All Retail Week articles in August 22 2014 – Page 2
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NewsThe Works owners explore strategic options as sales surge
The Works owners, private equity firm Endless and retail entrepreneur Anthony Solomon, are thought to be exploring options for exiting the discount retailer.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BrightHouse, Amazon, Nisa and Westfield Bradford
Retail news round-up on August 21, 2014: BrightHouse hires Rothschild to explore IPO option, Amazon strengthens Chinese operations, Nisa to ramp up its digital offer and Westfield Bradford signs New Look and JD Sports
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AnalysisAnalysis: How are Christmas supply chains evolving?
Planning for the Christmas period is well under way, and with more channels than ever the pressure on supply chains has never been greater.
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OpinionComment: Retailers’ thoughts turn to the crucial Christmas period
Thoughts of the crucial Christmas trading period begin to loom large for the sector, amid warnings of another unspectacular festive period.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from the week ending August 20, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top womenswear retailers.
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NewsNew Look and JD Sports sign up to Westfield Bradford Broadway
New Look and JD Sports have signed up to take flagship stores in Westfield Bradford Broadway shopping centre.
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NewsWHSmith to hit year-end expectations as it delivers 'good performance'
WHSmith expects to hit year-end market forecasts as its travel and high street businesses deliver “good performances”.
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NewsBrightHouse's private equity owner hires advisers to explore potential IPO
BrightHouse’s private equity owner has appointed advisers to examine the potential for an IPO.
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NewsWarehouse launches online magazine as it makes first foray into footwear
Warehouse has launched an online content platform called ‘Tales of the City’ as it debuts its first footwear collection.
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NewsGrocery sales values fall for first time since records began
July was the first time the amount spent in food stores fell year on year since records began in 1989 as the grocery price war escalates.
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OpinionComment: The business of being happy
We retailers are in the happiness business. We want our customers to be happy so they will keep coming back, and need our staff to be happy because there is no bigger turn-off than a miserable face.
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AnalysisComment: Retailers should focus on their strategy and forget competition
Retailers must remember that while competitive pricing is important, remaining focused on their core offering and target market is essential.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who is discounter The Works, as owners explore exit options?
The Works’ owners are preparing to appoint advisers to explore exit options. Here are the key facts about the discounter.
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OpinionComment: The possibilities of digital aisles are endless for retailers
Floor space may be one of the most limiting factors for retailers, but innovation is promising to revolutionise the in-store experience.
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AnalysisMarketing campaign: Warehouse turns publisher with 'Tales of the City'
Warehouse is the latest retailer to turn publisher with its new content platform which will give customers a reason to visit its website more regularly.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I improve the performance of customer-facing staff?
Variation in staff performance is a fact of life – at one end of the scale there are the less able, at the other the high flyers.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What metrics really matter for the ecommerce market?
Too many managers spend time trying to get the page load speed as low as possible, with little return for their efforts.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can retail's big-hitters sooth a troubled maternity market?
Maternity specialist retailers are facing turbulent times as online retailers and supermarkets are stealing their market share.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Morrisons extends its opening hours
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Morrisons latest bid to attract more shoppers with dawn-to-dusk opening hours.
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InterviewQ&A: Harvey Jones Kitchens, chairman, Geoff Brady
Geoff Brady, chairman of Harvey Jones Kitchens, speaks about inspirational retail entrepreneurs and his recent drone purchase.
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