Retail Week
Nick Hughes
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Oracle Retail Week Awards: Asda nets innovation prize for Fish Made Simple
15-Mar-2013
Asda takes home the award for the 2013 Ashton Partnership Product Innovation of the Year for its Fish Made Simple initiative. -
Oracle Retail Week Awards: Asos’ appeal makes it a global star
15-Mar-2013
Fashion specialist Asos is named the 2013 PayLater Pure-Play Etailer of the Year following a storming performance in 2012. -
Oracle Retail Week Awards: Fashion giant Zara powers ahead globally
15-Mar-2013
Zara’s success story is phenomenal - its global reach, supply chain and product are the envy of many rival retailers. Nick Hughes explains why it won Wipro Technologies International Retailer of the Year. -
Oracle Retail Week Awards: Majestic Wine's social media success
15-Mar-2013
Majestic Wine won the 2013 Serco Customer Service Initiative of the Year accolade thanks to its social media prowess. -
Oracle Retail Week Awards: Marks & Spencer makes Shwopping splash
15-Mar-2013
Marks & Spencer’s Shwopping initiative with Oxfam has been awarded the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year. -
Oracle Retail Week Awards: Sainsbury’s picks up Deloitte Employer of the Year
15-Mar-2013
The Deloitte Employer of the Year award was picked up by Sainsbury’s for its skill in making its Paralympics partnership work for all employees. -
Oracle Retail Week Awards: Sainsbury’s takes gold for Paralympic tie-up
15-Mar-2013
The Mirror Group Marketing/Advertising Campaign of the Year award was won by Sainsbury’s for its sponsorship of the 2012 Paralympic Games. -
Oracle Retail Week Awards: Value supermarket retailer Aldi scales new heights
15-Mar-2013
Aldi has gained ground rapidly in recent years and consumers are flocking to its stores. Nick Hughes explains how it won The Zolfo Cooper Growth Retailer of the Year award. -
Video: Research the key to overseas expansion, retailers told
14-Mar-2013
Retailers looking to break into international markets must do their homework before they make a major financial commitment, delegates at Retail Week Live have been told. -
Video: Coles' Stuart Machin at Retail Week Live
13-Mar-2013
Keener pricing and better value has been key to the turnaround of Coles, the Australian retailer, according to its store development and operations director Stuart Machin -
Retail Week Live: Retailers should shout about staff skills, say Pets At Home
13-Mar-2013
Specialist retailers should employ staff with specialist knowledge, according to the people director of Pets At Home, Ryan Cheyne. -
Video: Retailers should not fear poor reviews, says Kiddicare boss
13-Mar-2013
Retailers should not be afraid of publishing negative consumer reviews online, according to Kiddicare chief executive Scott Weavers-Wright. -
Video: Debenhams' Cristofoli - ‘Anonymous’ consumers demanding better service
13-Mar-2013
The growth of “digital anonymity” is presenting a whole new set of customer services challenges to retailers, according to Debenhams’ marketing director. -
Video: Consumer power will drive change in retail
13-Mar-2013
The growing power of the consumer will change the world of retailing in the second half of the decade, Retail Week Live delegates have been told. -
Analysis: Online fashion fit for purpose
1-Nov-2012
A survey of fashion retailers reveals the challenges of replicating the in-store experience online. But huge opportunities exist to grow digital revenues. -
Analysis: Optimising online sales
1-Nov-2012
How can online fashion retailers overcome the many barriers to sales conversion in order to optimise their performance. -
Analysis: Using data to understand customer behaviour
1-Nov-2012
Fashion retailers are giving themselves a competitive edge by harnessing the full power of data mining to understand how individual customers behave online. -
Analysis: Using technology to your advantage
1-Nov-2012
Menswear retailer Pretty Green has seen its online conversion rates soar since deploying Fits.me’s virtual fitting room solution. -
Comment: Seeking a perfect fit for online fashion
1-Nov-2012
The job of selling fashion online is an unenviable one. -
Joules returns to profit after restructure
30-Oct-2012
Joules has returned to profit after concluding a restructuring programme and bolstering its senior management team. -
Analysis: Predicting the future of retail technology
26-Oct-2012
Augmented reality and interactive TVs could be about to change how people shop. Retail Week and eBay gathered retailers to discuss their future. Nick Hughes reports on what was said. -
Argos: What the analysts say
24-Oct-2012
Analysts give their reaction to the much-anticipated Argos business review in which it outlines plans to move away from its famous catalogue to reposition itself as a digital retail leader. -
Tablets drive retail searches
24-Oct-2012
Tablets were the driving force behind the growth in online retail searches in the third quarter, according to new research. -
Aubin & Wills: What do retailers need to know?
18-Oct-2012
Jack Wills is to axe sister brand Aubin & Wills after just four years of trading. What is Aubin & Wills and why has it been canned? -
The food fight shifts from price to quality
October 8, 2010
After slugging it out on price in the recession, supermarkets have switched their focus to product quality. -
Keeping up appearances
August 27, 2010
Consumers may not be confident of the economic outlook, so retailers need to be ready to fight this with subtle changes to their marketing messages and propositions, finds Nick Hughes -
No retailer is an island
August 13, 2010
Island retailers face particular challenges, but these have helped them to head off the mainland multiples -
Resort trading: Sun, sea and selling on a summer holiday
July 16, 2010
Huge sales spikes in certain products are a boon, but life’s no beach for retailers trading in holiday resorts
