All Retail Week articles in December 1, 2017
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Retail VoiceOpen letter to UK retailers from Visa
Visa welcomes the recent decision by the UK High Court, which confirmed that our interchange fees, the fees paid by UK retailers and their payment providers to accept electronic payments, are lawful.
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NewsWatch: Poundland unveils cash-conscious Christmas ad
Poundland has launched its festive advertising campaign, which sees real life shoppers guess the price of its products.
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NewsAmazon to launch Treasure Truck in the UK
Amazon is launching its Treasure Truck, which gives local shoppers access to exclusive deals, in the UK this month to drive festive sales.
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NewsMorrisons loses ‘landmark’ data breach legal case
Morrisons faces a compensation claim from thousands of employees after a judge ruled it liable for a data breach.
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DataData: ‘Back Friday’ returns set to surge today
Returns of unwanted purchases made over the Black Friday weekend and Cyber Monday are set to peak today, according to predictions by CollectPlus.
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NewsRetail Diary: Have we reached peak Poundland?
The Pamela Anderson of chocolate bars, slow-shopper rage and a ‘Quality’ bit of personalisation by Sainsbury’s.
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AnalysisThe blurring line between food retail and wholesale
It was just 10 months ago that Tesco’s £3.7bn swoop for wholesale giant Booker sent shockwaves coursing through the grocery industry.
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NewsWatch: Iceland unveils tongue-in-cheek Christmas advert
Iceland’s Christmas advertising campaign uses online footage of real families as a light-hearted antidote to ‘tear-jerking, blockbuster’ offerings from retail rivals.
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NewsMissguided poaches Shop Direct exec for CCO role
Missguided has snapped up Shop Direct’s group marketing director Kenyatte Nelson for its chief customer officer role.
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NewsFortnum & Mason profits jump spurred by heritage items
Fortnum & Mason has recorded a spike in full-year profits and its fifth consecutive year of double-digit sales growth.
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NewsFurniture Village warns on market as profits slump
Furniture Village’s bottom line was dented last year as it invested to defend itself against a ‘deteriorating economic backdrop’.
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AnalysisInfographic: Harrods' revamp costs and Tesco-Booker
Words and numbers, December 1, 2017: Harrods store revamp costs, Andy Clarke on Tesco-Booker, plus Sports Direct’s mooted £11m payment, John Lewis, and Neon Sheep.
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NewsAgenda: BRC-KPMG retail sales and Mulberry interims
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with an update from Mulberry and the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor on the agenda.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five lessons for retailers from Lotus
Intense competition, financial shortfalls and senior management disruption. Sound familiar?
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NewsMove of the week: Fenwick hires Feather as CEO
I must confess to being surprised at Robbie Feather’s appointment as Fenwick chief executive.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Is Tesco becoming a department store?
The Retail Week team discuss this week’s shifts in the grocery sector and ask, is Tesco becoming a department store?
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NewsTheo Paphitis and Peter Jones sell Red Letter Days
Red Letter Days owners and Dragons’ Den alumni Theo Paphitis and Peter Jones have sold the experience business to Smartbox Group.
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OpinionOpinion: Next's Tesco tie-up hard to fathom
The news that Next’s shop-in-shop trial in the Surrey Quays Tesco is the biggest surprise since the retailer announced its Black Friday Sale.
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NewsWatch: Co-op unveils community-focused Christmas ad
The Co-op has unveiled its Christmas advert featuring real community music groups who have collaborated on its song.
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NewsM&S raids Dixons Carphone for new digital director
M&S has hired Vic Self as its new digital director of clothing, home and food as it ramps up plans to become a digital-first retailer.