All Retail Week articles in January 31 2014 – Page 4
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Analysis
Innovation watch: Shop Elsewhere - the serendipitous app for independent retailers
Shop Elsewhere is a smartphone app that asks independent retailers to collaborate in a bid to compete against big brands. Launched in Hong Kong, the app also aims to help shoppers find “hidden gems” in the city.
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News
Shoppers steal £1.6bn from supermarket self-checkouts
Shoppers using self-checkouts stole more than £1.6bn from grocery retailers last year, according to new research.
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Amazon considers using Kindles as checkouts
Amazon is considering adapting its Kindle tablet to allow bricks-and-mortar retailers to use them as checkouts.
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Abel & Cole reports sales rise under new owner
Sales at Abel & Cole have risen after the organic veg box retailer enticed new customers and increased loyalty among existing shoppers.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Tesco, House of Fraser and Iceland
Retail news round-up on January 30, 2014: Amazon plans Kindle checkout system, Tesco poaches Aldi executive, House of Fraser rolls out queuing technology, My-Wardrobe bolsters management team and Iceland bins case dropped.
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House of Fraser to roll out queue-busting technology
House of Fraser is to roll out its queue-busting technology that reduces the time click-and-collect shoppers wait in store.
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IPOs could be derailed by unrealistic valuations
Punchy prices being demanded by some retail IPO candidates could put off investors and derail floats, observers fear.
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Sports Direct in talks with Debenhams over sportswear stock
Sports Direct put forward plans to bring a sportswear offer to Debenhams stores last week in what is understood to be the first of a series of meetings between the two retailers.
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Analysis
In the news: Cambridge Satchel Company's co-founder Julie Deane profiled
The Cambridge Satchel Company’s co-founder has ambitious expansion plans at home and abroad after securing investment.
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News
Sainsbury’s Justin King: Retailers pay tribute to outgoing boss
Retailers have paid tribute to outgoing Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King and welcomed the appointment of industry veteran Mike Coupe.
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Supermarkets pledge to reveal food waste data as tough new green targets set
The big four supermarkets have pledged to report food waste data in a sector first as retailers sign up to a new set of tough green targets.
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Argos opens London 'digital hub' to spur innovation
Argos has become the latest retailer to open a dedicated ‘digital hub’ to spur innovation and entrepreneurialism in the business.
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Analysis
Analysis: What will Justin King do next?
Justin King remained tight-lipped about his future plans this morning but the offers are likely to come thick and fast for the man Management Today named Most Admired Business Leader last year. But which direction will he take?
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Sainsbury's chief Justin King says the "best years are still to come" for the grocer
Sainsbury’s outgoing chief executive Justin King said that the “best years are still to come” for the grocer and denied he was stepping down when Sainsbury’s was at the top of its game.
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Opinion
Comment: Justin King - the man who made Sainsbury’s great again
Retail is blessed with many great characters whose personalities loom large, but few have become quite so synonymous with the success of their business as Justin King, who is to stand down from the top job at Sainsbury’s in July.
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News
Poundworld emerges as surprise partner to etailer Poundshop.com
Poundworld has emerged as a surprise partner to single-price point etail venture Poundshop.com, the yet-to-launch business set up by Poundland co-founder Steve Smith.
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Analysis
Data: Sainsbury's growth under Justin King
In his 10 years in charge of Sainsbury’s Justin King, who this morning signalled his plans to stand down in July, has added more than £500m to the grocer’s underlying profit.
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News
'Sainsbury's may need to think differently in tough climate' says incoming boss Coupe
Incoming Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe said his first priority is to ensure a smooth handover but has signalled that he may make key strategic changes to the business when he takes the reins in July.
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US retailer Kohls rolls out RFID technology
US department store Kohls is the latest retailer to announce it will be rolling out RFID technology across its stores.
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Department store giant El Corte Inglés rolls out contactless payment
Spanish department store chain El Corte Inglés is rolling out a contactless payment system that will mean shoppers can pay using contactless cards and NFC-enabled phones.