All Retail Week articles in April 29 2016 – Page 3
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AnalysisProfile: Amazon's new UK boss and former Asda exec Doug Gurr
Amazon’s new UK boss Doug Gurr is a triathlete and intrepid adventurer. He will need to combine agility and endurance to tackle the role.
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NewsAndy Bond-led fashion chain Pep & Co eyes up to 15 more stores
Value fashion chain Pep & Co is aiming to open a second wave of stores as bosses believe they have now got the right offer in place.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS and Asda
Retail round-up on April 28, 2016: MPs to summon BHS owner Retail Acquisitions, and Asda eyes sale of photo arm to Photo-Me.
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VideoWatch: Theo Paphitis on Boux Avenue, BHS and international expansion
On the fifth anniversary of Boux Avenue, Theo Paphitis shares his highlights as well as his thoughts on BHS’s administration going forward.
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NewsRetail jobs disappear as store numbers continue to fall
The number of full-time jobs in the retail industry has fallen almost 1%, the biggest drop since the third quarter of 2014.
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NewsBHS's former owner Retail Acquisitions expected to be called before MPs
BHS’s former owner is expected to be called by MPs to give evidence over the collapse of the department store chain.
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NewsFears mount over apprenticeship levy as CBI calls for 'radical rethink'
The CBI will call for a “radical rethink” of the government’s apprenticeship levy as it claims firms are being “kept in the dark”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The role of store associates in the digital age
Retail Week and Manhattan Associates investigate the role of technology in the evolving retailer-customer relationship in a new report.
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NewsScS promotes sales and HR bosses to managing and customer directors
ScS has promoted its sales director and long-time employee to managing director and its HR chief to corporate services director.
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NewsTopshop collaborates with John Lewis partner on wearable tech initiative
Topshop has launched a tech initiative that will allow start-ups to develop a wearable tech product in collaboration with the retailer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Turning virtual reality into a tangible retail tool
From tardis car showrooms to try before you fly holidays, augmented reality is making its presence felt in the retail industry.
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NewsAsda partners with TV chef James Martin to beef up marketing push
Asda has teamed up with TV chef James Martin as the grocer accelerates efforts to rejuvenate its Save Money Live Better slogan.
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OpinionOpinion: 'Administration rules cost me £1m. It’s time to reform them'
Suppliers are the big losers when retailers go into administration, maintains one businessman with first-hand experience.
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OpinionOpinion: The CMA has made big headlines, but little impact
The competition watchdog’s latest jab at supermarket pricing tactics may have made headlines, but it hasn’t made much of an impact.
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NewsBHS administrators “continue to seek sale as going concern”
The administrators tasked with finding a buyer for department store BHS have said they are continuing to try and sell it as a going concern.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What went wrong for collapsed chain Austin Reed?
Austin Reed, famed for bringing ready-to-wear suits to the high street when it was founded in 1900, went into administration this week.
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into Arcadia's sale of BHS to Retail Acquisitions
MPs have launched an inquiry into the sale and acquisition of BHS, following its collapse into administration earlier this week.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS and Amazon
Retail round-up on April 29, 2016: Property tycoon wants to save at least three-quarters of BHS's 164 stores and Amazon swings to first-quarter profit.
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NewsConsumer confidence hits 15-month low as Brexit anxiety grows
UK consumer confidence has fallen into negative territory for the first time since last January as Brexit uncertainty takes hold.
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VideoThe Retail Week: BHS fallout, Amazon's UK boss and upcoming grocery results
In the week that BHS went into administration the team discusses the fallout, changes at Amazon and what to expect from grocers next week.