All Retail Week articles in January 10 2014
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsNext's Christos Angelides faces challenge to revive Abercrombie brand
Christos Angelides has taken on a big challenge to revive the ailing Abercrombie & Fitch brand, industry observers believe.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Amsterdam's Schiphol airport reinvents travel retail
As the current debate about the future of Heathrow Airport in London highlights, the airport industry is an increasingly competitive environment where transport hubs need to be distinct and innovative to attract global travellers.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Tokyo's Pass the Baton reinvents second-hand goods
Located on Ometesando, one of Tokyo’s most prestigious retail boulevards, Pass the Baton (PTB) premiumises second-hand products through emotive storytelling.
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NewsNRF: Retailers are prioritising IT investment, says Oracle chief
Money is being funnelled into improving retailers’ back end technological and digital capabilities as IT jumps to the top of their priority lists.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Asos, Dixons and Home Retail
Retail news round-up on January 14, 2014: Argos boss John Walden tipped for Home Retail job, Asos achieves strong Christmas and Dixons signs new marketing agency.
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OpinionComment: Will 2014 be the year that 3D printing becomes mainstream in retail?
With 2013 done and dusted, how will history judge it? If you were to believe the avalanche of end-of-year reviews that came our way, the only things worth remembering about it were selfies and onesies.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Morrisons, Asos, Walmart, HMV and Target
Retail news round-up on January 13, 2014: Morrisons considering sale of upto 10% of properties; Asos expects 35% sales growth over Christmas; Wal-Mart International’s CFO Cathy Smith to depart; World’s largest music shop shuts down as HMV moves out of 150 Oxford Street
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AnalysisSports Direct's stake acquisition in Debenhams: What the analysts say
Sports Direct revealed this morning that it has taken a surprise 4.63% stake in troubled department store group Debenhams. Retail Week takes a look at the City reaction.
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NewsFortnum & Mason toasts strong Christmas as full year profits surge
Premium food department store Fortnum & Mason has toasted a strong Christmas and posted soaring full-year profits.
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OpinionComment: Morrisons’ proposed property sale poses long-term risks
Morrisons’ property review has hit the headlines but is this short-term radical action really sensible in the long run?
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NewsNRF: Think of stores as warehouses, Foot Locker boss advises
Sportswear giant Foot Locker is treating its 3,500 stores as warehouses in a bid to maximise its fulfilment capabilities, chairman and chief executive Ken Hicks told delegates at the NRF conference in New York.
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NewsNRF: Retailers relying on technology providers more than ever
Retailers are cherry-picking a growing number of payment and technology providers in an effort to provide customers with the services they want.
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NewsJaeger Christmas sales surge boosted by online
Premium fashion retailer Jaeger has revealed Christmas like-for-like sales jumped 32%.
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NewsNRF: US consumers respond better to high streets than malls, say retailers
Indoor malls face extinction as streets become “the number one retail location”, according to retailers and developers at the NRF confernece in New York.
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OpinionComment: Getting into bed with the techies
Technology and design should be comfortable bedfellows, but all too often they’re not.
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NewsMorrisons mulls selling 10% of its estate as shareholders raise concerns
Morrisons is mulling a sale of up to a 10% of its property estate to raise money after a disappointing Christmas performance but shareholders have called the move “incredibly dangerous”.
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GalleryStore gallery: Le Bon Marché gives its food hall a French market theme
Every grand department store worth its name has a food hall and for most it’s a point of pride that this part of the shop is a destination in its own right.
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GalleryStore gallery: G-Star Raw gives denim a makeover at new London flagship
The Dutch denim brand has revamped jeans retailing with its new Oxford Street flagship.
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NewsShop Direct posts 5% Christmas sales rise driven by "stellar" mobile growth
Etailer Shop Direct has delivered a record Christmas driven by “stellar” mobile growth and Very.co.uk and Isme.com.
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NewsMountain Warehouse posts Christmas sales surge as it benefits from wet weather
Outdoor retailer Mountain Warehouse has posted a 10.7% like-for-like Christmas sales surge in the six weeks to January 5.