All Retail Week articles in August 8 2014
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Analysis
Retail Week Awards: Looking back at the past winners
As the shortlist for the Retail Week Awards 2017 is unveiled, we look back through the archives at winners over the past twenty years.
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Opinion
Blog: Internet growth provides platform for creation of new wave of SMEs
SMEs are the true entrepreneurs of the UK – they are the very heartbeat of the British economy and they deserve our support.
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News
Infographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from August 13, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top womenswear retailers.
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News
Wages under pressure in second quarter according to ONS
Disposable income is in danger of being squeezed as average UK wages come under pressure, according to the latest figures from the ONS.
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News
Mamas & Papas hires retail veteran Derek Lovelock as interim chief executive
Fashion veteran Derek Lovelock has been appointed interim chief executive at nursery retailer Mamas & Papas after leaving Aurora Fashions.
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Analysis
In the news: American Golf interim boss Alan Fort profiled
When it emerged last week that Alan Fort had taken the reins at American Golf temporarily, observers would be forgiven for wondering whether the golf specialist had issues to confront.
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News
New Look puts Russian expansion on ice amid political concerns
Fashion retailer New Look has put its Russian expansion on ice amid concerns about the political situation in the country.
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Opinion
Comment: Tesco margin reset must be on the cards as food sales fall
Grocers still have a long hard road to travel before there’s peace in their troubled aisles, the BRC July sales figures showed.
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News
New Look quarterly profits surge as full-price sales increase
New Look reported a surge in profits in its first quarter as the retailer increased the amount of full-price sales it made on last year.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on BRC retail sales, Sports Direct and Destination Maternity
Retail news round-up on August 12, 2014: British retail spending contracts 0.3% in July; Sports Direct accused of using zero hours contracts; Destination Maternity boss departs
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News
House of Fraser trials beacon technology in mannequins
House of Fraser is rolling out beacon technology in mannequins at the retailer’s click-and-collect store in Aberdeen.
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News
Supermarket price war, Andy Murray and royal baby effect impact July retail sales
The ongoing supermarket price war, coupled with tough comparables including a British win at Wimbledon and the Tour de France, led to a decline in retail sales last month.
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Analysis
Comment: Retail's future is virtual and social, with a dose of science fiction
Few would argue that retail has undergone significant transformation the last couple of decades.
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News
Rakuten to launch new UK website and will close Play.com
Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten is launching a UK site this year and plans to close down its Play.com website next year.
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News
Government scraps need for planning permission for click-and-collect lockers
Retailers will be allowed to build click-and-collect lockers without planning permission after being given the green light by High Street minister Penny Mordaunt.
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News
In numbers: Nine facts about eBay on the 20th anniversary of ecommerce
On the day of the 20th anniversary of the first secure online transaction and the birth of ecommerce, Retail Week studies the big numbers from eBay’s history.
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Analysis
Analysis: Walgreens will score with shoppers by remaining headquartered on home soil
By opting out of a so-called tax inversion scheme, Walgreens is going against the wishes of some investors but will reap the benefits of positive consumer sentiment.
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News
Poundworld scraps ecommerce partnership with Poundland co-founder
Poundworld has withdrawn from the Poundshop.com venture it launched with Poundland co-founder Steve Smith in February.
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Opinion
Comment: M&S’s Laura Wade-Gery on 20 years of online retail and what comes next
This month marks 20 years since what is believed to be the first secure internet shopping transaction took place, when on 11th August 1994 a shopper in the US purchased a Sting CD online at NetMarket.
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News
Maplin hires Darren Shapland as chairman to replace John Lovering
Maplin has hired new Poundland chairman Darren Shapland as its non-executive chairman to take over from John Lovering, who is retiring.