All articles by Gemma Goldfingle – Page 3
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Analysis
In pictures: Six retailers nailing the Christmas experience
From breathtaking windows to immersive in-store experiences, Retail Week rounds up the retailers giving shoppers the ultimate Christmas experience.
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Analysis
Seven trends that will define Christmas and set the tone for 2020
Christmas 2019 will be unique for many reasons: a December election, Brexit looming and growing concern over the climate crisis. But what consumer behaviour trends will impact how people shop this Christmas and define retail in 2020? Retail Week investigates.
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News
Black Friday online sales and footfall beat forecasts
Black Friday shoppers have flocked online for deals while early footfall numbers surpassed expectations in a fillip for the retail industry.
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Black Friday transactions soar as shoppers bag bargains
Black Friday transactions have risen strongly year on year, early data showed.
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Analysis
Black Friday 2019: What will happen and how to get it right
What will happen this Black Friday? Which retailers will take part? And can they really make it profitable?
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Analysis
Data: Black Friday - lessons for this year from 2018
With less than a month to Black Friday, Retail Week pores over what happened last year and what retailers can learn to nail the big event this year.
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Video
Is Hays Travel bonkers to buy 555 Thomas Cook stores?
After Hays Travel bought more than 500 Thomas Cook stores, potentially saving thousands of jobs, following its recent collapse, the team debate if the move is savvy or reckless, and what the deal means for the wider high street.
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Analysis
The rise of the online platform powerhouse – beat ’em or join ’em?
Retail is increasingly being dominated by online platform businesses with Next the latest retailer to state its platform ambitions. Where do single-brand retailers stand in this new world?
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Analysis
Understanding Amazon – how every retailer’s biggest threat operates
If you ask most retail leaders what their biggest threat is, you’ll hear one common answer: Amazon.
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Interview
Interview: Meet In The Style’s Adam Frisby – a CEO with influence
In The Style founder Adam Frisby is no stranger to the world of TV and influencers. His £40m fashion brand is built upon celebrity tie-ups with reality TV stars, including Love Island winner Dani Dyer and ex-Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby.
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Video
Watch: Has Waitrose lost its battle with Ocado before it’s begun?
As Waitrose cuts ties with Ocado replacement TDP just four months after joining forces, the team - along with special guest Bryan Roberts - debate if the grocer made an error in hiring an unknown partner in the first place and whether it can stick to its goal of “trebling the size of its online grocery business to £1bn over the next three years”.
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News
PPI claims rocket ahead of August deadline, says N Brown
Online retailer N Brown reported a “significant increase” in PPI information requests and complaints (PIRs) in the lead up to the claims deadline of August 29.
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News
The Co-op Food profits soar 50% as like-for-likes jump
The Co-op Food’s underlying operating profits rose 50% to £120m as it notched up its 22nd consecutive quarter of like-for-like growth in food.
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John Lewis Partnership half-year losses mount
John Lewis Partnership plunged to a £25.9m loss in its first-half and total sales fell 1.2% over the period as shoppers shunned big-ticket buys.
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Morrisons profits rise despite first like-for-like fall since 2016
Morrisons’ pre-tax profits rose 5.5% in its first half despite like-for-likes falling for the first time since 2016.
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News
Zara owner Inditex posts strong growth in first half
Zara owner Inditex’s half-year like-for-likes jumped 5% as it reported record sales and profits.
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Video
Watch: Is Asos' supplier squeeze a sign of desperation?
Following profit warnings earlier in the year and asking suppliers for discounts this week, Asos is under scrutiny. The team debate if boss Nick Beighton can get the etailer back on track.
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Video
Watch: Wolfson or the grocers – who’s right about Brexit?
In a week when retail leaders such as Next’s Lord Wolfson and Asda’s Roger Burnley have expressed starkly contrasting views on the impact of Brexit, the team debate who’s right and who’s wrong.
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Watch: How off target is Ashley's plan for Sports Direct?
After Sports Direct delayed its full-year results for up to a month, the team discuss the challenges facing Mike Ashley’s empire and the implications for the wider high street.
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News
JD Sports and Boohoo launch pay in instalments with Afterpay
JD Sports has joined the throng of retailers to launch pay by instalments with Afterpay, allowing shoppers to split the cost of their purchase over four payment periods, following its UK debut.