All Retail Week articles in May 16 2014
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Analysis
Analysis: How multichannel retailers rank by online sales
As Dixons breaks through the £1bn online sales barrier - equivalent to a quarter of Amazon’s £4bn UK retail sales - Retail Week Knowledge Bank looks at how it compares to other multichannel players.
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News
Argos appoints head of IT, commercial and supply chain
Argos has appointed Henrietta Baring to the newly created position of head of IT, commercial and supply chain to help it become a “digital retail leader”.
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Analysis
People: Will Sainsbury's succession plan work as Coupe gears up to lead?
Succession planning can be make or break for retailers - as Sainsbury’s gears up for change at the top, will its new leaders be good enough?
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News
Game to push button on IPO tomorrow valuing it between £340m and £360m
Game will formally push the button on an IPO tomorrow that will value the company at between £340m and £360m.
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Analysis
Whitepaper: Managing supply chain risk in 2014 and beyond
A new whitepaper, presented in association with Alcumus, highlights the importance of robust auditing mechanisms for ethical and safety compliance.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Fat Face, Halfords, Asos, Tesco, Mothercare and more
Retail news round-up on May 22, 2014: Fat Face scraps IPO, Halfords accused of demanding fees from retal suppliers, Lush voted best retailer, Asos forced to apologise after Jodie Marsh tweet and more
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Analysis
Carpetright's management shake up: What the analysts say
Carpetright has appointed Wilf Walsh as its new chief executive, following a management overhaul. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts say.
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News
Internaçionale administrators close another 26 stores
Internaçionale administrators have closed another 26 stores, making 300 redundancies as it winds the value fashion retailer down.
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Analysis
In the news: Carpetright's new boss Wilf Walsh profiled
Wilf Walsh has been appointed chief executive of floorcoverings giant Carpetright as part of a wide-ranging management overhaul.
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News
My-Wardrobe seeks multichannel boost with bricks-and-mortar debut
Etailer My-Wardrobe is upping its multichannel credentials with the launch of a click-and-collect store at its new head office along with pop-up shops in London.
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Analysis
Video: Why supply chain visibility is top of retailers' agendas
Li & Fung boss Rick Darling discusses the importance of collaboration for a transparent supply chain as the industry prepares for the Retail Week Supply Chain Summit which starts tomorrow.
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News
Retail sales volumes record highest annual growth in a decade
Retail sales volumes recorded their highest year-on-year growth in a decade in April, boosted by Easter and growing consumer confidence.
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News
Royal Mail to trial Sunday delivery service for parcels
Royal Mail is trialing a Sunday delivery service to improve flexibility, as a result of increased demand from online orders.
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News
Burberry full-year profits rise as it targets Japanese growth
Burberry’s adjusted pre-tax profit rose 8% to £461m in its full year to March 31 as it targets growth in the Japanese market.
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News
Inflation rises for the first time since last summer
Inflation grew for the first time since last summer in April, driven by fashion and footwear price increases.
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News
Carpetright appoints new boss as management team overhauled
Floorcoverings giant Carpetright has overhauled its management team resulting in a new boss being appointed and the exit of founder Lord Harris and two directors.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on M&S, Apple, inflation and food waste
Retail news round-up on May 21, 2014: M&S rules out bonuses; inflation grows faster than expected; Apple’s stores lose appeal; £1bn of food wasted.
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News
Marks & Spencer abandons plans for London Gateway distribution centre
Marks & Spencer has abandoned plans to open a distribution centre at London Gateway, the super-port on the Thames estuary.
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News
Lord Kalms pays tribute to Dixons legend Mark Souhami, who has died
Dixons president Lord Kalms has led tributes to his longstanding former lieutenant Mark Souhami, who died last month.
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Opinion
Comment: After years of missing the mark, when will M&S get its clothing right?
Getting clothing right has been the challenge for every new CEO since 1999 when M&S began to lose its dominance of the market, but it always seems to elude them.