All Multichannel articles – Page 120
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OpinionComment: Christmas has come early for Dixons this year
Along with all the year-end festivities going on this week, it seems like UK retail has something else to celebrate: the complete turnaround of Dixons.
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NewsJD Sports rolls out in-store mobile payment with PayPal
JD Sports has rolled out mobile payment across its six brands and 630 UK stores in a partnership with PayPal.
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NewsMorrisons launches online grocery website
Morrisons has launched its long-awaited online grocery website as the grocer attempts to grab a slice of the rapidly growing online food market.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Marks & Spencer, Target, Brown Thomas and Betta Living
Retail news round-up on December 19, 2013: Marks & Spencer to launch flash Sale, Target shoppers’ data stolen, Brown Thomas to invest in stores and Betta Living to launch virtual shop.
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NewsBig-ticket retailers expect brisk start to Boxing Day Sales
Furniture retailers are hoping for a brisk start to the crucial Boxing Day Sales period on the back of rising consumer confidence and improvements in the housing market.
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OpinionComment: Last-minute shoppers key to Christmas cheer
Christmas going to the wire has become as big a tradition for retail as the sight of sprouts and mince pies on the grocers’ shelves
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NewsDixons out of ‘hospital ward’ and determined to outmuscle Amazon
Dixons chief executive Sebastian James has declared the retailer is out of the “hospital ward” and is planning to throw down the gauntlet to Amazon next year.
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NewsMarks & Spencer rolls out demand forecasting system for general merchandise
Marks & Spencer has started rolling out its general merchandise allocation system, which it hopes will improve stock availability by 9% by 2015/16.
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NewsComment: Sports Direct has a lot to play for
Soaring sales and a double-digit rise in profits might reasonably be expected to be cause for celebration.
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OpinionComment: What are iBeacons and why should retailers care?
If you follow mobile tech or digital retail news, you will have heard about a mysterious new technology called iBeacons that seems to be being billed as changing everything in retail.
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NewsWaitrose pays compensation after online orders hit by IT glitch
Waitrose is to pay compensation to customers after an IT problem forced the grocer to cancel 400 orders just days before Christmas.
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AnalysisReview of the year: How multichannel grocery took off in 2013
The grocers’ multichannel efforts shifted up a gear in 2013. Here are some of the main developments:
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InterviewAlan White interview: transforming N Brown from a catalogue business into an online titan
After 25 years at N Brown, chief executive Alan White retired last month. Retail Week talks to the king of home shopping about the structural change he has navigated and working in a niche market.
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NewsComment: Dixons powers ahead
Electricals market leader Dixons should show it is heading into Christmas fully charged when it posts first-half results next week.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What are the most important parts of an online security strategy?
What are the most important factors retailers need to consider when developing a security strategy?
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AnalysisIn pictures: 7 great Christmas innovations
Christmas is no longer just a time for giving. It’s also a time for adverts, Sales, and increasingly, innovation. Rebecca Thomson charts some of the best ideas to emerge in the past two months
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AnalysisAnalysis: The 10 most popular store galleries of 2013
Retail Week looks back over the 10 most popular store galleries of 2013.
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OpinionComment: A Richer approach to doing business
I first met Julian Richer in 1995, when I arranged an inspiration trip to the UK for then-chief executive of Best Buy Brad Anderson and his senior executive board.
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AnalysisInfographic: Shoppers spurn click-and-collect use
Grocery shoppers have shunned click-and-collect despite retailers’ investment in the channel.
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AnalysisProfile: Could David Cheesewright become the first Brit to run Walmart?
Brit David Cheesewright, a Walmart golden boy who has risen through the ranks of the retail giant, has been appointed as international chief executive.