case for digital change in retail
Savvy IT investment can add value and pave the way for future growth, but are retailers evolving quickly enough? Retail Week, in partnership with Citrix, brought together leading IT names to find out
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AnalysisJohn Lewis sales surge after 'amazing first week' at Grand Central store
Sales at John Lewis surged last week after an “amazing first week of sales” at its new department store in Birmingham’s Grand Central.
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AnalysisFormer Kingfisher boss Sir Ian Cheshire calls for living wage review
Former Kingfisher boss Sir Ian Cheshire, who is a government adviser to the civil service, has called for a review of the living wage.
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AnalysisWiggle closes Homebase concessions due to 'circumstances outside our control'
Wiggle is closing all of its concessions in Homebase stores this month despite it previously revealing it had plans to roll out more.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Lakeland, living wage and Loaf
Retail news round-up on October 2, 2015: Lakeland profits double, Sir Ian Cheshire calls for review of living wage and Loaf launches first store.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Amazon Fresh, Aldi and Sainsbury's updates and John Dixon
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from executive editor George MacDonald and grocery reporter Luke Tugby.
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AnalysisThink Tank debate: Why are people no longer attracted to a job in retail?
Retail Week’s talent in retail think tank debate, in association with learndirect, looked at whether the prestige of working in retail is disappearing, and ways to get it back.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: The future of personalisation?
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on how fashion retailers could use their data to create an extreme form of personalisation.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How to choose the right social media platform
How to choose the right social media platform
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AnalysisLakeland profits double and sales grow as investment ‘comes to fruition’
Lakeland has recorded a jump in full year pre-tax profits and sales as investments in a distribution centre extension and store revamps paid off.
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Analysis
John Lewis hands JLAB prize to web-connected peepholes firm Peeple
Department store John Lewis has named internet of things start-up Peeple as the winner of this year’s JLAB innovation competition.
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AnalysisCorporate scandals hit consumer trust in all businesses
The reverberations of the emissions scandal rocking Volkswagen will be felt far beyond the engines that power the global automotive industry.
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AnalysisVision Express full-year sales strong but profits hit by acquisitions
Vision Express saw an 11% rise in full-year sales, but profits were dragged down by the cost of integrating newly-acquired businesses.
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AnalysisComment: How new technology is making shopping personal again
Smart new kids on the block are using technology to make grocery shopping the local and personal experience it once was.
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AnalysisNeed to know: The new 5p charge on single-use plastic bags
From next Monday, large retailers in England must charge at least 5p for single-use plastic bags, under new Government rules.