All Analysis articles – Page 112
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AnalysisLong read: Five technologies that will redefine retail
‘The next big thing’ is an overused term, yet highlighted in our report are five genuinely world-changing innovations that will redefine retail.
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AnalysisFive lessons retailers can learn from Manchester United
With just one week to go until the new Premier League season kicks off, a host of contenders are preparing to do battle for the title.
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AnalysisJournifi: From hackathon brainstorm to JLab finalist
When Luke Peake, founder of product review start-up Uberated, entered Retail Week’s hackathon last September he saw it as an opportunity for some “caffeine-fuelled brainstorming”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why has B&M swooped on Heron Foods?
B&M has acquired Northern convenience chain Heron Foods for £152m. Retail Week looks at why it has made the deal.
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AnalysisB&M buys Heron Foods: What the analysts say
B&M shocked the market this morning when it snapped up discount food retailer Heron Foods. We look at how the City and other retail watchers reacted.
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AnalysisHouse: The Aussie retailer setting up home in the UK
Competition is about to hot up in the UK kitchenware market as Australian retailer House prepares to make its debut.
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AnalysisWhat the Morrisons-McColl’s deal means for grocery M&A
Morrisons’ surprise deal to supply convenience specialist McColl’s took the grocery wholesale and retail world by surprise today.
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AnalysisMorrisons’ McColl’s tie-up: What the analysts say
Morrisons has struck a “ground-breaking” deal with McColl’s to supply products to more than 1,350 of its convenience stores and newsagents.
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AnalysisMorrisons-McColl’s: More than a marriage of convenience
Morrisons and McColl’s hailed it as groundbreaking, and their tie-up has certainly registered on retail’s Richter scale.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail loyalty – the new pillars of success
Changed shopping and cultural habits are disrupting retailers’ established methods of building and retaining shopper loyalty.
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AnalysisWill American Eagle be last US chain to fly out of UK?
American Eagle has decided to abandon its UK nest less than three years after it landed.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why retailers should be engaging the ageing
The population may be living longer than ever before, but retailers are not doing enough to capture the spending power, or the interests, of their older customers.
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AnalysisRetail diary: How Jeremy Clarkson sells toothpaste
The Grand Amazon Prime Tour, Morrisons turns into Michael Fish and the gender pay gap as told by Henry the hoover.
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AnalysisRoundtable: Invest despite Brexit woes, say retailers
Regaining shopper trust and investing in staff and skills should be top of the agenda for retailers as we prepare for a post-Brexit future.
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AnalysisInfographic: Co-op, Arcadia, Mothercare, Sports Direct
Words and numbers, July 28, 2017: Jo Whitfield on Co-op’s focus, plus Arcadia’s tech roll-out, Sports Direct’s profits and Mothercare’s like-for-likes
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five reasons Joules is beating the market
Fashion retailer Joules posted market-beating results this morning, with sales and profits soaring in the year following its IPO.
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AnalysisRoadtrip: Northwest stars The Hut Group, TJ Hughes and Booths
The Northwest is a region with a long history in retail – particularly in fashion, as Manchester was once the heart of the textiles trade.
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AnalysisVodcast: Winning the final-mile innovation race
Watch the teaser to the first in a series of three vodcasts looking at the world of logistics, as Retail Week speaks to DHL and Zalando about the UK’s innovative position.
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AnalysisFive ways retailers can profit from excess space
John Lewis is considering how it can make the best use of unused space in its stores, and ideas include introducing co-working or serviced office areas. Here we highlight other potential solutions to the challenge of excess space.
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AnalysisInfographic: Waitrose, N Brown and Dixons Carphone
Words and numbers, July 21, 2017: Waitrose on why it has created head of food services role, BRC on footfall growth, plus N Brown, Game and Dixons Carphone.