All Very Group articles – Page 14
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NewsShop Direct Christmas sales fuelled by Very
Shop Direct has reported growing sales for its Christmas period, with site Very fuelling growth.
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DataRetail league table: Christmas trading 2016
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas 2016 trading period, with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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AnalysisRetail resolutions for 2017: Alex Baldock, Shop Direct
As the New Year nears, retail bosses tell Retail Week about their resolutions for 2017.
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AnalysisIt wasn’t all bad: The 12 gifts of retail in 2016
It wasn’t all bad for retail this year. Here’s our seasonal celebration of how retail enhances lives and the nation.
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AnalysisReview of the Year: Tech and ecommerce trends
From Pinterest ads to Pokémon Go!, 2016 was a year packed full of technology innovations.
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OpinionBlog: Confessions of a Black Friday bargain hunter
Black Friday has been and gone and this year it appears that retail’s supply chains have stood up well to the year’s biggest delivery stress test.
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NewsToday in Retail: A digital brain drain?
As Retail Week revealed earlier today, another digital talent, this time in the form of New Look’s Sally Heath, is set to leave the industry.
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AnalysisProfile: Jon Rudoe, the grocery guru joining Shop Direct
Jon Rudoe has been appointed as Shop Direct’s new retail and technology director. What will the grocery guru bring to the etailer?
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NewsPeople moves: Nigel Oddy leaves House of Fraser
House of Fraser boss Nigel Oddy is the latest executive to exit the department store; Jon Rudoe leaves Sainsbury’s for bespoke role at Shop Direct
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NewsShop Direct poaches Sainsbury’s tech boss Jon Rudoe
Shop Direct has poached Sainsbury’s head of technology Jon Rudoe for a newly created role as it merges its retail and IT teams.
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VideoWatch: Black Friday kicks off at Shop Direct
Shop Direct boss Alex Baldock on how Black Friday is taking shape and why it favours the pure-play retailers.
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AnalysisCEO viewpoints: The case for and against Black Friday
Retail is divided on whether Black Friday is good or bad for the industry. Here two retail chief executives make their case.
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AnalysisBlack Friday 2016: Which retailers are doing what?
No longer a day of deals, Black Friday has become a promotional marathon. Here we document retailers’ Black Friday deals and their duration.
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OpinionThis week in retail: Black Friday madness begins
It’s finally here – Black Friday week. Or Black Friday fortnight for some.
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards: Spotlight on the etail contenders
As the shortlist for the Retail Week Awards 2017 is unveiled, we take a closer look at the etailers contending for the OC&C Pure-Play Etailer accolade.
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NewsShop Direct to open staff hub in London’s Victoria
Shop Direct will open an office in London in a bid to attract more talent and develop its technological capabilities.
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AnalysisWhat are the new innovations in ecomm fulfilment?
From one-button orders to next-gen lockers, retailers are upping their game when it comes to fast, efficient and convenient fulfilment.
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NewsShop Direct launches chatbot technology on Very app
Shop Direct has integrated conversational technology on Very’s mobile app to answer customer queries in real time.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How AI tackles retail’s ‘unsolvable problems’
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology may sound like science-fiction novel fodder, but it’s fast becoming an increasingly attractive investment to retailers.
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AnalysisShop Direct’s Alex Baldock on digital transformation
At Retail Week Live 2017 Shop Direct chief executive Alex Baldock will discuss how new technology will reshape retail.