All Retail Week articles in March 11 2016
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can retailers minimise the impact of a data breach?
How can retailers minimise the impact of a data breach?
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News
Agenda: Next, Game and B&Q owner Kingfisher to post full year results
Retail Week looks ahead to next week with full-year figures from Kingfisher, Next and Game, plus ONS retail sales data on the agenda.
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News
In pictures: Retail Week Awards with Oracle VIP Reception
The great and the good of retail raised a glass at the Retail Week Awards 2016 with Oracle VIP reception.
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Opinion
Blog: Could warehouse robotics be counterproductive without human supervision?
Retailers may want to prepare for robots in their warehouses but not at the cost of the human touch.
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News
French Connection's full-year losses widen as sales fall
French Connection has reported falling full-year sales and widening losses despite a “significant improvement” in its second half.
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News
Ocado first-quarter sales soar as weekly orders pass 250,000 for first time
Ocado has posted a 13.8% rise in first-quarter retail sales as it shipped 250,000 orders in a week for the first time.
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News
Sainsbury's fourth-quarter like-for-likes inch up as online sales jump
Sainsbury’s has revealed a 0.1% rise in like-for-likes for its fourth quarter, while online sales surged 14% over the period.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Ham specialist Enrique Tomas' Soho store is a cut above
Spanish delicatessen Enrique Tomas demonstrates what can be achieved by retailers with a singular focus on one specialist product.
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News
The Co-operative signs up to Hermes ParcelShop service
The Co-operative has tied up with Hermes to allow shoppers to send and receive parcels at their local Co-op store via its ParcelShop service.
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Opinion
Blog: Fulfilment costs could shrink retail margins to just 1%
Retail margins could shrink to 1% by 2025 unless retailers address the economics of online fulfilment, new research has revealed.
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Retail Voice
Opinion: How can retailers turn social media engagement into revenue?
It’s time to take social media channels beyond brand promotion and make sure they plays a part in delivering revenue.
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Retail Voice
Opinion: Cloud computing can be a tool for fast digital change
Find out how the cloud is giving retailers a digital lift in a quickly shifting technology landscape in the new Retail Week and Cisco guide.
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News
Sir Philip Green could be asked to pay £280m over BHS pension deficit
Sir Philip Green could be asked to pay £280m into BHS’s pension pot to stop the department store chain’s staff having their pensions cut.
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News
Missguided website crashes as half-price Sale sees demand soar
Missguided’s website has crashed as an increase in traffic from a half-price Sale left customers unable to complete orders.
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News
Screwfix trials two-hour delivery service for London shoppers
Screwfix boss Andrew Livingston said the DIY retailer is trialling two-hour delivery slots for some of its London customers.
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News
Sainsbury's considers £1.5bn bid for Home Retail as deadline nears
Sainsbury’s is considering upping its offer for Home Retail from £1.3bn to £1.5bn in an effort to outmanoeuvre bid rival Steinhoff.
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News
Chancellor urged to scrap link between business rates and RPI
Businesses are urging the Chancellor to reform business rates and stop basing the tax on the Retail Prices Index measure of inflation.
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News
Retail footfall drops in February as high street traffic falls 2.9%
Total retail footfall dropped 1.1% year on year in February, driven by declining customer numbers in shopping centres and high streets.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, BHS, Fnac and more
Retail news round-up on March 14, 2016: Tesco boss asks for business rates' review, Sir Philip Green could be asked to help gap BHS' pension deficit and Lombok up for sale.
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Analysis
Be Inspired campaign: Rallying the next generation of female retail leaders
As Retail Week unveils a campaign to encourage women leaders, we look at the importance of role models in creating boardroom diversity.