All Retail Week UAT articles in November 28 2014
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Target's turnaround plan on track in US
As Walmart delivered an encouraging domestic performance, fellow giant Target has brought optimism to US retail with its third-quarter results.
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NewsEnd of business rate relief a 'huge blow' for small high street retailers
The Government’s failure to extend its business rate relief scheme has been branded a “huge blow” for small high street retailers.
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NewsNeiman Marcus taps into beacons to flag up offers over Christmas
Neiman Marcus is using beacons to engage with customers during the holiday season as the US department store looks to drive mobile engagement.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on rates, Tesco, food prices and Amazon
Retail news round-up on December 3, 2014: Chancellor to review business rates; Tesco director to resign; Food prices down; Amazon boss on failure
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AnalysisTesco's Dave Lewis overhauls management: What the analysts say
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis has assumed temporary responsibility for the UK as part of a raft of senior management changes at the grocer.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, high street footfall and Cyber Monday
Retail news round-up on December 2, 2014: Four executives to depart Tesco; Shoppers desert high street on Saturday; Consumers spend £650m on Cyber Monday
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Product data company Intelligent Reach
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week product data company Intelligent Reach is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisRetail Week’s 12 days of Christmas: Grocers’ festive food offers
With Christmas fast approaching, we take a look at the grocers’ festive food offers, from six-bird roasts to smoked reindeer and beyond.
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AnalysisRetailer in the news: Express Gifts boss Philip Maudsley
Other companies could learn a thing or two from Philip Maudsley’s 27 years at Findel, which has involved a turnaround in the last three years.
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OpinionComment: Does Christmas signal shutdown time for store design?
Christmas is normally a slack time for the store design and build sector, but this year things look a little different.
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NewsRetailers to face 600,000 returned Cyber Monday items
More than 600,000 orders made today could need re-delivering after Christmas, new research shows.
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NewsAmazon runs hundreds of Cyber Monday deals as it eyes Black Friday record
Amazon recorded its busiest ever day on Black Friday with 5.5m orders but could break that record today as it offers hundreds of deals to mark Cyber Monday.
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NewsBlack Friday mania helps Hammerson centres smash half a million visitor mark
Hammerson recorded a 17% year-on-year increase in footfall this Black Friday at its shopping centres as visitor numbers topped half a million.
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NewsBonmarché profits and sales surge as product and pricing overhaul pays off
Bonmarché has posted a surge in half-year profits as sales rise following an overhaul of its product, pricing and supply chain.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Cyber Monday, Boots, the Co-op and more
Retail news round-up on December 1, 2014: Retailers braced for £600m Cyber Monday bonanza; Boots buys Soap and Glory; Co-op touts renaissance; Vodafone eyes Tesco’s Blinkbox.
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GalleryRetail Week's 12 days of Christmas: The best festive window displays
Retailers’ Christmas window displays this year vary from fantastical at House of Fraser to fashion-forward at Debenhams.
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NewsIn pictures: How John Lewis prepared for the Black Friday rush
By the end of this week 30 tonnes of cardboard boxes will have made their way in and out of John Lewis’s distribution centre at Magna Park.
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NewsSpanish footwear retailer The Seeker enters UK with Seven Dials signing
Spanish footwear retailer The Seeker has signed for its debut UK store and its first outside Spain as it looks ahead to Northern European expansion.
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AnalysisVideo report: Behind the scenes of Black Friday at Asda Wembley
Shoppers descended on Asda’s Wembley superstore to take part in Black Friday as Retail Week visited to film the good, the bad and the ugly.
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NewsVideo: How Shop Direct planned for a successful Black Friday
The home shopping group aims to capitalise on the Black Friday phenomenon and prepared well in advance for the spike in trade.