All Retail Week articles in January 17 2014 – Page 2
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News
Etailer MandM Direct profits set to soar after Christmas sales surge
Full year profits are expected to soar 20% at discount etailer MandM Direct following a 9% Christmas sales surge in December.
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Infographic: John Lewis revenues jump 9.5% as shoppers rush to Sales
John Lewis revenue increased 9.5% in its week to January 11 as going back to work did not stop customers shopping in its Sales.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Selfridges, John Lewis, Ikea and The Original Factory Shop
Retail news round-up on January 17, 2014: Selfridges launches its Festival of Imagination campaign, John Lewis and Ikea report surging January Sales and The Original Factory Christmas sales edge up
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News
Ikea and John Lewis' January Sales surges spark furniture recovery hopes
Home and furniture retailers have reported strong trading in the January Sales period and are optimistic about 2014 following six years of turmoil in big-ticket categories.
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The Original Factory Shop delivers 'strong' Christmas and reveals small store format
The Original Factory Shop has reported solid Christmas sales, as it reveals it is testing a smaller store format.
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Interview
Q&A: Oliver Bonas' founder and managing director Oliver Tress
Oliver Tress, founder and managing director of Oliver Bonas speaks to Retail Week about future plans and expectations for the retailer.
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Analysis
Analysis: What went wrong for grocers at Christmas?
Many of the challenges facing the grocers were magnified over the Christmas trading period. Alex Lawson looks at why big names suffered and who managed to win sales.
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Analysis
Website review: Amazon Vs Wowcher
Tim Ellis, business development manager at Momentum Instore, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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Opinion
Comment: Horse meat controversy made us all up our game
It’s hard to believe that a year has now passed since the Irish Food Standards Authority found horse meat in some frozen beefburgers.
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Analysis
Campaign of the Week: Aldi targets thrifty shoppers with Swap and Save
Aldi last week launched the latest iteration of its Swap and Save campaign as the discounter seeks to capitalise on thrifty shoppers attempting to cut back in January.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can suppliers properly support retailers during the January sales?
Given the pressure of the January Sales period, the support that retailers receive from their regular suppliers can make or break sales levels in what is a small window of opportunity.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can retailers work around the constraints associated with listed buildings when implementing PoS systems?
How can retailers work around the constraints associated with listed buildings when implementing point-of-sale systems?
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Analysis
Analysis: Why John Walden got the Home Retail chief executive job and what he needs to do next?
New Home Retail boss John Walden has achieved a lot in his two years at Argos, Retail Week looks at why he was given the top job and what will be on his to-do list.
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News
NRF: Receipts are powerful engagement tool, says Twitter founder
The retail industry is ignoring the receipt as a potential engagement tool, according to Twitter chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey.
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Retail sales and weather are not clearly linked, says ONS research
Weather and retail sales are not clearly linked, according to a paper by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Opinion
Comment: Halfords has shown what putting the customer first really means
Putting the customer first is a retail cliché, so often mouthed but less frequently put into practice.
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News
Primark's Christmas jumper dominance helps sales soar
Shrewd buying and novelty jumpers drove Primark’s Christmas sales surge, as the value chain insists retailers can thrive without online.
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Analysis
Halfords' third quarter: What the analysts say
Halfords sales jumped 6.6% driven by its cycling category where like-for-likes surged 19.5%. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts say.
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News
Co-operative Group review will focus on board structure
The Co-operative Group has revealed an independent review will focus on the board structure after the banking arm was hit by a £1.5bn shortfall and was the centre of a drugs scandal involving the former Co-op bank chairman Paul Flowers .