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AnalysisAnalysis: Shop Direct invests in its made-to-measure sites
From Asos to eBay and Amazon, etailers across the industry owe a significant portion of their success to the way they use IT.
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AnalysisVideo: Shop Direct 'speed dates' with innovative Israeli tech start-ups
Shop Direct visited Tel Aviv to meet with 26 tech start-ups. Retail Week finds out why the etailer is seeking out Israeli firms.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How UK retail is embracing Israeli innovation
Israel is rivaling Silicon Valley in developing innovative technology and retailers are capitalising on the country’s bustling start-up scene.
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Analysis: How can retailers stay ahead in the m-commerce race?
Rising smartphone and tablet ownership has led to an explosion in mobile shopping, which is taking a greater share of spend each year.
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NewsShop Direct ramps up investment in personalisation software
Shop Direct is investing “significant” cash in developing personalisation software as it optimises how it uses its data.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Asos comes out on top in sales per employee ranking
It may not be the most widely reported indicator of productivity, but UK retail’s sales per employee figures paint a fascinating picture.
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CartoonBlower's retail cartoon: Shop Direct's bumper tax refund
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Shop Direct’s bumper tax refund
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NewsArgos and Shop Direct put aside money for mis-sold PPI
Argos owner Home Retail Group and online retailer Shop Direct have been forced to put aside provisions after being pulled into the PPI mis-selling scandal.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Shop Direct ramps up testing to boost sales, says boss Baldock
Shop Direct is ramping up testing as it seeks to use its “treasure trove” of data to boost sales, boss Alex Baldock told Retail Week Live.
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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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NewsInterim Mothercare boss Newton-Jones could take on role permanently
Interim boss Mark Newton-Jones is thought to be interested in taking on the role permanently, sources close to Mothercare told Retail Week.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Next get branded fashion right this time?
Next is having another stab at getting branded fashion right with the launch of spin-off site Label - can it get it right this time?
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NewsMothercare hires former Shop Direct boss Mark Newton-Jones as interim chief executive
Former Shop Direct boss Mark Newton-Jones is to join Mothercare as interim chief executive.
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NewsShop Direct tests augmented reality to boost furniture sales
Etail group Shop Direct tests augmented reality technology to boost furniture sales
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AnalysisAnalysis: The rise of the hybrid retail store
As Argos pilots its new generation of digital stores, Mark Faithfull looks at the rise of a hybrid format and the implications for distribution and online fulfilment.
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NewsFormer Shop Direct boss Mark Newton-Jones to join Boohoo board
Former Shop Direct chief executive Mark Newton-Jones is to bolster the Boohoo board ahead of its float.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Which retailers are top of their game with returns?
Ease of return is critical to customer satisfaction, but for many retailers it’s testing the limits of existing supply chains. Simon Jack finds out who is at the top of their game and what obstacles they’ll face in 2014
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Mothercare, Lenta, M&S, Shop Direct and River Island
Retail news round-up on January 27, 2014: Mothercare to sell Early Learning Centre, Russian chain Lenta mulls London stock market float, M&S bolsters team with two hires from Inditex, Shop Direct to make £50m profit and River Island uses Maxymiser
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AnalysisNRF: Shop Direct’s transformation from catalogue business to digital retailer
Head of ecommerce Paul Hornby shared the seven-year story of Shop Direct’s transformation from a catalogue business to a digital retailer at the Oracle Retail Exchange in New York during last week’s NRF.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Round-up of retail's Christmas trading updates
Dozens of the biggest retailers have updated the market on their all-important Christmas trading in the last few weeks. Here’s a glance at the headline numbers.