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AnalysisWarehousing trends: Robots, wage wars and the race for space
Every part of a logistics network needs to work harder than ever before, as the shift to online spending continues.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live 2018: Five themes from day one
With the first day of Retail Week Live 2018 behind us, we take a look at some of the key themes to emerge from the day.
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OpinionOpinion: Toys R Us’ demise and Amazon’s Achilles’ heel
Maplin and Toys R Us raise questions once again about what kind of business we as consumers actually want and need in today’s world.
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OpinionOpinion: New thinking needed for healthy high streets
You don’t need me to tell you that the outlook for 2018 remains pretty grim with many retailers struggling to keep their heads above water.
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OpinionToys R Us didn’t need to fail, failure to change killed it
Hard as it may be to imagine today, Toys R Us was once a revolutionary company.
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OpinionBankruptcy bug is starting to look like an epidemic
The phrase ‘dropping like flies’ has been often on my lips as we witness one retail collapse after another and watch others staggering into intensive care.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things retailers can learn from Greggs
Traditionally known as a high street baker, Greggs has transformed its business model since 2013, when it ushered in a new strategy.
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AnalysisIn pictures: King's Cross retail, the story to date
Leisure and retail in King’s Cross continues to evolve. John Ryan takes a look at what’s on offer in anticipation of Coal Drops Yard opening in October.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Lessons from Maplin and Toys R Us’ collapse
The air of inevitability about Toys R Us and Maplin’s collapse into administration can teach other retailers a great deal.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Tesco-Booker can hit the ground running
Tesco’s £3.7bn swoop for wholesale titan Booker overcame its final hurdle today when shareholders of both businesses approved the deal.
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OpinionOpinion: City ignores potential for retail reinvention
“Not all retail is equal” was the overriding message today from David Atkins, the boss of shopping centre landlord Hammerson.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Market supermarkets, Italian style
The drive towards market-led supermarket interiors is well-established, but for the best that’s out there, head to Milan. John Ryan reports.
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DataData: Harvey Nicks fails to keep up with competition
Harvey Nichols’ latest full-year figures show a business struggling to keep up with its competitors.
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AnalysisIn pictures: How supermarkets handle click-and-collect
From parcel towers and Doddle partnerships to sharing space at customer-service desks, stores editor John Ryan looks at how the big four handle click-and-collect.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers and landlords – stop the King Canute act
Retailers have provided a blizzard of updates throughout January on their Christmas trading performance.
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DataData: Business rates turn up heat on department stores
The focus on department stores has intensified in recent weeks, as the big-box retailers grapple with changing shopping habits, increasing costs and a turbulent trading landscape.
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AnalysisAnalysis: House of Fraser or house of cards?
How will embattled department store group House of Fraser fare during the year to come?
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OpinionOpinion: Sense of purpose needed as retail polarises
Why does your company exist? If you run shops, what is their point?
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DataData: Cost of online returns hammering third of stores
One in three stores are being hammered by online returns by having refunds given to customers stripped out of their sales figures, new research has found.
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Opinion
Opinion: Government's rates gravy train will rumble on
This is traditionally the time of year to look back at issues that have featured in the world of retail over the past 12 months. This year I thought I’d also highlight a few that we may need to look out for in 2018.