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OpinionComment: Sales knowledge is vital to ecommerce success
Retailers must leverage knowledge of their customers’ needs to optimise their ecommerce offers if they want to succeed in online retail.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Dave Lewis takes on Tesco’s clean-up
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Dave Lewis stepping into Philip Clarke’s shoes as Tesco’s new chief executive.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I expand my business into international markets where it has no physical footprint?
Omnichannel has removed international barriers for retailers, and overseas markets can present enticing opportunities.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers target male shoppers online?
Traditionally retailers have not targeted male shoppers as much as female ones, but over the past few years the online menswear market has exploded.
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NewsWalmart US boss Bill Simon steps down
Walmart US chief executive Bill Simon is departing the business, the world’s biggest retailer revealed today.
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NewsJacques Vert Group poaches Asda senior manager
Jacques Vert Group has appointed Asda’s Pauline Chisholm to the newly created role of head of new business development.
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AnalysisPoultry hygiene: What do retailers need to know?
With Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer undertaking major inquiries into their chicken sources, Retail Week looks at what retailers need to know about poultry hygiene.
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OpinionComment: Apple is not the only fruit – app strategies need to go beyond iOS
Apple’s latest figures are out and tablet sales were down 9.9% year on year for the quarter ending June 28.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Mercedes-Benz in Paris creates an inclusive boutique
Mercedes-Benz is targeting tourists as they stroll down Paris’ Champs Elyseé with an attention grabbing storefront. Inside lies an immersive showcase of the luxury car brand and its products.
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NewsRetail sales grow in every sector in June, reports ONS
Retail sales volumes in June grew 3.6%, compared to last year and by 0.1% on the previous month, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsMatalan's first Oxford Street store vies to increase brand accessibility
Value retailer Matalan is aiming to “service the way modern families want to shop” with its first Oxford Street store, due to open next year.
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Tesco, Sainsbury’s and M&S investigate poultry hygiene after industry exposé
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer have launched inquiries into chicken supplies after an exposé of alleged hygiene failings in the poultry industry.
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NewsKingfisher sales dip in second quarter after slowdown in France and Poland
DIY giant Kingfisher has reported a 1.8% drop in like-for-like sales in its second quarter after a slowdown in trading in France and Poland.
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NewsGrocers cut back on working hours despite growth in store numbers
Supermarkets are cutting back on hours worked and equivalent full-time jobs in retail fell in the second quarter despite growth in store numbers.
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NewsFortnum & Mason hires first chief information officer
Fortnum & Mason has appointed Whistles IT and logistics director David Mold as its first chief information officer.
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Top 10 health and beauty picks for 2014
Beauty is always big at Christmas as party-goers complement their new outfits with hair, skin and nail products and the usual sparkly eye shadows.
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Top 10 festive foods for 2014
Arguably the most important part of Christmas, the food on offer this year seems to be even more luxurious than normal.
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OpinionComment: How mass-market retailers can tap into the ‘Ramadan rush’
The UK’s mass-market retailers have sometimes been unsure of how best to attract greater numbers of international shoppers to their stores.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from July 23, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top ten womenswear retailers.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Aldi, Tesco, Sainsbury's and more
Retail news round-up on July 24, 2014: Aldi launches equestrian clothing range, grocers launch inquiries into ‘contaminated’ poultry and supermarkets mislead cutomers with ‘fake’ discounts.