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OpinionRetail surgery: How can the effectiveness of loyalty programmes be increased?
What’s next for loyalty programmes?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Have the wheels come off Asos or has it just hit a bump in the road?
Asos boss Nick Robertson insists the etailer’s profit warning is just a “bump in the road”, but have the wheels come off UK etail’s biggest success story?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Findel's turnaround enabled it to treble profits in three years
Findel boss Roger Siddle declared this morning that the home shopping group’s turnaround was complete and it is now focusing on growth. Retail Week looks at how he managed to treble profits in just three years.
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OpinionComment: JD's shock departure does not rock the boat
Fashion retailer JD Sports shocked the City last Friday afternoon with a brief announcement that long-standing chief executive Barry Bown was to depart with immediate effect.
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OpinionComment: Amazon is still right at the forefront of innovation
Amazon has revealed plans to stream a sci-fi drama called Extant, which stars Halle Berry.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who's who in the UK marketplace sector?
Following Tesco’s deal with House of Fraser to sell the latter’s products on its website, Retail Week takes a look at the key marketplace players.
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AnalysisVideo: Comptoir des Cotonniers' PowaTag mobile marketing campaign in Paris
French fashion chain Comptoir des Contonnieres is rolling out a marketing campaign with a mobile element. Retail Week takes a look at the campaign in Paris.
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AnalysisFlash Sales websites: What do retailers need to know?
Australian flash Sales site MySale has hit the headlines as it lines up a float. Retail Week takes a look at Flash Sales retailing.
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OpinionComment: Despite optimism, a UK retail recovery remains fragile
Optimism seems to abound about British retail, but talk of a sustained recovery may be premature.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can ecommerce-only brands compete in retail space dominated by experience?
Traditionally, ecommerce brands and high street stores have played very distinct roles in consumers’ lives.
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AnalysisCampaign of the Week: Mr Porter's Tube takeover is effective marketing
Location, location and the attention of a target audience - Mr Porter has cracked key elements of modern, effective marketing in its latest campaign.
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OpinionComment: Retail initial public offerings just keep on coming
Last week, video game retailer Game announced plans for an IPO.
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OpinionComment: Data protection is easy when you know how
The massive data breach that saw eBay instruct 200m users to change their passwords presents salutary lessons for online retailers.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can digital make it easier for consumers to browse in a retail environment?
Technology is nearly always designed to make things easier. But there is a wide range of options open to retailers, from proximity-targeted offers, based on in-app behaviour, to offering in-store Wi-Fi.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is show-rooming really a threat to the high street?
Mobile and tablet technology is playing a greater role than ever in the consumer shopping experience, including on the number of ‘showroomers’ visiting high street stores.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Hashtag #Fail – the dos and don'ts of using social media
Asos found itself in hot water this week when it compared former bodybuilder Jodie Marsh to a man on its social media account.
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OpinionComment: Two years out of administration, is now the time right for Game to float?
Only a couple of years ago, entertainment specialist Game collapsed into administration.
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OpinionComment: Concrete proof social media can improve in-store footfall?
Champions for online retail cite the potential to cut logistics and staffing costs, whilst allowing retailersto personalise their offerings, foster loyalty and build CRM. These days, some retailers are little more than well-disguised data companies.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers link up customer services across channels
Do shoppers receive the same customer service when they buy online as in-store? Retail Week examines how retailers are unifying customer services across channels.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Stores at heart of the Entertainer's multichannel model
Toy specialist The Entertainer is on a mission to place stores at the centre of its multichannel plans, as it seeks to offer faster and more direct delivery options.