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InterviewQ&A: Michael Sharp, Debenhams chief executive
Debenhams today reported a 2.6% increase in total sales in the last year driven by strong international growth. Michael Sharp tells Retail Week how the retailer is achieving growth.
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AnalysisArgos’ four-point change strategy: Key points
Argos has revealed the findings of its strategic review and intends to reinvent itself as a “digital retail leader”. Here are the cornerstones of the new approach.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Amazon's Kindle wipe sparks cloud debate
Amazon encountered some bad press for its heavy handed approach yesterday after a Norwegian customer wrote a blog claiming the etail giant had deleted her account, including all her Kindle books, without providing a reason.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Asos would be a good acquisition for Amazon
The news Amazon has considered acquiring Asos was questioned by analysts today given the US etail giant could have made the move long before the fashion etailer grew to be valued at nearly £2bn. Retail Week takes a look at why Asos could still make a good buy for Amazon.
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OpinionBlog: How retailers are using Facebook Collections
Facebook is trying a new feature to enable retailers to highlight and sell products.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Iceland’s bullish boss holds the grocer steady
Despite a tough six months, Iceland founder Malcolm Walker insists the frozen food retailer can excel and explains why staff should think of him as Father Christmas.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Homewares retailers move with the times
The homewares and furniture sector has faced trying times, and difficult trading conditions have hit retailers unprepared for change. Anna Richardson Taylor speaks to those who see opportunities for innovation and growth.
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AnalysisThe vegetable box market: What do retailers need to know?
As Tesco unveils plans to launch a vegetable box delivery scheme next month just a week after the acquisition of Abel & Cole, Retail Week takes a look at the vegetable box market.
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OpinionComment: Technology gives customers control
Speed and convenience are the key words for busy mums.
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Blog: Managing to get more out of mobile
Mobile device? Check. In-store wi-fi? Check. Let the benefits of mobility begin…
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things you didn’t know about Hotel Chocolat
As Hotel Chocolat prepares to launch a range of health and beauty products under its own Cocoa Juvenate label next month, Retail Week takes a look at some of the finer details of the quirky chocolatier.
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OpinionComment: Encouraging trends reported at N Brown
Andy Higginson will have been pretty pleased with his first set of figures as chairman of home shopping group N Brown.
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Blog: Omni-channel payments and the search for Atlantis
Whether you like the term ‘omni-channel payments’ or not – indeed whether you even think of distinguishing between payments, the channels you offer to your customers and your overall retail proposition – it appears to have stuck, for now.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Ten problems the weather is creating for retailers
The last five years have seen global and UK weather patterns start to change. What impact is this having on the retail industry?
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AnalysisInfographic: Tablets versus smartphones
Shopping and browsing on a tablet device is more popular than on a smartphone, research from industry bodies eDigitalResearch and IMRG has shown.
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Analysis: How Debenhams put multichannel centre stage
Earlier this year Debenhams won the Oracle Retail Week Award for best multichannel retailer. We catch up with its team to hear more about its strategy for integration and innovation.
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OpinionBlog: Mobile apps – audience appropriate?
With their low barrier to usage and ability to reach the widest pool of consumers via their mobile phones, it’s easy to see why mobile-optimised websites have been the key investment priority for fashion retailers.
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OpinionComment: How is WHSmith still managing to make money?
Many people will be left shaking their heads in wonder today when they find out that WHSmith’s pre-tax profits for the year to the end of August have risen 10% to £102m.
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OpinionBlog: How m-commerce can help the tills ring out this Christmas
It’s that time of year again and retailers up and down the country are filling their stores full of party dresses as Christmas looms near.
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AnalysisInternational news analysis: China’s online retail race brings risk and opportunity
There has been astonishing growth in the Chinese ecommerce sector over the past five years and it still has a promising future.