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NewsDunelm profits to beat expectations amid margin gains
Dunelm has said it expects full-year profits to come in “higher than previous expectations” after a period of “strong sales growth”.
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Opinion
Opinion: Has Ocado bitten off more than it can chew with Aeon deal?
It has been another tumultuous few days on the rollercoaster ride that is the Ocado share price.
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News
Ocado launches £500m bond issue to fund tech commitments
Ocado has unveiled a £500m convertible bond issue following a string of deals with international retailers.
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News
Ocado pens deal with Japanese grocer Aeon
Ocado has signed a deal with Japanese grocer Aeon as it launches a new online business which it forecasts to be worth 1tn JPY (£7bn) by 2035.
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News
Ocado to open ‘mini’ customer fulfilment centre
Ocado has revealed it is opening a sixth customer fulfilment centre in Bristol as part of ongoing growth plans.
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Analysis
Analysis: Why has Asos hired a chief growth officer?
Asos has snapped up its first chief growth officer, also the first in a series of executive hires to bolster its leadership team.
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News
Discovery 100 judges announced
With our search to find the top global retail tech start-ups extended to December 20, Retail Week has revealed the names of the industry leaders among the Discovery 100 judging panel.
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News
Card Factory appoints former Fenwick exec as chief information officer
Card Factory has appointed a former Fenwick executive as its new chief information officer.
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Photo gallery
In pictures: Ahold pilots new frictionless store in the US
The services arm of Ahold Delhaize has rolled out a new frictionless store pilot, which allows customers to shop by “scanning in, shopping and walking out”.
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Analysis
Analysis: Where does its Nike split leave Amazon?
With the news that Nike has decided to stop selling its products on Amazon, Retail Week looks at what repercussions that decision will have – for both businesses and the wider sector.
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News
Alibaba kicks off £10bn share sale with Hong Kong listing
Alibaba has kick-started the sale of 500 million shares as part of the Chinese retail group’s plan to raise HK$100bn (£10bn) through a Hong Kong listing.
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Retail Voice
Customers are a disruptive force in retail, so disrupt back
Buying behaviour has changed. Oli Freestone, head of institute at Capita, discusses some of the big shifts and what they mean for retailers looking to win market share.
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Retail Voice
Six ways retailers can thrive on disruption
Retail businesses have always had to deal with flux, but the disruptive nature of change today demands new approaches
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News
Kroger partners with German vertical farming start-up
American supermarket giant Kroger has unveiled a partnership with vertical farm start-up Infarm.
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Analysis
Start-ups – a lifeline for retailers?
As Retail Week’s Discovery 100 searches for the top global tech start-ups of 2020, industry expert Ian Shepherd discusses how, and why, retailers should maximise the benefits and new ideas offered by the start-up community.
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Analysis
How Farfetch and Browns’ boss is moulding the store of the future
Sipping a ’deconstructed’ cup of tea in a trendy café in Shoreditch, Browns chief executive and owner Farfetch’s chief brand officer Holli Rogers reminisces about the day Farfetch founder Jose Neves offered her the role – and some resistance that accompanied his plans.
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Analysis
Analysis: Does challenger Takeoff Technologies threaten Ocado’s dominance?
The emergence of Takeoff Technologies, a grocery ecommerce pretender, has driven Ocado shares down and rattled investors. Retail Week looks at whether the new kid on the block could take the UK grocery pureplay’s delivery crown.
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Analysis
Future of food 2030: Vegan, personalised and delivered to your door
What will shoppers eat and how will they buy groceries in 2030 – and how should retailers react?
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News
Entries now open for Discovery 100
Discovery 100 offers an unrivalled opportunity for global tech start-ups accelerating retail innovation to be celebrated across the sector. Enter now
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Retail Voice
Smart deliveries: how data will drive CX
With today’s focus on the power of data to transform retail, delivery is one of the key areas for winning competitive advantage and customer hearts and minds.
