More online retail – Page 179
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AnalysisBuild-a-Bear Workshop: The bear necessities
Launched 14 years ago, Build-a-Bear Workshop still enjoys healthy success. By Charlotte Hardie.
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OpinionCount on your customers’ views
It’s crucial to discover and analyse shoppers’ needs and desires, says Angela Spindler.
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OpinionCheaper with a tweet
For small retailers with a limited marketing budget raising brand awareness can be hard.
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Opinion2012: Challenging times ahead
One of the challenges of writing an article is that you are given a theme and asked to write 350 words on that subject.
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AnalysisSears reveals up to 120 store closures in the US
Last week, US department store and general merchandise group Sears Holdings disclosed plans to close 100 to 120 Kmart and full-line Sears stores.
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OpinionM&A climate poised for improvement
Private equity needs to go shopping in 2012, and global M&A activity will continue despite market volatility.
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OpinionNext shows how to weather the new year
As far as retailers are concerned, Father Christmas seems to have got stuck in the chimney.
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AnalysisRetail resolutions for 2012
Retailers reveal the business resolutions that they will be sticking to during the good and bad of 2012. By Gemma Goldfingle and Alex Lawson.
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OpinionCompeting with price comparisons
Unique products and great service will always be valued by shoppers, says Jacqueline Gold.
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OpinionScribbler launches personalisation
In the online greetings card market, Moonpig.com has been leading the pack for nearly 10 years, having introduced personalisation very early on.
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AnalysisGrocers: The final countdown
The fight for food spend at Christmas is a retail battle like no other. Alex Lawson looks at how the big grocers are positioned for the last week of festive trading.
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OpinionStrong management key to funding
With the Christmas season now well and truly upon us, we have entered the most crucial period of the year for retailers.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 02. February
Mary Portas’ undercover Secret Shopper customer service programme resulted in an official complaint.
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AnalysisGap has its sights set on Europe for future growth
US clothing retailer Gap is confident it can weather the fallout from Europe’s sovereign debt crisis.
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Analysis2011: The year in retail
It’s been a roller-coaster year for retail, with many having to pull out all the stops to battle tough trading. Rebecca Thomson and Charlotte Hardie look back over the highs and lows.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 05. May
The polarisation of the retail market was a key theme in May.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 09. September
Amazon hit the headlines when Retail Week revealed that it too was to have a physical presence in the UK with the launch of order collection lockers.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 12. December
Mary Portas finally revealed her 28 recommendations to revive the high street.
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AnalysisTown centre retail to lose share, Portas study shows
The proportion of retail sales through town centres is expected to decline significantly in the next three years, as Mary Portas attempts to reverse a “crisis” situation.
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AnalysisAmazon’s Price Check app: What do retailers need to know?
Amazon’s app has provoked controversy in the US, where retailers fear becoming showrooms for the etailer.