All Retail Week articles in June 3 2011 – Page 3
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AnalysisThe West End property market
While shop vacancy rates in the UK are at an all-time high, London’s top streets are commanding higher premiums than ever, despite the economic downturn.
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AnalysisPayment options for retailers on Facebook
With retailers beginning to transact by opening stores within social media platforms such as Facebook, Joanna Perry takes a look at the payment issues that arise
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Opinion
A year to forget for New Look
It’s hard to believe that little more than year ago, fashion group New Look hoped to pull off an IPO.
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OpinionThe future is here
Retail Week’s supplement shows just how much innovation has taken place in the payment arena in the past five years. Not all has been welcomed by retailers, but they will adopt new payment options where there is customer demand.
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AnalysisThe future of payments
Innovation around the way your customers can pay while in stores is gathering pace, particularly for mobile payments. Rebecca Thomson finds out where transactions are heading
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NewsHobbyCraft ups sales with sharper pricing
HobbyCraft’s new chief executive Catriona Marshall has turned around a sales decline at the arts and crafts retailer by realigning its pricing stance.
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AnalysisNick Hollingworth
The Austin Reed boss may have sold its landmark Regent Street store to new kid on the block SuperGroup, but it marks a new chapter for the menswear specialist. By George MacDonald.
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NewsLosses widen at Kookaï as sales plummet
Fashion chain Kookaï has reported pre-tax losses edged up and sales fell 30% in the year to August 28.
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NewsTopman launches personal shopping suite
Topman has launched a personal shopping suite in its flagship Oxford Street store in London.
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AnalysisOptimising the mobile transaction process
Customers are purchasing from retailers’ websites via their mobile phones whether retailers encourage it or not. Joanna Perry looks at how to optimise the transaction process
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AnalysisTaking payment overseas
International customers are flocking to buy from the websites of retailers based in the UK, but they do expect to pay using their preferred local options, finds Alison Clements
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OpinionThe payment revolution
Payments may not be top of mind for retailers. But that’s likely to change over the coming few years as we experience the biggest revolution in the way consumers shop and pay for a generation.
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NewsBad weather hits John Lewis sales
John Lewis sales were down 0.8% for the week to May 28 as the bad weather hit and the department store chain was up against tough comparisons on the previous year with World Cup sales.
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OpinionIs M&S uninspiring?
The CEO at M&S has been quick to pour cold water on the store design efforts of his predecessor, but is this assessment justified?
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NewsJane Norman up for sale
Fashion retailer Jane Norman has been put up for sale, it is understood.
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NewsAmazon and eBay most visited websites in UK
Amazon and Ebay are the most visited websites by UK consumers with Tesco coming top of the bricks and mortar retailers.
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AnalysisBrightening the store workforce
Brighthouse’s store manager conference both motivates and educates, Rebecca Thomson finds.
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GalleryThe fairytale continues
Twice as large as its previous store, Disney Store’s new branch on Oxford Street boasts a host of innovative features. John Ryan reports.
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