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NewsRetail Week Live: House of Fraser engagement boss on the challenges of start-up investment
House of Fraser head of online engagement Madeleine Melson said it had been challenging to convince the finance department to put money aside to invest in new technologies from start-up companies.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Argos digital transformation has made it 'much more universal'
Argos chief operating officer David Robinson said the company’s digital transformation has made it much more “confident, modern and universal”.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Tim Steiner says Ocado has "great advantage" over grocery giants like Walmart
Ocado boss Tim Steiner believes the etailer has a “great advantage” over grocery giants like Walmart because he and his management team are all genuine customers.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Ryanair's Kenny Jacobs offers top tips for retailers
Ryanair chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs has criticised retailers for not moving quickly enough to create change within their business.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Shop Direct on working with start-ups
Shop Direct head of ecommerce Paul Hornby has spoken about the importance of retailers working with start-ups to innovate.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Retailers must start thinking like brands, urges branding guru
Brands are the biggest threat the retail industry faces, unless retailers start adopting the same mindset, BrandCap chairman and portfolio director Rita Clifton CBE told delegates at Retail Week Live.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Martin Lewis warns that delivery issues could cost retailers
Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, warned retailers that using the “wrong” delivery company could cause brand damage and lead to firms losing customers.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Sebastian James warns retail is about to be hit by 'asteroid' strike
Dixons Carphone boss Seb James has warned the retail industry is about to be hit by an “asteroid” caused by the connected customer that could result in the death of retailers that fail to prepare.
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NewsKitemarks such as Fairtrade no longer trusted by consumers, says Lord Mandelson
Lord Peter Mandelson said retailers should no longer rely on ethical certifications when it comes to reassuring customers about the quality of their supply chain.
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NewsN Brown issues another profit warning as price investment hits margin
N Brown has issued its second profit warning in six months after “tactical and strategic” price investments.
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NewsChanging room innovation poised to transform online fashion
An innovative start up is launching a try-before-you-buy service for online clothes shopping that allows customers to order from multiple retailers at once and try items on in a luxury customer lounge.
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NewsBoohoo.com sales jump 22% driven by strong international growth
Boohoo.com has reported a 22% jump in sales for the two months to February 28 after strong performance outside of Europe.
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NewsSue Shipley sets up recruitment business SVS Executive Search
Retail headhunter Sue Shipley has founded her own international recruitment business, SVS Executive Search.
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NewsGoogle enters bricks-and-mortar retail space through Dixons Carphone tie-up
Google is entering the bricks-and-mortar retail space with a ‘shop in shop’ concept that it is launching in partnership with Dixons Carphone.
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NewsRetail elite gather as Retail Week Live 2015 kicks off in London
Retail Week Live kicks off its two-day conference in London today, with speakers including Sebastian James and Lord Peter Mandelson.
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NewsHeadhunter Barracuda names retail veteran as chief executive
Retail headhunter Barracuda has appointed Keith Jones, the former chief executive of sportswear retailer JJB Sports, as its new boss.
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NewsWaitrose suffers first monthly market share decline in six years
Waitrose has suffered a monthly loss in food retail market share for the first time since 2009, according to the latest Kantar figures.
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NewsMothercare restructures management team in bid to become digitally led
Mothercare has restructured its executive management team as it seeks to restructure the business to make it a digitally-led company.
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NewsTesco's strongest sales period for 18 months sees Asda sales slump
Tesco’s turnaround continues to gather momentum as it posts its strongest quarterly sales performance in 18 months, according to Kantar figures.
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NewsOcado reports first quarter sales up 19% despite 'challenging' conditions
Online grocer Ocado has reported a 19.2% spike in sales for the 12 weeks ending February 22, 2015.