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Ahrendts salutes Burberry's 'style, structure and values'

27-Oct-2010 2:03 pm | By Jennifer Creevy

Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts outlined the soft strategies the fashion retailer has focused on during the recession at the World Retail Congress in Berlin.

Retailers neglecting succession planning

27-Oct-2010 1:55 pm | By Tim Danaher

Only 17% of retail CEOs and board directors are actively engaged in succession planning, according to a report published today at World Retail Congress.

Focus on staff key to recovery, says Maxeda CEO Tony DeNunzio

26-Oct-2010 3:28 pm | By Jennifer Creevy

A focus on staff, brand and the customer is the key to a successful retail recovery, according to a panel of leading retailers.

Developers must embrace internet to engage

26-Oct-2010 3:12 pm | By Mark Faithfull
Innovation still key for recession survival

8-May-2009 3:03 pm
Survey reveals Ikea is world's most trusted retail brand

8-May-2009 2:58 pm
Youth cannot be defined as a demographic

8-May-2009 2:53 pm
Opportunities still exist in emerging markets

8-May-2009 10:33 am
Customer experience is lynchpin of multichannel success

8-May-2009 10:20 am
Retailers should respond to shifting global sourcing patterns

8-May-2009 9:30 am
Overseas retailers advised to focus on regional expansion in China

7-May-2009 4:11 pm | By Mark Faithfull
Consumer behaviour has undergone ‘climate change’

7-May-2009 12:51 pm
Retailers call for transparency with suppliers and credit insurers

7-May-2009 12:47 pm
Retailers must ‘think global, act local’ for international success

7-May-2009 9:21 am | By Amy Shields
Forever21 eyes London store to kick-start international expansion

7-May-2009 9:16 am
Staff engagement key to winning over shoppers

6-May-2009 3:53 pm | By Amy Shields
Economists optimistic end of recession is in sight

6-May-2009 3:22 pm | By Amy Shields
How to build a thriving business

11-Apr-2008 3:33 pm
Ben Sherman: international to lead income

11-Apr-2008 2:50 pm
Lord & Taylor eyes Asian opportunities

11-Apr-2008 2:21 pm
Shewmaker: Wal-Mart is underestimating competition

11-Apr-2008 10:13 am
Emerging markets offer risks and rewards

11-Apr-2008 9:40 am
Understanding the journey

10-Apr-2008 4:12 pm | By Niall Hunt
Quality service should be a priority

10-Apr-2008 9:46 am | By Tim Danaher
The rebalancing has begun

10-Apr-2008 8:51 am | By Katie Kilgallen
Successful retail formats need to evolve and be created quicker

9-Apr-2008 5:57 pm | By John Ryan
Emerging markets are the future for luxury

9-Apr-2008 4:11 pm
Retailers need to adapt to protracted slowdown

9-Apr-2008 12:41 pm | By Tim Danaher

Rose: internet will be Marks & Spencer's international launchpad

25-Oct-2010 12:35 pm | By Tim Danaher
Retailers' opinion mixed over opportunities in Russia

8-May-2009 3:00 pm
Luxury retailers must justify their prices

8-May-2009 2:55 pm
Lego plans more retail stores to help build customer loyalty

8-May-2009 12:06 pm
Retailers should push suppliers for in-store investment

8-May-2009 10:26 am | By Mark Faithfull
Make more of what you have, urge store designers

8-May-2009 10:15 am
Equity markets ‘open for business’

7-May-2009 4:13 pm
Supply chain collaboration can improve sustainability

7-May-2009 3:45 pm
Company culture key to staff retention

7-May-2009 12:49 pm
Retail industry urged to react to changing shopper sentiment

7-May-2009 12:45 pm
US retail needs structural changes

7-May-2009 9:18 am | By Tim Danaher
Harvey Nichols to widen appeal with young-fashion offer

6-May-2009 4:06 pm | By George MacDonald
Invest in India but beware of problems, retailers warn

6-May-2009 3:49 pm | By John Ryan
Consistency key to sustainable development

6-May-2009 10:57 am | By John Ryan
Store design to have community feel

11-Apr-2008 3:03 pm
Central Europe still has potential

11-Apr-2008 2:36 pm
Cultural awareness is vital

11-Apr-2008 10:23 am
Communication is key

11-Apr-2008 9:55 am
H&M tops Interbrand league

10-Apr-2008 4:19 pm | By George MacDonald
Retailers should pay more than lip service to sustainability

10-Apr-2008 11:23 am | By Katie Kilgallen
Green: evolution is key to survival

10-Apr-2008 9:07 am | By Katie Kilgallen
The till roll contains the key to successful loyalty schemes

9-Apr-2008 6:02 pm | By John Ryan
Baugur focuses on e-commerce growth

9-Apr-2008 4:17 pm | By Mark Faithfull
Put the consumer at the heart of multichannel

9-Apr-2008 2:29 pm | By Tim Danaher

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The influence of online on global retail

November 5 2010 | By Tim Danaher

The digital revolution was the hot topic at the World Retail Congress last week and is changing every aspect of the industry.

World Retail Congress: Is the worst of the global downturn behind us?

May 15, 2009

At the World Retail Congress last week, talk was focused on whether the recession is reaching a turning point, and what retailers need to do to ensure they emerge fighting fit when it ends. Retail Week reporters joined the 800 retailers in Barcelona to gauge the leading opinions

E-tail’s leaders and laggards

6-May-2009

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A meeting of retail migrants

November 5 2010 | By Michael Poynor

Some 1,000 participants migrated to Berlin last week for the World Retail Congress. And as migration, in a sense, was a congress leitmotif, Berlin was the perfect location. Ring-walled from access for millions of its nearest neighbours over decades, this city is now the cosmopolitan meeting point über alles.