All Multichannel articles – Page 23
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Big Tech partnerships reboot retail?
Where once a retail deal might have meant a merger or acquisition, the focus now is increasingly on partnerships – especially with technology companies.
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OpinionOpinion: Talking a good game is not the same as innovation
Retailers are some of the most efficient and effective organisations in existence today.
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OpinionOpinion: Expect UK retail to mirror Carrefour-Google deal
In the old days, a landmark retail deal would typically mean an audacious M&A. Walmart’s acquisition of Asda or Kingfisher’s pounce on Castorama set the tone.
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OpinionOpinion: Trouva’s founder on expanding into Germany
We know from the two years we’ve been around in the UK that independent retail can thrive in an omnichannel environment, but why limit ourselves to this country?
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AnalysisHow unified retail will transform shopping as we know it
‘Unified retail’ is the latest term to be batted around boardrooms but – as our new digital guide finds – it is more than just a buzz phrase.
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OpinionOpinion: Customer-centricity is only way for retail to thrive
The recent spate of high profile retail failures has highlighted the challenges facing legacy store-based organisations trying to survive and thrive in a digital world.
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OpinionOpinion: Digital shift creates high street opportunity
The retail landscape has evolved hugely over the past few years, but it’s not all doom and gloom for the high street.
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NewsJoules profits to beat expectations after sales surge
Joules expects full-year profits to come in just ahead of City expectations after sales rose strongly last year.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail lessons from Apple’s $1trn valuation
Tech giant Apple stands on the cusp of being the highest valued American company ever, close to a capitalisation of $1trn.
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AnalysisIn pictures: China’s Alibaba and JD.com reinvent stores
Retailers are looking East, not West, for the future of retail. John Ryan goes to China to see the tech-enabled stores of ecommerce giants Alibaba and JD.com.
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AnalysisVodcast: are retailers investing in the wrong areas?
Retailers need to shift tech investment away from front-end capabilities and focus on back-end capabilities, former House of Fraser CIO Julian Burnett has warned.
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NewsMatalan posts profit rise after full-price sales focus
Matalan has recorded a rise in full-year profits after achieving an 11.7% uplift in full-price sales.
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NewsM&S calls for new retail property model
Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe has added his voice to the chorus of concern over retail’s property cost crisis.
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OpinionOpinion: Ocado-Kroger is testament to UK tech talent
Ocado’s landmark deal with Kroger is testament to the vision of founder Tim Steiner and welcome evidence of the UK’s ability to create world-class digital businesses.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Shearwood put Clarks on the front foot?
Clarks posted a dip in full-year profits and sales this morning in its first full year under boss Mike Shearwood.
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NewsMarks & Spencer reveals details of more store closures
Marks & Spencer has revealed plans to close another 14 clothing and home stores and cut back Simply Food openings.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail must put customers in the driving seat
We all know retail is a difficult place to be right now. Consumer expectations have been raised to an extremely high level by disruptive brands such as Amazon, Asos and Wiggle et al.
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AnalysisAnalysis: End of the line nears for retail queues
As long as retail has existed, so have queues. But technology is trying to put an end to the wait.