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NewsMorrisons sales up as second quarter hits nine-year high
Morrisons’ like for likes rose over its half year with the grocer reporting its best second quarter in nearly a decade.
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NewsJohn Lewis profits crash 99% despite sales rise
John Lewis Partnership’s profits have crashed 98.8% despite rising sales in the “most promotional market in almost a decade”.
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NewsHammerson tests appetite for voice tech at Bullring
Hammerson is trialling a voice bot at The Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham to help customers with directions, recommendations and shopping queries.
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AnalysisTech. talking points: AI, tech talent and marketplaces
From AI to the speed of innovation and the dearth of women in digital careers, Tech. 2018 covered some of the biggest retail issues of the moment.
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VideoWatch: How tech is changing retail property
The rise of new technology is transforming not just retailers, but the wider industry including shopping malls and retail parks.
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VideoWatch: Spoon Guru's Stripf on personalisation in grocery
Markus Stripf, co-founder and chief executive of Spoon Guru, discusses how personalisation and AI are changing shoppers’ habits and what is going to happen next.
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VideoWatch: Mediamarkt's Wild on why robots aren't a gimmick
German electricals retailer Mediamarkt’s chief innovation officer Martin Wild on the unexpected perks for in-store robots and why being first is worth the investment.
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VideoWatch: How tech and Brexit will 'shake up' the supply chain
Charlie Pool, the boss of “Airbnb for warehouses” Stowga, discusses how technology and Brexit will shape the supply chains of the future.
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NewsSports Direct chairman Keith Hellawell exits
Sports Direct’s chairman Keith Hellawell will step down from his role on the retailer’s board after nine years in a non-executive reshuffle.
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NewsN Brown boss Angela Spindler steps down
Angela Spindler is to step down as chief executive of N Brown at the end of September.
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Opinion
Opinion: JD Sports shows that stores still matter
It may have a healthy online business, but stores are at the heart of JD Sports’ rise and rise and rise.
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NewsDunelm posts profits fall after ‘complicated’ year
Dunelm has reported a fall in full-year profits as the integration of the Worldstores business took a toll.
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AnalysisDigital Leaders 2018: Who are the ones to watch?
As Retail Week launches its Digital Leaders Power List 2018, we profile those with the potential to make waves over the next 12 months.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Zara Milan – how tech should be used in-store
As Zara vows to sell online in every single country by 2020, its new Milan flagship shows how it is putting digital at the heart of its stores.
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AnalysisData: Top 20 retailers by profit growth
Only a third of the UK’s largest retailers generated earnings growth in their last financial year, according to new Retail Week research.
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NewsLive blog: Day two at Tech. 2018 as it happened
Follow all the action from Tech, with the Retail Week team.
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NewsJD Sports plans to take gym chain 'nationwide'
JD Sports finance boss Brian Small says the retailer has lofty ambitions expand its 20-strong chain of gyms, which he describes as the retailer’s “secret weapon”.
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NewsTesco expected to launch discount chain next week
Tesco is poised to launch its new discount chain next week as Britain’s biggest grocer goes head to head with Aldi and Lidl.
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OpinionOpinion: Primark and JD show golden rules hold good
Retail may be changing at byte speed, but two stellar successes demonstrated this week that some of the oldest rules in the book still apply.