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OpinionRetail surgery: How can branded retailers improve their price positioning in the current competitive arena?
Branded retailers – particularly fashion retailers – often find it hard to find an optimal price position for their customers.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What can retail boards do in 2014 to increase profit margin?
Part of the challenge for retail boards is that digitally-enabled customers are interacting with their businesses in ways that drive up operational complexity. What do retailers need to do to reverse this trend?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers use big data to boost profits?
One of the biggest areas for data in the retail industry relates to merchandise availability.
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NewsWHSmith runs trials to speed up customer journey at Local shops
WHSmith is running trials in five suburban Local shops to help speed up the customer journey and drive efficiencies.
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NewsNews UK acquires owner of lifestyle etailer The Handpicked Collection
News UK, a subsidiary of News Corporation, has acquired the owner of lifestyle etailer The Handpicked Collection for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsMothercare aims for more exclusives as finance director rules out move to chief executive role
Mothercare aims to woo shoppers with more exclusive products and finance director Matt Smith has ruled himself out from the race to become chief executive.
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AnalysisReport: Re-engineering retail structures, skills and strategies for a data culture
A shift in data usage is creating a huge change in retail structures and operating models, finds Retail Week’s new Data Management Report, in association with eClerx.
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GalleryIn pictures: Samsung and Carphone Warehouse unveil standalone stores
Samsung has opened a raft of stores this week, including one on Oxford St, through its partnership with Carphone Warehouse.
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AnalysisVideo: Inside Harrods’ fully automated distribution centre
Luxury retailer Harrods granted Retail Week an exclusive look behind the scenes at its state-of-the-art warehouse in Thatcham, West Berkshire.
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OpinionComment: Little sign that M&S general merchandise can match food excellence
Marks & Spencer set out a new framework for apparel last year, built around a quality charter for customers, but has it worked?
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OpinionComment: Sunday trading laws in the UK – is the customer still king?
We are living in the age of the customer when traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers are pitched against e-commerce shopping and omnichannel retailing that creates a seamless integrated customer experience.
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OpinionComment: Retail regulation remains despite name change
So farewell to both the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission, replaced by the Competition and Markets Authority.
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NewsAsda customer director Jon Wragg exits
Asda customer director senior executive Jon Wragg has left the supermarket after eight years with the retailer.
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NewsM&S Collection's success shows clothing moving in right direction, Bolland says
Fashion improvements and in-store changes helped Marks & Spencer post an increase in clothing like-for-likes in the fourth quarter, chief executive Marc Bolland maintained.
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AnalysisIn pictures: John Lewis opens first store in York
John Lewis has opened its first store in York today with a 92,000 sq ft ‘flexible format’ shop which features a Hotel Chocolat Cocoa Bean café.
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NewsMarks & Spencer Food has not felt the 'Aldi effect' says confident Bolland
Marks & Spencer’s food division has not suffered from the ‘Aldi effect’ and the timing of Easter is behind flat headline like-for-likes in the fourth quarter, chief executive Marc Bolland maintained.
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NewsAo.com unveils 40% growth in full year sales
Ao.com has confirmed that it finished its year to March 31 in line with market expectations with unaudited sales growth of 40%.
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NewsMothercare UK like-for-likes flat as worldwide sales dip
Mothercare group network sales dipped 2.5% in its fourth quarter as its UK business showed some improvement with flat like-for-likes.
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NewsWHSmith first half profits rise as cost-cutting continues
WHSmith pre-tax profit rose 3% to £69m despite like-for-like sales falling 4% in its first half as cost saving continues at the business.
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NewsMarks & Spencer like-for-likes flat but clothing sales improve
Under-pressure Marks & Spencer reported flat like-for-likes but its clothing performance picked up over the fourth quarter.