All Retail Week articles in August 15 2014 – Page 4
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News
Infographic: Young shoppers to spend £5.7bn online in 2014
Shoppers aged between 15 and 24 will spend £5.7bn in 2014 as overall online spending hits £39bn, according to Verdict research.
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Opinion
Comment: UK ecommerce must constantly innovate to keep up with shoppers
The UK has been a pioneer in digital retail since the early days, but retailers must continue adapting to the demands of the consumer to survive.
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News
B&Q sublets space to Morrisons as part of downsizing strategy
B&Q has sublet space in its Norwich store to grocer Morrisons as the DIY retailer pursues its strategy of downsizing larger stores.
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Analysis
Analysis: Arcadia's Chinese etail partner ShangPin, at a glance
Topshop and Miss Selfridge are launching online in China in a tie-up with local etailer ShangPin.com. Retail Week takes a closer look at ShangPin.
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Analysis
Comment: Grocery superstores will be the big losers this Christmas
Prospects for Christmas are okay, not great, and look gloomy for grocery superstores.
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News
Video: Time-lapse film of Dixons Carphone creating a store within a store
Dixons Carphone has unveiled a time-lapse film of the creation of its first store within a store at the Currys and PC World on Oxford Street.
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News
Dragons' Den judges on their bikes after cycling brand success
The Fat Lad at the Back cycling brand was given the red light by the dragons, only to be stocked by Evans Cycles the day after the show aired.
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News
Asos PR man has set himself a marathon challenge
Asos’s financial PR Jamie Ramsay has left the rat-race and embarked on a gruelling challenge, running 428 marathons in 600 days for charity.
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News
Maplin profits drop after multichannel and customer service investment
Maplin’s full-year profits have taken a hit after the retailer invested in customer service, infrastructure and multichannel services.
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News
Christmas set to be 'unspectacular' this year with 3% sales growth forecast
Sales growth is expected to be unspectacular this Christmas with just 3% growth in December forecast, a slower rate than last year, according to Mintel.
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Opinion
Comment: Store staff are essential for customer insight
Retailers must ensure that their store staff can put their ideas forward as getting feedback from the shopfloor can only improve a business.
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Opinion
Comment: Mothercare’s turnaround must do more than go back to basics
The struggling maternity retailer’s turnaround strategy must do more than cut prices in order to survive in a competitive retail market.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on House of Fraser and superfast broadband
Retail news round-up on August 13, 2014: House of Fraser agrees deal with eCommera and broadband users spend £225m a year.
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News
Wickes hires Fit Flop ecommerce boss as part of multichannel drive
Wickes has hired Fit Flop ecommerce boss Lee Faetz as it vies to enhance its multichannel capabilities.
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News
Create and Craft TV channel to launch in US at end of year
Craft Retail Group, a division of British retailer Ideal Shopping Direct, will launch its Create and Craft TV shopping channel in the US at the end of the year.
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Analysis
Analysis: Four big growth opportunities for New Look
The New Look ship has been stabilised and, as today’s stellar first-quarter results show, it is now primed for growth. Retail Week looks at its big opportunities.
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News
Ikea to downsize Reading store to reflect changing shopping habits
Furniture giant Ikea is to open a smaller store in Reading than it originally planned as it downsizes to reflect changing shopping habits.
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Analysis
Analysis: A sector-by-sector breakdown of the July retail sales monitor
Like-for-like sales in July decreased 0.3% as retailers failed to emulate the period last year, which was boosted by the royal baby and British sporting wins.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: In-store analytics firm CloudTags
The number of small, fast-growth technology companies is growing quickly in retail, and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best - this week CloudTags is in the spotlight.
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