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Asda boss insists low prices will drive loyalty as like-for-likes rise 1.3%
Asda has ploughed money into its digital operations while throwing its weight behind a sustained low-price strategy amid a grocery market awash with promotions.
Sainsbury's invests in digital initiatives as it drives omnichannel strategy
Sainsbury’s is to step up its investment in digital initiatives as it seeks to position the business for an omnichannel future.
Tesco trials new model driven by shopper buying power
Tesco is trialing an innovative consumer buying model which will allow its shoppers to use social media to bring down the price of products.
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Marks & Spencer rolls out contactless payment
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Online fashion giant Asos unveils 'strong' half-year performance
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Department store John Lewis puts services at heart of online offensive
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John Lewis online sales reach £1bn as revamped website unveiled
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Online fashion sales jump 15% in March despite cold snap
In Depth
Analysis: Preparing your supply chain for multichannel growth
Smooth delivery options are front of mind for retailers because customer expectations are sky high. It is vital supply chains are as watertight as possible.
Analysis: Etail ideas for the ultimate user experience
Ecommerce has come a long way in the last decade. Lucy Fisher finds out which retail sites are leading the way from the customer’s perspective.
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Analysis: Will Argos’ new digital model prove successful?
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Innovation hubs: What do retailers need to know?
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Analysis: How can large retailers be digitally versatile?
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Analysis: Grocers chase digital entertainment market share
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Analysis: Is etailer Ocado the answer to Morrisons’ prayers?
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Video: Retail bosses highlight retail skills shortage
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Video: Retailers should emphasise trust as well as develop online says Maplin chief
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Analysis: System integration - multichannel's new reality
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Analysis: Asian retailers on the rise in pursuit of growth
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Infographic: The benefits of adopting Google Shopping
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Analysis: Finding the distribution centres of the future
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Analysis: Six key investment priorities for IT directors in 2013
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Analysis: Retail 2013 - The year to come in UK retail
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Analysis: How has m-commerce evolved?
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Analysis: Multichannel in the mainstream
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Analysis: Retailers battle it out to offer first-class delivery
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Analysis: The path to social media success
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Analysis: How customer data can shape a brand
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Responsive web design: What do retailers need to know?
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Video: Tesco introduces virtual fitting room mirrors
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Analysis: Catalogue takes a back seat as John Walden reinvents Argos
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Analysis: Optimising online sales
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Analysis: Using technology to your advantage
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Analysis: Predicting the future of retail technology
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Analysis: Amazon's Kindle wipe sparks cloud debate
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Infographic: Tablets versus smartphones
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Infographic: 60 years of the barcode
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Analysis: The mobile payments market
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Analysis: How to use technology in stores
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Analysis: Are self-service checkouts fit for purpose?
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How Best Buy is targeting shoppers’ smartphones with in-store offers
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Infographic: Which social networks increase sales for retailers?
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Infographic: iPhone 5 to double time spent shopping
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Analysis: Kindle Fire vs the iPad
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Analysis: The top loyalty cards on the high street
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Analysis: Ikea removes US self-checkout tills for being too slow
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In pictures: Tesco launches virtual shopping wall at Gatwick Airport
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Technology: The rise of interactive retailing
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Foreign-language websites: What do retailers need to know?
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Analysis: Tesco's growing use of customer data
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Analysis: How mobile point of sale can cut queues
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Analysis: The new rules for retail websites
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New directions in retail technology
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Retail Week Power List 2012
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Analysis: Why Walmart shoppers are scared of spending online
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The changing face of fashion retail
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Halfords: pedalling back toward growth
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Need to know: Using Paypal as an in store payment method
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Analysis: Selfridges’ quest for excellence in multichannel
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Argos’ transformation plan: At a glance update
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Analysis: Walmart gears up for the digital fight against Amazon
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Analysis: Can Walmart's idea to crowd source online deliveries work?
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Oracle Retail Week Awards: Double win for Debenhams
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Video: Debenhams' Cristofoli - ‘Anonymous’ consumers demanding better service
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Analysis: Mobile technology gives shoppers the advantage
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Analysis: Technology plays a part in improving customer experience
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Retail Week Live 2013: A glimpse of the future
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Analysis: Contactless cards - are they the future for payments?
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Analysis: Global innovations that could change the retail world
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Analysis: Industry leaders talk bricks and clicks at Retail Week Live
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Analysis: Highlights from NRF 2013
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Analysis: The increasing importance of data
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Analysis: Retail CCTV - from surveillance to shopper analysis
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Analysis: Digging out the customer data
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Analysis: What is big data?
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Analysis: The smartphone's role in customer insight
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Cyber Monday: What do retailers need to know?
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Analysis: IT innovators enter the John Lewis dragons’ den
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Analysis: Evolution of the multichannel team
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Analysis: Using data to understand customer behaviour
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Analysis: Smartphones ring the changes in retail
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Tablet launches: What retailers need to know
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Analysis: The future of supply chain solutions
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Analysis: The rise of the supermarkets
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Video: Tesco plots UK turnaround
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Analysis: How can retailers become digital publishers?
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Analysis: Using IT to lead the way in retail
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Analysis: Cloud-based services - Who is leading the race?
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Analysis: Retail innovators - Turning ideas into reality
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Analysis: Keeping up with the evolution of ecommerce
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Analysis: How can shopping centres embrace technology?
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Analysis: Why are mobile conversion rates so low?
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E-crime: What do retailers need to know?
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Analysis: Are PIN pads insecure by design?
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Analysis: Will Amazon really overtake Walmart?
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Technology: Retailers must share innovation with customers
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Retailers test-drive digital signage
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Consumer insight: Gap in the over 60s retail market
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Analysis: Fifty years of Walmart
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The changing world of electricals retailing
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Grocers’ move into digital entertainment: What do retailers need to know?
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In pictures: BT Retail Week Technology Awards VIP reception and after party
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Analysis: Deal wrapped up at Clinton Cards but tough work lies ahead
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How Amazon changed retailing
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Analysis: Lessons from the US on PayPal's retail roll-out
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Interactive TV shopping: What do retailers need to know?
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