All Very Group articles – Page 11
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NewsShop Direct names interim CEO as Christmas sales spike
Shop Direct has named group finance director Derek Harding as its interim chief executive following a spike in Christmas sales.
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DataRetail league table: Christmas trading 2017
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas 2017 trading period, with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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AnalysisGlad tidings: 10 ways retail gave back in 2017
Year in, year out, not just during the traditional season of goodwill, retailers give back in countless ways to the communities they serve from Stornoway to Sussex.
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NewsMissguided poaches Shop Direct exec for CCO role
Missguided has snapped up Shop Direct’s group marketing director Kenyatte Nelson for its chief customer officer role.
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NewsBlack Friday 2017: Which retailers are doing what?
Black Friday deals are already underway for 2017 as retailers are slashing prices ahead of the main event.
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OpinionOpinion: As M&A activity slows, don’t forget the float
Despite the rush for retail consolidation sparked by Tesco’s move for wholesale titan Booker, 2017 has been a relatively slow year for mergers and acquisitions.
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NewsMissguided snaps up ex-Shop Direct exec Jonathan Wall
Missguided has hired former Shop Direct group ecommerce director Jonathan Wall as its chief digital officer.
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NewsShop Direct’s Barclay brothers to scoop £200m in deal
Shop Direct owners the Barclay brothers will receive over £200m in a refinancing deal, following their decision to abandon a sale of the business.
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VideoWatch: Retail's digital leaders on their top tech trends
Artificial intelligence and machine learning will be among the key technologies helping retailers to advance over the next 18 months.
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Retail VoiceThe future of retail - A view from Tech.
Vodafone UK discusses the most exciting ways technology is changing dynamics in retail.
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OpinionShop Direct’s Baldock leaves personalisation lessons
Retail’s revolving doors have spun at a considerable pace this year – and last Friday Alex Baldock became the latest big-name boss to reveal his departure.
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AnalysisFew retailers see personalisation as essential
Exclusive Retail Week research reveals only 14% of UK retailers view personalisation as essential to their ongoing customer strategies.
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AnalysisPersonalisation lessons from Spotify, Netflix and Monzo
Amazon and Shop Direct have been heralded for their incorporation of personalisation into their business – but what can the retail sector learn from others?
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AnalysisGetting personal: What is possible with personalisation?
Personalisation is still at a nascent stage, but it is already boosting business for retailers including Sephora, Shop Direct and Jack Wills.
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NewsShop Direct boss Alex Baldock bows out
Retail’s rapidly revolving doors continued to spin today as Shop Direct unveiled that its head honcho Alex Baldock would leave the business next summer.
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NewsAlex Baldock to step down from Shop Direct
Shop Direct chief executive Alex Baldock is leaving the pureplay etailer next summer after five years at the helm.
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AnalysisFive things we learned from Shop Direct’s full years
Shop Direct posted its fifth consecutive year of growing sales and profits – and boss Alex Baldock is confident the business is on track to make it six.
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NewsToday in retail: Shop Direct triumphs, sale or no sale
Retail may be struggling, but you wouldn’t know it looking at Shop Direct’s latest results.
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NewsShop Direct profit rise boosted by mobile and athleisure
Shop Direct recorded its fifth consecutive year of rising profits and sales as purchases made on smartphones comprised over half of the retailer’s overall sales.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Facebook, Shop Direct and Amazon
The Retail Week team report from Tech. and discuss the biggest trends and topics from two days of retail technology talks and demos.