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VideoWatch: ScS boss − We are Amazon and Brexit proof
ScS boss David Knight divulges how the sofa and carpet specialist is seemingly bucking the big-ticket blues and delivering like-for-like growth.
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OpinionOpinion: It's time for last-mile delivery consolidation
Anyone who reads this blog regularly will know that I’m addicted to online shopping. I buy my clothes online; I buy my grocery online; and I buy the many things I don’t really need from Amazon online.
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NewsPrimark fined £47,000 over transgender discrimination
Primark has been fined £47,000 after a transgender member of staff was discriminated against by her shop floor colleagues and supervisors.
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NewsTesco slammed for taking payments three months late
Tesco has come under fire after a glitch in its payment system led to customers being charged three months late.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Sports Direct and Game's tie-up
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the partnership agreed between Sports Direct and Game to offer in-store gaming
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NewsJanuary's inflation close to six-year high
Inflation was at its highest in nearly six years last month, upping the chance of another interest rate rise in the coming months.
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NewsClintons parent company owner sells majority stake
The owner of Clintons parent company American Greetings has sold a majorty stake in the business to a US investment firm.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to measure success in the multichannel age
Like-for-likes, EBITDA, NPS score? What is the real measure of success in the multichannel age? Gemma Goldfingle investigates.
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AnalysisStore of the Week: Huawei Experience Store, Milan
Phone and tech shops that actually make you take a second look are pretty thin on the ground, but one that might do so and which opened recently is the Huawei Experience Store in Milan’s CityLife shopping district.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are the January Sales in furniture dead?
For traditional furniture retailers, the January Sales have long been the equivalent of a toy shop’s Christmas.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales boosted by home technology
John Lewis department store sales advanced last week driven by shopper interest in audio and connected devices.
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OpinionOpinion: A Tesco value fascia would be a distraction
As Aldi and Lidl continue to soar like a SpaceX rocket, does it make sense for grocery market leader Tesco to launch its own value fascia?
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill buys supplier Berwin & Berwin
Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has bought menswear supplier Berwin & Berwin out of administration.
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NewsH&M abandons shareholder reinvestment plan
H&M has called time on a proposal to encourage shareholders to reinvest their dividends in new stock.
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NewsAmazon swings axe on hundreds of head office jobs
Amazon is to slash hundreds of roles at its headquarters in Seattle and a similar number in global operations.
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Retail VoicePayments in 2018: how to meet customer expectations
A laser focus on speed and security will enable brands to give consumers the payment experience they want, writes Andy McDonald.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers face a post-Brexit VAT bombshell
To every retailer’s frustration, there are many uncertainties around the Brexit deal we’ll get. But one that until very recently has been largely overlooked are the consequences of leaving the common VAT area.
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OpinionOpinion: Sports Direct deal takes Game to next level
When it comes to the maverick mind of Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley, it is rarely clear what game he is playing.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Lessons in how to stay relevant from Asos
Asos makes capturing 20-somethings’ spend by the bucketload look easy, with each quarter bigger and better than the one before.
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NewsMorrisons pens Sandpiper deal to enter Channel Islands
Morrisons will launch convenience stores in the Channel Islands after penning a franchise and wholesale partnership with Sandpiper.