All Analysis articles – Page 96
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AnalysisAnalysis: Does the CVA need a restructure of its own?
It was an unprecedented step – and one that consequently sent tremors pulsing through the retail and property industries.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What’s behind Walmart’s pounce on Flipkart?
Only a week after lining up a deal for Asda with Sainsbury’s, US titan Walmart has made the biggest acquisition in its history with the capture of India’s Flipkart.com.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The apps that could save the high street
With footfall in decline, high streets and shopping centres are under pressure. But technologies to help mitigate this are advancing at a rate of knots.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five international retailers making space pay
As the shockwaves of the latest retail CVA – House of Fraser – echo across the industry, the pressure mounts on traditional retailers to eke out profit from their store estate or risk suffering the same fate.
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AnalysisBe Inspired: Three women who changed retail
Retail Week speaks to three female entrepreneurs whose pioneering business ideas have changed the retail landscape over the past three decades.
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AnalysisWatch: Why Amazon is 'terrible' at personalisation
Retail Week’s panel debate on data collaboration heard senior retail figures criticise Amazon for lack of personalisation despite its supposedly enviable customer data.
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AnalysisTop 10: The most powerful women in retail
As Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign continues to gain momentum, we’ve picked out 10 of the most powerful women in global retail – what makes them successful, and what can be learnt from their success?
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AnalysisMove of the week: Baldock’s Dixons Carphone restructure
It was just three weeks ago in this column that I suggested Dixons Carphone employees should fasten their seatbelts for the structural changes to come under new boss Alex Baldock.
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AnalysisHow chatbots have brought Marks & Spencer to a new audience
In a fast-paced digital environment where the competition is just one click away, offering a great customer experience is important.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five lessons for retailers from Arsène Wenger
Veteran Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger takes charge of his final game at the North London club this month, 22 years after his appointment.
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AnalysisLeahy: What made Tesco great… and what went wrong
Our two-part interview with ex-Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy, we look into what made Tesco great and why his legacy swiftly unravelled after his departure.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Sainsbury’s-Asda merger’s property problem
Sainsbury’s proposed merger with Asda is almost certain to come under scrutiny from the competition watchdog amid concerns over how it could restrict consumer choice.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are chatbots the key to customer service?
As investment in artificial intelligence continues to gain momentum, will chatbots become central to retail customer service or a misstep reflective of an over-reliance on technology?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Amazon now pounce on a UK grocer?
The monumental proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda has surely caught the attention of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Walmart is scaling back its stake in Asda
Walmart’s decision to scale back its stake in Asda – by selling a chunk of its stake to Sainsbury’s – is representative of a wider change in the US giant’s strategy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Sainsbury’s and Asda are joining forces
Retail’s potential new dream team made its debut in the City today, lifting the lid on the rationale behind the proposed Sainsbury’s-Asda mega merger.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What does Sainsbury’s-Asda mean for GM?
Talk around the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger has mainly focused, unsurprisingly, on grocery but it will also create a general merchandise giant.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tech benefits of the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger
In the official announcement of Sainsbury’s plan to merge with Asda today, the grocer flagged technology and innovation as a key benefit of the deal.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is retail in danger of being monopolised?
With Sainsbury’s and Asda in advanced talks to form a £10bn grocery supergroup, Retail Week asks is retail in danger of being monopolised?
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AnalysisSainsbury's-Asda merger: The £10bn questions
Sainsbury’s and Asda sent shockwaves through the industry today when it emerged the supermarket giants were in “advanced talks” over a £10bn mega-merger.