All articles by Rebecca Thomson – Page 11
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Tesco wins with Hudl tablet technology
Tesco’s Hudl tablet device won the Rethink Retail Technology Initiative of the Year following an impressive debut and strong sales.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Trinity Leeds raises bar for retail destinations
The new and transformative Trinity Leeds impressed most this year to win the OC&C Strategy Consultants Retail Destination of the Year.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Screwfix turns up heat in DIY market
Screwfix wins the Financo Speciality Retailer of the Year after developing its multichannel strategy to meet the needs of the white van man.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: A touch of design class from Primark on Oxford Street
Primark’s shop at the east end of Oxford Street wins the ISG Store Design of the Year award, with a reinvention that stays true to the value fashion retailer’s core principles.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Asos model sets standard for international growth
Asos takes home both the Wipro International Growth Initiative of the Year and Veredus Pure Play Etailer of the Year.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Asda does the double with Employer and CSR win
Doing the right thing helps Asda win Deloitte Employer of the Year and the Audit Partnership Corporate Social Responsibility trophy.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Lidl tastes victory with appetizing own brand
The quality and value of Lidl’s premium own-label range Deluxe ensured it bagged the Toy Store Own Brand Range of the Year award.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Ao.com sets new standard in customer care
Appliance etailer Ao.com has created a company culture based on customer service, winning it the Serco Customer Service Initiative of the Year Award.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: From multichannel to ads, John Lewis stands out
John Lewis wins both the Postcode Anywhere Multichannel Retailer of the Year and the Nasa Marketing/Advertising Campaign of the Year.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Retail leaders must keep positive and energetic
Retail leaders need to think of every day as if it’s their first in the job, Fat Face chief executive Anthony Thompson said at Retail Week Live today.
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NewsRetail Week Live: China different to every other market, says Asos CIO
China is “different to anywhere else” as a market, Asos chief information officer Pete Marsden said at Retail Week Live today.
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NewsRetail Week Live: SuperGroup chief says 'no substitute' for stores
There is “no substitute” for stores for young shoppers, SuperGroup chief operating officer Susanne Given said at Retail Week Live today.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Philip Clarke - Tesco must take the lead in reshaping retail
Tesco needs to “take the lead in reshaping the industry” in a multichannel age, chief executive Philip Clarke said at Retail Week Live today.
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NewsDavid Cameron announces £45m funding for internet of things
David Cameron has announced there will be an extra £45m worth of funding up for grabs for companies developing ‘internet of things’ technologies.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could Weve be a game changer in the mobile loyalty market?
Barely a month seems to pass without another launch in the mobile payment and loyalty markets, but it’s not something retailers have taken to yet with any level of enthusiasm.
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NewsHilco bids to buy struggling Irish sports retailer Elverys
Hilco, the company behind the rescue of HMV, has launched a bid to buy struggling Irish sports chain Elverys and its 56 stores.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales rise 6.9% as weather improves
John Lewis sales increased 6.9% on a year ago in the week to March 1, just ahead of the retailer’s performance in the year to date.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How St Pancras International changed travel retail
St Pancras International was one of the first transport hubs to kick-start a change in the way travel retail is done, helping to make stations bona fide shopping destinations.
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AnalysisAnalysis: PowaTag - why retailers are interested in the mobile app
The launch of mobile app PowaTag has made a significant ripple in retail – more so than most technology product launches, and perhaps surprisingly so.
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AnalysisAnalysis: John Lewis' JLab - why retailers should court tech start-ups
John Lewis announced over the weekend it is to launch a £100,000 technology start-up incubator, JLab, in a bid to find the next big idea in retail.