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AnalysisProfile: Amazon's new UK boss and former Asda exec Doug Gurr
Amazon’s new UK boss Doug Gurr is a triathlete and intrepid adventurer. He will need to combine agility and endurance to tackle the role.
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OpinionOpinion: Boohoo is emerging as a true retail success story
It’s not all doom and gloom on the high street, or the virtual high street at least, as fashion etailer Boohoo’s full year update testifies.
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OpinionOpinion: BHS faces battle to find a place on the high street of the future
In 2000, the year that tycoon Sir Philip Green bought BHS, Asos was launched and Amazon had only been trading for five years.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will chief customer officer role prove to be a flash in the pan?
House of Fraser’s Andy Harding is leaving after just a year as CCO – prompting discussion about the future of this increasingly prominent role.
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OpinionOpinion: Why the 'game changing' pop-up store trend is here to stay
Pop-ups are a growing trend to enhance retail and dining experiences, with such bars, street food stalls and stores ‘popping up’ all over the place.
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OpinionThis week in retail: Keep an eye on Boohoo for lessons in retail agility
Fashion etailer Boohoo posts full-year results on Tuesday – it’s a business worth keeping an eye on, and not just from a clothing retail perspective.
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OpinionOpinion: Why retailers are choosing to own more of the process, not less
For a brief while the capital-light Uber model was touted as the “future of everything”.
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AnalysisN Brown boss: good stock management will mark retail winners and losers
N Brown chief executive Angela Spindler has said that stock management will sort the winners from the losers in fashion retail amid tough conditions.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Personalised dispatch note provider Retain.me
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Retain.me is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is predictive grocery shopping a retail game-changer?
As last week’s full-year figures suggested, Tesco has taken several important steps on its journey towards retail redemption.
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AnalysisInfographic: Amazon's commitment to innovation plus key facts and figures
The week in words and numbers, April 15, 2016: Amazon ploughs on with innovation, Asos sees active customers increase, plus more.
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OpinionOpinion: Facebook’s chatbot and the future of retail sales
Facebook’s recently launched chatbot technology could revolutionise customer service, online delivery and sales for retailers.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers use content marketing to increase sales?
How can retailers use content marketing to increase sales?
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OpinionOpinion: Fresh retail thinking needed as shopping habits change
In the run-up to the future of retail and consumer conference R:evolution, TrueStart explores innovation in retail today.
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OpinionOpinion: Clever shopping and the rise of artificial intelligence in retail
As retailers predict how consumers will shop in the future, artificial intelligence could have an impact in store, online and beyond.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Amazon to use Barclays branches as collection points
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Amazon’s tie-up with Barclays to trial using its branches as collection points.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: User-generated content marketing platform Yotpo
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Yotpo is in the spotlight.
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OpinionOpinion: Asos sets standards others must meet to win tomorrow’s shoppers
The fast fashion etailer’s investment in technology and service mean it is still growing strongly. But even the disruptors get disrupted.
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AnalysisAsos boss Nick Beighton unfazed by Amazon’s fashion plans
Asos chief executive Nick Beighton said he was not worried by Amazon’s fashion plans, and maintained Asos’ offer was different from the online giant’s.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How to stay operational as online traffic spikes
How can retailers stay operational as online traffic spikes?