All Retail Week articles in April 5 2013 – Page 3
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NewsMonsoon Accessorize in the red after ‘most difficult year ever’
Monsoon Accessorize plunged into the red last year after suffering what founder Peter Simon described as the “most difficult” period in its 40-year history.
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Walmart bribery allegations likely to incur losses
Walmart is likely to incur losses relating to bribery allegations in Mexico. The allegations surfaced last year and centred on company representatives reportedly bribing officials in Mexico in support of new store openings. The disclosure was made in Walmart’s recently filed annual report.The matter cost Walmart $157m (£103.5m) in the ...
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OpinionComment: Retail alone cannot save the UK high street
The opening of Trinity Leeds brought hordes of consumers to the newest retail offering in one of the UK’s premier shopping locations.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Walmart steps up to the multichannel plate
The world’s largest retailer, Walmart, has revealed it will be piloting in-store collection lockers in its home market.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Online oddities – how ecommerce changes country by country
Retailers are increasingly seizing the opportunity for online expansion overseas, but international etail markets vary greatly.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Grocers chase digital entertainment market share
Grocers are responding to changes in the entertainment market by investing in digital platforms and developing their own services.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Artist supplies retailer Cass Art arrives in Kingston
Stores selling artists’ materials don’t always provide an easy shopping experience, but Cass Art’s new shop makes things more accessible.
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AnalysisAnalysis: In-store technology to attract consumer interaction
The explosion of in-store iPads has led to consumers increasingly expecting technology to bring education, entertainment and a bit of show business to a retail environment.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Cannes - retail visual merchandising at its best
Cannes is a place where luxury reigns supreme and if you want to see visual merchandising at its best, this is a good place to start.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Mamas & Papas northern flagship opens at Trinity Leeds
A new look for the maternity and babywear retailer means the Mamas & Papas store in the new Trinity Leeds shopping centre is a step forward.
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AnalysisAnalysis: H&M’s new fashion format & Other Stories
A new fascia from H&M has landed on Regent Street that fills a gap for the affluent, young, metropolitan female.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Morrisons’ convenience format, M Local
M Local, the convenience format developed by Morrisons, has come of age. John Ryan visits the latest store in Ealing.
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Falabella's chief executive Juan Benavides Feliú to exit
Multi-format operator Falabella’s chief executive Juan Benavides Feliú is to step down. According to the retailer’s supervisory board, Feliú is to leave with “immediate effect”. No reasons for the exit were given.
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OpinionComment: Bricks-and-mortar stores are here to stay
Thinking back over the past three months, it’s hard to recall a time when in-store technology and, in a broader context, technology has occupied a more prominent position in retail.
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NewsRent-to-own retailer BrightHouse creates new senior roles
Rent-to-own electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse has made a raft of senior appointments including its first head of ecommerce.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: H&M Conscious Collection
H&M has once again turned to the power of celebrity to promote its wares, but its new ad’s eye-catching visuals are what really sets it apart from the competition.
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InterviewQ&A: Kingfisher Group chief executive Ian Cheshire
Ian Cheshire, Group chief executive at Kingfisher, speaks to Retail Week about the retailer’s performance and growth prospects.
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OpinionComment: Can craft and technology co-exist in retail stores?
I’ve always been interested in the notion of craft in design because I believe in the principles of meaning and understanding that craft implies.
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NewsDr Martens to double its store count in retail push
Footwear brand Dr Martens aims to double its store count as its retail business takes on increasing importance.
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NewsFrom toilet duck to fat duck
At the launch of his glasses range for Vision Express, TV chef Heston Blumenthal explained that a play fight years ago with ex-Arsenal footballer Lee Dixon and an ill-aimed toilet brush means he cannot wear contact lenses.