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Retail VoiceEliminate in-store queues – not revenues
Sebestyén Dóra, head of business development at Ultinous, on the three ways predictive queue management can help to boost business.
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DataData: 70% of consumers want more flexible delivery
Retailers are failing to deliver on high consumer expectations around fulfilment, new research has found.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership runs year-long JLab programme
John Lewis Partnership has extended its tech innovation programme JLab to run all year long with the first initiative focused on health and wellbeing.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: JD Sports eyes up America
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on JD Sports’ international growth ambitions following acquisitions such as that of Finish Line in the US
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NewsBoohoo full-year profits surge as sales double
Boohoo has unveiled stellar full-year results driven by an “exceptional performance” at PrettyLittleThing.
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OpinionOpinion: Sainsbury's boss Coupe faces toughest test yet
There’s an argument that Sainsbury’s hasn’t received the credit it deserves for being UK grocery’s ‘Mr Reliable’ over the past five years.
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AnalysisThe tech being trialled for cross-selling in-store
Giving shoppers reasons for buying more may be a matter of telling stories, online or offline, but what works and what are the potential pitfalls?
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NewsFeelUnique rolls out pre-orders for cult beauty items
FeelUnique is launching a pre-order service which will allow customers to buy new products a month ahead of their release, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMatchesfashion hires ex-John Lewis director Tom Athron
Matchesfashion has drafted in former John Lewis group development director Tom Athron.
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OpinionOpinion: Competing with Amazon – without its budget
Amazon’s ambition was on display recently with the disclosure that it spent close to $23bn (£16.5bn) on research and development in 2017.
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NewsSmyths pushes into Europe as it buys Toys R Us stores
Smyths Toys has struck a deal to buy the Toys R Us business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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NewsCarpetright investor builds stake ahead of CVA vote
Carpetright’s biggest investor, hedge fund Meditor Capital Management, has upped its stake in the retailer almost to the level that would oblige it to make a formal takeover offer.
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Analysis
World Retail Congress: The top takeaways
The three-day World Retail Congress 2018 was a forum for retailers from around the globe to discuss and shape their future. Here are just some of the need-to-know nuggets for UK retailers.
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OpinionOpinion: How Tim Daniels transformed Selfridges
Each of us has certain people who, during our working careers, have helped us in some significant way and as a result become a positive memory.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How digital is central to JD’s growth plan
JD Sports has hit the acquisition trail hard recently, but key to the success of its spending spree will be digitally integrating its businesses into a global network.
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NewsCo-op's £137.5m Nisa deal given green light by CMA
The Co-op’s £137.5m acquisition of convenience retailer and wholesaler Nisa has been given the green light by the competition watchdog.
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OpinionOpinion: Primark is the non-digital elephant in the room
Online or offline: it’s not a binary choice – both need to be in place for retailers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How JD.com will open 1,000 stores a day
Chinese online retail giant JD.com is plotting the biggest store expansion in retail history. Retail Week looks into why and how.
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NewsHeatwave brightens retail sales after March blizzard
The mini-heatwave provided a shot in the arm for Britain’s high streets as shoppers stocked up for the stark change in weather.
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AnalysisRana Plaza five years on: What has changed?
Five years ago, 1,134 fashion industry workers died in Dhaka, Bangladesh, when the illegally constructed Rana Plaza building collapsed into rubble.