All Retail Week articles in February 19 2016 – Page 4
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News
Amazon ramps up UK expansion plans with new fulfilment centre
Amazon has unveiled plans to open a new 1 million sq ft fulfilment centre in Leicestershire as its steps up its UK expansion strategy.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Harrods recruits faces that fit its famous reputation
Every year about 15 million people surge through the doors of Harrods, probably the most famous department store in the world.
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News
Visa expands security services as mobile payments expected to soar
Visa is boosting the security it offers shoppers using mobile and online payments as the popularity of m-commerce transactions increases.
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News
Asda reports 5.8% slump in fourth-quarter like-for-likes
Asda has posted a 5.8% drop in fourth-quarter like-for-likes as the Walmart-owned chain remains under pressure amid the grocery price war.
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News
Asda extends Decathlon pilot as it targets better use of store space
Asda is extending its partnership with French sports giant Decathlon into four more of its larger stores, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Topshop to stream London Fashion Week catwalk show via Periscope video feed
Topshop will collaborate with photographer Nick Knight and stream its Topshop Unique show via Periscope during London Fashion Week.
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News
Asda scraps food banks but pledges to donate additional £2m to charities
Asda has removed permanent collection points for food banks from its stores following a review of its community programme.
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City speculates that Tesco takeover of Morrisons could be on the cards
There has been City speculation that grocery market leader Tesco could be eyeing a bid for rival Morrisons.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Eataly unveils a feast for the eyes in Munich
Italian ‘slow food’ retailer Eataly has opened a show-stopping new store on the site of a former covered market in Munich.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Asda and Apple
Retail news round-up on February 18, 2016: Asda asks for discounts from suppliers to fight rivals and Apple Pay to launch in China this week.
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News
House of Fraser multichannel boss Martin Francis quits to join etailer
House of Fraser’s director of global multichannel trading Martin Francis is to exit the department store group, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Morrisons makes raft of management changes as it hires more female leaders
Morrisons has made a raft of changes to the management of its supermarkets as it increases the number of women in its leadership teams.
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Opinion
Opinion: A smarter approach to retailers’ smart home sales
Sales of internet-connected smart devices are on the rise. What can retailers do to capitalise on this technology trend?
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News
Poundworld, Tapi, Iceland and Pets at Home eye Brantano stores
Poundworld, Tapi, Iceland, Carpetright and Pets at Home are among the retailers eyeing the remaining Brantano stores, Retail Week has learnt.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Retail product tracking software Detego
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Detego is in the spotlight.
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News
At a glance: SocialNAT, the online eSports platform acquired by Game
Game has acquired Spanish online eSports platform SocialNAT. Retail Week takes a closer look at the retailer’s latest investment.
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News
Amazon picks ex-M&S womenswear boss to drive launch of own-label line
Former Marks & Spencer womenswear boss Frances Russell is poised to join Amazon as it ramps up its focus on fashion, according to reports.
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News
Online sales grow in January as m-commerce purchases surge
The rate of growth in online sales more than doubled in January compared to last year, driven by consumers shopping on their mobiles.
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Opinion
Blog: Fulfilment improvements are essential to retailers’ survival
Retail technology trade show NRF reinforced how vital it is for retailers to get their fulfilment offering right in the future.
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Opinion
Opinion: Sunday trading rules are a great British compromise
Plans to reform Sunday trading will not address the problems of high streets and make the Government the enemy of entrepreneurial businesses.