All Retail Week articles in August 7 2015
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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News
Waitrose expands Pick Your Own Offers after signing up 700,000 members
Waitrose has signed up 700,000 customers to its Pick Your Own Offers loyalty scheme and rolled it out to 250 more products.
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News
Retail sales dip in August as late bank holiday hits back-to-school ranges
Retail sales fell on a like-for-like basis during August as back-to-school sales were hit by the late bank holiday.
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Analysis
Store of the week: Rose Biketown in Munich steps its in-store tech up a gear
With a mix of technology and brightly coloured graphics, Rose Biketown is a world away from what two-wheel enthusiasts would expect.
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Gallery
Store gallery: How Waitrose is refining its big-box offer
If there were a store that currently embodies what the upscale grocer stands for, then the newly opened Waitrose in Horsham would be it.
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News
Sports Direct poised to launch first Mega Value shop-in-shop
Sports Direct is to launch its first Mega Value shop-in-shop as owner Mike Ashley combines two of his high street businesses.
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News
Retailers brace for footfall pain as Tube strikes announced
Retailers with stores in London will be hit by another wave of Tube strikes this month that are expected to decimate footfall.
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News
Hobbs losses widen to £15.6m as it takes turnaround action
Full-year pre-tax losses at Hobbs increased to £15.6m in the year the womenswear retailer undertook a strategic review of the business.
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Opinion
Comment: Why investors have rolled out the red carpet for WHSmith
The dog days of August bring a good opportunity to ponder retail performance ahead of the peak trading period and WHSmith should do well.
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News
Pandora like-for-like sales jump as it continues to charm the UK market
Danish jewellery retailer Pandora reported UK like-for-like sales rose 11.4% in its second quarter as it recorded a solid group performance.
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News
Card Factory sales climb in first half as return of capital to investor nears
Greetings card specialist Card Factory generated an 8% sales uplift in its first half, when it also opened its 800th branch.
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News
Game confident ahead of peak following improved second-half trading
Game has reported “robust trading” in its second half and said it is well-positioned for the forthcoming peak trading period.
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News
New Look posts earnings rise and details menswear store plans
New Look has reported a rise in first-quarter sales and earnings, and detailed plans for standalone menswear stores.
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Video
Watch: Doddle's new next-day delivery app put through its paces
Doddle has launched a service that will collect parcels for delivery from a consumer’s location. We test-drive the scheme.
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News
Food sales fall for first time this year after damp July
Food sales fell for the first time this year after a bout of cold and wet weather in July.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on July retail sales, farmers' supermarket fears and the Co-op
Retail news round-up on August 11, 2015: July retail spending up, NFU calls for fairer contracts and Co-op to escape hefty fines.
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News
Alibaba acquires 20% stake in electricals retailer Suning in £2.9bn deal
Chinese etail giant Alibaba is investing $4.6bn (£2.9bn) in electronics chain Suning, one of the country’s largest bricks-and-mortar retailers.
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Opinion
Comment: How can retailers avoid creating the next cyber-attack headline?
Data protection hit the headlines again this weekend after Carphone Warehouse revealed it had suffered a significant data security breach.
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News
Edeka ramps up its ecommerce offer with non-food products
German grocer Edeka has expanded its online store to include non-food items as it seeks to broaden its product range.
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Analysis
International analysis: Auchan Russia's supermarket Atak strategy
Auchan has announced plans to double its network of Atak supermarkets by 2018 with 120 store openings and a dedicated investment of £351m.
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News
Amazon deal on former Tesco warehouse thought to signal launch of Fresh in UK
Amazon has agreed a 10-year lease on former Tesco warehouse in a signal that the etailer is gearing up to launch its grocery operation in the UK.