All Retail Week articles in April 11 2014 – Page 5
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News
Photobox ramps up m-commerce offer in bid to build business
IPO candidate and Moonpig owner Photobox is ramping up m-commerce as it aims to build the business through more acquisitions.
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Opinion
Comment: Marks & Spencer should bring edited stores to the UK
As Marks & Spencer’s clothing division achieved its best performance in three years, the focus on enhancing quality and style across womenswear and menswear is starting to pay off.
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News
Tesco developing food-to-go chain to tap into lunchtime food market
Tesco is developing a high street ‘Tesco Express food-to-go’ store to rival Pret a Manger, Eat and Greggs, it is understood.
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News
Infographic: John Lewis sales up as shoppers prepare for Easter
John Lewis and Waitrose sales jumped last week as shoppers started preparing for the Easter bank holiday weekend.
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News
Kurt Geiger eyes UK growth as it completes management buyout
Kurt Geiger is targeting UK growth after completing a management buyout and splitting from its owner The Jones Group.
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News
Bonmarché full-year sales jump driven by online surge
Bonmarché like-for-likes rose 10.4% in its full-year to March 29 as it revealed its financial performance is expected to be ahead of expectations.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Boots is spreading the news in New York as it aims to conquer the US
Retail Week finds out what Boots has been doing in America following its tie-up with US drugstore Walgreens as it rolls out its beauty offer in New York.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on WHSmith, Tesco, eBay and more
Retail news round-up on April 11, 2014: WH Smith to operate franchise stores for other retailers, Tesco plans 80-stores food chain, Investor Carl Icahn scraps call to spin-off PayPal and more
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can retailers use big data to boost profits?
One of the biggest areas for data in the retail industry relates to merchandise availability.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can branded retailers improve their price positioning in the current competitive arena?
Branded retailers – particularly fashion retailers – often find it hard to find an optimal price position for their customers.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: What can retail boards do in 2014 to increase profit margin?
Part of the challenge for retail boards is that digitally-enabled customers are interacting with their businesses in ways that drive up operational complexity. What do retailers need to do to reverse this trend?
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News
WHSmith runs trials to speed up customer journey at Local shops
WHSmith is running trials in five suburban Local shops to help speed up the customer journey and drive efficiencies.
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News
News UK acquires owner of lifestyle etailer The Handpicked Collection
News UK, a subsidiary of News Corporation, has acquired the owner of lifestyle etailer The Handpicked Collection for an undisclosed sum.
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News
Mothercare aims for more exclusives as finance director rules out move to chief executive role
Mothercare aims to woo shoppers with more exclusive products and finance director Matt Smith has ruled himself out from the race to become chief executive.
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Analysis
Report: Re-engineering retail structures, skills and strategies for a data culture
A shift in data usage is creating a huge change in retail structures and operating models, finds Retail Week’s new Data Management Report, in association with eClerx.
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Gallery
In pictures: Samsung and Carphone Warehouse unveil standalone stores
Samsung has opened a raft of stores this week, including one on Oxford St, through its partnership with Carphone Warehouse.
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Analysis
Video: Inside Harrods’ fully automated distribution centre
Luxury retailer Harrods granted Retail Week an exclusive look behind the scenes at its state-of-the-art warehouse in Thatcham, West Berkshire.
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Opinion
Comment: Little sign that M&S general merchandise can match food excellence
Marks & Spencer set out a new framework for apparel last year, built around a quality charter for customers, but has it worked?
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Opinion
Comment: Sunday trading laws in the UK – is the customer still king?
We are living in the age of the customer when traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers are pitched against e-commerce shopping and omnichannel retailing that creates a seamless integrated customer experience.
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Opinion
Comment: Retail regulation remains despite name change
So farewell to both the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission, replaced by the Competition and Markets Authority.