All Very Group articles – Page 16
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NewsPeople moves: Asda and Burberry’s new hires and all the July moves
Lidl’s chief operating officer Chris Walker moves to Asda and Burberry snares Céline boss Marco Gobbetti as chief executive.
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NewsShowcase your tech skills in 24-hour Hackathon for retailers and start-ups
This is your last chance to enter the Retail Week Hackathon so pull a team together and show your peers what you’re made of.
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NewsShop Direct hires customer intelligence director to bolster its use of data
Shop Direct has hired its first customer intelligence director to improve personalisation across its online fascias.
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NewsJohn Lewis extends visual search technology following successful trial
John Lewis has added the ‘Find Similar’ clothing style discovery button to all of the fashion product pages on its iPad shopping app.
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NewsShop Direct deputy chief executive Gareth Jones exits
Shop Direct’s deputy chief executive Gareth Jones is leaving Shop Direct at the end of the year, after seven years with the business.
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NewsShop Direct ramps up big data investment with senior hire
Shop Direct is set to ramp up its investment in big data as it hires its first head of data science and digital analytics.
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NewsVery targets further growth with launch of own fashion brand
Shop Direct-owned Very has unveiled its own fashion brand, V by Very, as it looks to make further strides in the clothing market.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Personalised fashion analysis platform Dressipi
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Dressipi is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Big data goldmine still waiting to be exploited by retailers
How the UK’s leading retailers are harnessing systems, tools and technologies to effectively exploit big data to drive up profits.
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DataData: Aldi and Shop Direct lead top 10 ranking of staff efficiency
Retail Week Prospect ranks the 10 most productive retailers in the UK in terms of staff costs.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Facebook plans to become a ‘lighthouse’ in retail technology
Retail Week spoke to Facebook’s head of retail Martin Harbech about what ambitions and plans the social media giant has in store.
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NewsShop Direct: customer satisfaction is as important as the bottom line
Customer satisfaction should be treated like the bottom line to ensure a business’s long-term success, Shop Direct’s strategy director has said.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why is Schuh looking to Israel's tech experts for inspiration?
Schuh was once sceptical about the power of online, but now it is leading the innovation charge by teaming up with tech experts in Tel Aviv.
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NewsShop Direct group customer director Dene Jones exits etailer
Shop Direct group customer director Dene Jones has parted company with the business after two and a half years, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsShop Direct’s new virtual product size tool boosts sales
Shop Direct sales have increased thanks to new technology, which allows customers to virtually compare the size of products.
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VideoSwimming with sharks - Shop Direct chief executive Alex Baldock
Shop Direct is undergoing a transformation that is taking it from the sleepy backwater of catalogue retail to the shark-infested waters of ecommerce.
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AnalysisAnalysis: identifying truly innovative products and services
Innovation is the lifeblood of retail but what do we actually mean by innovation? And what separates something innovative from something simply new?
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OpinionOpinion: Shoppable ads combine marketing with entertainment
As online shoppers become increasingly savvy and adverse to retail marketing, shoppable ads can combine marketing and entertainment.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top 10 fastest-growing retailers in the UK in 2016
Our list of the fastest-growing retailers in the UK highlights businesses that are not only increasing the scale of their operations, but are also doing so profitably.
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NewsShop Direct steps into the future after a 'historic year'
Shop Direct was named The OC&C Strategy Consultants Pure-Play Etailer of the Year after scrapping its catalogue and focusing on ecommerce.