All Retail Week articles in February 27 2015 – Page 4
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Cartoon
Blower's retail cartoon: DFS valued at £585m ahead of float
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on DFS being valued at £585m when it floats on the stock exchange next month.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Mobile offer and rewards platform Sliide
Start-ups in retail technology are growing fast and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Sliide is in the spotlight.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Tesco’s Czech hypermarket as a store development lab
The Tesco hypermarket in Letňany, near Prague, shows that this is a retailer in which the spirit of experiment and innovation is thriving.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Le Bon Marché's swimwear department exceeds expectations
Ritzy Paris department store Le Bon Marché is well known for its high standards of visual merchandising, and its swimwear department is no exception.
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Analysis
Analysis: Lease expiries will bring retail opportunities
Forecasts that a wave of store closures could come this year have set alarm bells ringing, but mass store exits may be unlikely.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can I use emotional insight to understand shoppers?
Analytical technology has made collecting data for customer insight more widely available than ever.
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News
HMV welcomes bid to cut piracy through universal music release dates
The music industry has agreed to release albums and singles across the globe at the same time in a bid to increase sales by cutting out piracy.
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News
Boots creates new director of retail role to replace director of stores Karl Crane
Boots director of stores Karl Crane is to step down and his role will be absorbed by a new director of retail position.
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News
House of Fraser to ask suppliers for 20% discount on orders
House of Fraser is introducing a buying scheme that will seek discounts of up to 20% from suppliers if the retailer ups the size of wholesale orders.
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News
Countrywide Farmers reports increase in half-year sales
Rural supplies retailer Countrywide Farmers recorded a like-for-like sales increase of 2.2% to £138.8m in the six months to November 30, 2014.
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News
Ahold reports rise in net income and unveils share buy-back scheme
Dutch retailer Ahold has reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and unveiled a new share buy-back programme.
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News
Holland & Barrett to expand head office after strong period of growth
Holland & Barrett has revealed plans to expand its Nuneaton head office team following a period of “sustained commercial success”.
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News
TK Maxx owner TJX profits rise 11% as it unveils plan to raise staff wages
TK Maxx owner TJX reported a rise in fourth-quarter profits as it revealed plans to raise its minimum wage to up to $10.
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News
Family spending power reaches highest level in six years
Family spending power has reached its highest level for six years, according to figures from the Asda Income Tracker.
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Analysis
Mary Portas: How Harvey Nichols ignited my passion for visual merchandising
In this extract from her autobiography, Mary Portas recalls how she became hooked on visual merchandising at Harvey Nichols in the 1970s.
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Opinion
Comment: Retailers must beware the two Ed monster as general election looms
With the general election fast approaching, retailers must remember that it would be a disaster for the sector if Labour were victorious.
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Opinion
Comment: Ask simple questions to enhance online success
Retailers should learn from the best ecommerce operations to ensure their online offer is as appealing as their in-store offer.
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Analysis
Ao.com has issued a profit warning: what the analysts say
Ao.com has issued a profit warning as it predicts profits will be “slightly lower than anticipated”. Here’s the analysts’ view.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five priorities for new Morrisons chief executive David Potts
After Morrisons unveiled David Potts as its new boss today, Retail Week takes a look at what his five main priorities should be at the grocer.
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Opinion
Comment: Morrisons’ David Potts must combine best of old school and the new
Morrisons has announced David Potts as its chief executive – will the former Tesco Asia boss be able to turn the struggling grocer around?