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InterviewInterview: Macy’s legend Lundgren on US department store turmoil
As he hands over the reins as chief executive, Macy’s Terry Lundgren discusses his career and why he’s confident department stores will thrive.
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AnalysisAgenda: Asos and Mothercare update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from Asos and Mothercare both on the agenda.
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AnalysisEtail sales tracker: Smartphone sales growth slows
The rate of growth through smartphone devices has roughly halved year-on-year.
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OpinionOpinion: Making omnichannel pay – the next challenge
Many retailers have started to question fundamentally the way they organise their business for omnichannel.
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AnalysisRetailers face 'losing battle' in fight against hackers
The threats faced by retailers from cybercrime and malware attacks are well publicised and will increase as consumers use more devices to make online purchases.
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OpinionOpinion: What the world thinks of UK stores
Research commissioned by Intu and Revo, the retail property trade body, into international retailers’ views on the UK market chimes exactly with what they have been telling us for several years about its attractiveness.
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OpinionOpinion: The five disruptors of m-commerce for retailers
Disruption is a buzzword in the retail sector and beyond, but often not much extra thought is given to the ‘how’, ‘why’ or ‘what’ it will affect.
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OpinionOpinion: Asos is blazing a post-Brexit trail
If the defeatists and doom-mongers are to be believed, the triggering of Article 50 will be a proverbial bullet to the brain of many retailers.
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OpinionOpinion: Time to trade in the ‘Great Mall of China’
Brexit, the fear of a declining domestic market and Amazon’s impending move into Australia are just some of the factors driving China market entry to the top of retailers’ wishlists.
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OpinionOpinion: Have stores reached peak digital?
Shoppers’ contradictory desires are making things tricky for the operators of physical stores.
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OpinionBlog: Why Next’s Amazon Prime-style pass is a smart move
Next revealed this week that it had quietly launched an unlimited next-day delivery subscription.
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OpinionOpinion: New stores are building brands, not sales
No matter who you talk to, everyone in the retail industry has a view on the online/offline debate.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Headwind versus tailwind at Next
Today’s questions: how cautious would Next be about the economic headwinds for the sector? And how optimistic is it about any tailwinds for the business?
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OpinionOpinion: Insular retailers must open their doors to new ideas
We’ve all read stories about how young entrepreneurs who started off small and through hard work and perseverance, became household names.
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OpinionOpinion: House of Fraser needs to change faster
No wonder British department store chiefs are sprucing up their businesses.
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OpinionOpinion: Food retail has been hit by lack of strategy
It has become a meaningless cliché to talk about the increasing speed of change in retail, yet the recent dramatic news from the grocery trade is hard to keep up with.
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AnalysisWhat issues dominate retailers' digital vision?
Systems, skills and simplification are hot topics for retailers when it comes to their digital outlook for the year ahead.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are the disruptors in the UK furniture market?
Pureplay furniture retailer Made.com was dubbed a game-changer when it launched in 2010.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Amazon dominate the fashion world?
Amazon has thrived in categories from entertainment to electricals, but can it become a leader in fashion?