All Stores and property articles – Page 183
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NewsHotel Chocolat tastes sales success in ‘strong’ year
Hotel Chocolat has posted an increase in full-year sales, boosted by the opening of 15 new stores and its growing online customer base.
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OpinionJohn Lewis ‘pilot’ stores symptomatic of digital shift
The fact that John Lewis will use 15 stores to pilot new ideas is symbolic of coming to terms with digital and the new terrestrial.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers – throw old traditions out the window
Online and mobile commerce is turning traditional notions of retailing upside down.
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OpinionOpinion: Has a culture of 'pop in' caused customers to opt out?
Rita Clifton explores how far a slow-changing attitude to the role of stores has damaged the sector
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AnalysisThe UK's top 30 growth retailers 2018 in numbers
Retail Week reveals its list of the UK’s top 30 growth retailers. Here we highlight the key statistics and some notable businesses that have made the list.
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NewsFootfall stuck in worst rut for three years
Footfall slipped for the seventh consecutive month as the warm weather sparked a sharp decline in shopping centre visits in June.
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NewsPrimark stores guru departs after decade at retailer
Primark stores boss Peter Franks is leaving the fashion retailer after a decade to join The Hoxton hotel group.
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AnalysisBoots tackles the world's most advanced beauty market
In South Korea, there are entire streets devoted to beauty retail. Does new kid on the block Boots stand out from the crowd? John Ryan reports from Seoul
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DataData: The UK's top 30 growth retailers 2018
A connected customer experience is key to grow your business, finds exclusive research published in Retail Week’s annual top 30 growth retailers ranking.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: M&S bosses face shareholder shootout
Patrick Blower’s take on Gareth-Southgate-waistcoat-supplier Marks & Spencer’s AGM, which took place at Wembley Stadium this week
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OpinionOpinion: Click and collect can be an ‘experience’
Whichever way you cut it, clicking and collecting has to be the ultimate non-experience that can take place in a store.
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Retail VoiceHow the high street can help power ecommerce
Retailers should be taking advantage of the benefits of click and collect, says Retail Week Live's Launchpad winner HubBox.
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OpinionOpinion: Slow down, this is a convenience store
News that Tesco is trialling a cashless Express store at its Welwyn Garden City HQ is no real surprise, given that everyone from Amazon to Alibaba has been grabbing headlines and admiring glances for their scan and go, checkout-free stores.
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Retail VoiceThe five questions to ask before any digital investment
With technology advancements happening daily, how can retailers decide where to invest?
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OpinionOpinion: How to survive the crisis on the high street
Three years ago, I gave a talk called ‘Is There Life After The High Street?’ about what I thought the future of retail would look like and why I withdrew my company Argenteus from physical retail in favour of online.
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Tesco's first cashless shop
Tesco has opened its first cashless c-store at it tests a raft of initiatives designed to speed up the shopping trip.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five ways Carpetright aims to get back on track
Floorcovering specialist Carpetright has capped a torrid year with £70.5m of pre-tax losses.
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OpinionOpinion: How Primark thrives without doing digital
Talk to almost any retailer at the moment and it will only be a couple of minutes before things digital form part of the discussion.
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Retail VoiceRetail tech trends that enhance customer engagement
In-store experiences are here to stay, and the technology being used is getting bigger, better and bolder.