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InterviewQ&A: Debenhams boss Michael Sharp on multichannel and reducing promotions
Debenhams this week revealed it is revising its promotional strategy as first-half profits plunged owing to excessive discounting. Retail Week speaks to boss Michael Sharp.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco's UK turnaround – an update on its progress
Tesco revealed its profits plunged in its full year results this morning. Retail Week looks into how chief executive Philip Clarke’s UK turnaround has progressed two years in.
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AnalysisPeople: The seven biggest retail job moves in March
The turmoil at the Co-op hasn’t abated since former boss Euan Sutherland left the business in March. Here’s what it means for the business, and other high profile moves last month.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is cloud computing about to take off in retail?
As John Lewis and Waitrose rolls out Google Apps, cloud computing appears to be finally gaining traction in retail. Retail Week looks at what the technology can do.
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OpinionComment: Online sales are all that are keeping some retailers alive
When the financial crisis bit, businesses – particularly heavily indebted ones – were saved by an injection of low interest rates.
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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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AnalysisAnalysis: The good, the bad and the ugly of mobile retail sites
Retailers’ mobile sites should feature a clear search box, offer predictive text and clearly indicate out of stock items, according to a report examining user journeys.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Asia offers a glimpse of bricks-and-mortar’s future
Last week’s World Retail Congress Asia Pacific took a long look at the growth of online shopping in Asia.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Should Sunday trading hours be reformed?
The birth of online shopping opened up a whole new experience for shoppers – they’re now accustomed to a certain level of convenience.
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OpinionComment: Save our supermarkets from a ghost-town fate
It is no news that high streets are facing stiff competition from online platforms and out-of-town shopping centres.
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OpinionMalcom Walker: Iceland boss on why the UK needs infrastructure investment
Retail is being held back by poor roads and patchy online coverage
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OpinionComment: Retail data – big or small, it’s what you do with it that matters
It doesn’t matter whether its big or small, we must make the best of any data.
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OpinionComment: It’s not plain sailing for luxury groups in China
Despite the obvious ongoing opportunity the global luxury market is becoming more difficult for luxury retailers to navigate.
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InterviewInterview: Asos technology boss on its IT investment plans
Asos is investing millions in its IT. Chief information officer Pete Marsden explains how he plans to make sure its technology is underpinning its phenomenal growth.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Bathroom retailer Victoria Plumb following TPG investment
As Victoria Plumb secures investment from private equity firm TPG Capital, Retail Week takes a look at how the online bathroom retailer has become a significant player in the home sector.
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AnalysisAt a glance: B&M Bargains' German retail acquisition JA Woll Handels
Value chain B&M Bargains has bought a majority stake in German discount group JA Woll Handels. Retail Week takes a look at the business.
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OpinionComment: Restructuring in retail – the foundation on which IPOs are built
With the window for retail IPOs now well and truly open, at least for the time being, the list of potential floats now appears to stretch out well into the second half of 2014.
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OpinionComment: How much money can Pets at Home make from pampered pooches?
Now that the first wave of retail IPOs has got away it’s good to see that newly quoted companies are embracing potential growth opportunities that, if successful, will reward new investors.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What is the best way for retailers to use Apple’s iBeacon?
What is the best way for retailers to use Apple’s iBeacon?
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AnalysisWebsite review: Barbour.com Vs Belstaff.co.uk
Vicky Bullen, chief executive at Coley Porter Bell shares her view of good and bad sites.