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AnalysisAnalysis: Fashion retail report explores how to take fashion forward
Fashion is set to be the retail success of 2014 but experts at Retail Week and Land Securities fashion report launch warn of remaining challenges.
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AnalysisIn the news: Tesco's new finance boss Alan Stewart
The departure of Marks & Spencer finance supremo Alan Stewart looks as if it came as unpleasant surprise to the food and fashion giant.
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OpinionComment: Retailers underwhelmed by ‘business-friendly’ government
Last week Labour wheeled out its creaky ‘business-friendly’ bandwagon ahead of next year’s election campaign.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Mall of Scandinavia set to change Sweden’s retail landscape
Opening in 2015, Mall of Scandinavia is hoping to draw in big brands and breathe life back into Sweden’s flagging retail market.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Primark's store growth as it plans overseas expansion
Primark revealed a 22% rise in its third quarter and plans to drive new store expansion in the next few years. Retail Week takes a look at statistics on its stores.
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OpinionComment: Why now is the best time to close your loss-making stores
News that Mamas and Papas may need go through some form of restructuring, primarily due to having too many stores, comes as no surprise.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top seven examples of mobile technology
As Starbucks emerges as a mobile leader, a new book by Forrester analysts spotlights the best developments in mobile customer experience.
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AnalysisThe Spanish retail market: What do retailers need to know?
As Poundland launches its first Spanish store in the Costa del Sol, Retail Week looks at the country’s retail market.
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Opinion
Nick Bubb’s verdict: Poundland - everywhere to run, nothing to hide
Companies don’t usually hide good news, so it’s not surprising that Poundland now seems happier to talk about like-for-like sales growth.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why did Alshaya fail to make La Senza work in the UK?
La Senza owner Alshaya failed to differentiate the brand meaning it failed to find an audience in a crowded lingerie marketplace.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Asda plans to become the UK's most convenient grocer
Asda is on a drive to make it more convenient to shop at the grocer by investing heavily in its multichannel delivery methods.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why catering has become so important for retail locations
As retailers start to invest in quality in-store catering, will restaurants cannibalise retail sales or enhance customer experience?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is the high street having a resurgence?
As Carpetright and Hobbycraft look to the high street for new stores, is the high street enjoying a resurgence? Retail Week asks the experts.
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OpinionComment: Retailers must be distinct or risk becoming extinct
It has become commonplace that polarisation in retail is accelerating. In grocery, shoppers are migrating to hard discounters and premium chains such as Waitrose and M&S.
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OpinionComment: Is the Netto deal a gain or loss for Sainsbury's?
Netto’s plan to re-enter the UK market in a joint venture with Sainsbury’s is relatively low risk, but could still prove difficult.
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InterviewQ&A: Clarks, UK & Ireland director of channels, Richard Houlton
Richard Houlton, UK & Ireland director of channels of Clarks lets Retail Week walk a mile in his shoes as he talks about his life in retail.
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OpinionComment: Now is the time to futureproof our retail jewels
There’s clearly a consumer appetite for after-hours markets, can retailers really afford to ignore our changing shopping habits?
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AnalysisStore gallery: Paperchase Bromley raises the roof with its in-store design
Paperchase’s Bromley branch has capitalised on its unused second floor with an in-store design that introduces theatre to the retail experience.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Danish grocer Netto as it returns to the UK
As Netto reveals plans to return to the UK this year through a joint venture with Sainsbury’s, we take a look at the Danish discount grocery chain.
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OpinionComment: An interest rates rise will affect all retailers
The food sector is battling the harshest trading environment in its history while non-food begins to leverage a long-awaited return of consumer confidence.