All articles by Laura Heywood – Page 7
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NRF: French DIY retailer guns to triple online sales this year after IT investment
French DIY retailer Leroy Merlin expects its online sales to more than triple in 2014 after investing in a new ecommerce solution.
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NRF: A digital strategy can help retailers test new markets, says Claire's boss
Setting up an ecommerce site is a “relatively low risk way” of testing whether a retail brand will translate successfully abroad, according to Claire’s boss Jim Fielding.
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NRF: Retailers are prioritising IT investment, says Oracle chief
Money is being funnelled into improving retailers’ back end technological and digital capabilities as IT jumps to the top of their priority lists.
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NRF: UK to face strong competition from Russian etailers in next five years
UK etailers must be prepare to face tough competition from Russian ecommerce in the next five years, according to one of Russia’s largest consumer electronics retailers.
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NRF: 3D food printers to smart watches - 7 innovative retail products
From gender-based ‘sexcereal’ that claims to enhance your sexual health to 3D printers that can print edible food, Mintel Group outlined some of the most interesting new products in retail at the NRF conference in New York.
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NRF: Big data will reshape retail, says IBM boss
The foundation of retailers’ competitive advantage in 2014 will be information and how they analyse it, according to IBM chief executive Ginni Rometty.
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NRF: Think of stores as warehouses, Foot Locker boss advises
Sportswear giant Foot Locker is treating its 3,500 stores as warehouses in a bid to maximise its fulfilment capabilities, chairman and chief executive Ken Hicks told delegates at the NRF conference in New York.
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NRF: Retailers relying on technology providers more than ever
Retailers are cherry-picking a growing number of payment and technology providers in an effort to provide customers with the services they want.
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NRF: US consumers respond better to high streets than malls, say retailers
Indoor malls face extinction as streets become “the number one retail location”, according to retailers and developers at the NRF confernece in New York.
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Profile: Could David Cheesewright become the first Brit to run Walmart?
Brit David Cheesewright, a Walmart golden boy who has risen through the ranks of the retail giant, has been appointed as international chief executive.
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Analysis: Highlights from Retail Week’s free Innovation Review report
From mannequins that can track the age, race and sex of retail customers, to fingerprint imaging that can activate bank cards, technological innovations are transforming the retail environment.
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Opinion
Blog: Etailers on the hunt for smaller stores with more flexible terms
It wasn’t so long ago that many in the property world were predicting the demise of the high street. High profile administrations suggested that the high street and, consequently, retail were in permanent decline.
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Opinion
Blog: Is development on the horizon for UK retail property market?
For the past few months there’s been talk of returning confidence in the UK retail property market. Reports of incoming foreign investment, acquisitive retailers and a property development pipeline thaw have all contributed to a general feeling of cautious optimism.
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Analysis: Why understanding data is key to winning and retaining customers
A Retail Week and Cognizant roundtable revealed the key things retailers must get right to effectively use shopper data to personalise offers.
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Dutch fashion retailer The Sting to exit Westfield Stratford
Dutch fashion retailer The Sting is poised to pull out of its Westfield Stratford store.
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Analysis: Retail property in a multichannel world tops Mapic agenda
Tapping into the skill set of a younger generation that have grown up “in the internet age” and future-proofing retail property have been at the top of the agenda at annual global retail property show Mapic.
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China Singles’ Day: What do retailers need to know?
Emerging in China as a light-hearted protest against Valentine’s Day, Singles’ Day has evolved into the biggest individual shopping day in the world, with singletons flocking to the internet to buy gifts for themselves or fellow unmarried friends.
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Opinion
Comment: Understanding the bigger global retail property picture
Later this month, the retail property market will descend on Cannes for the 19th Mapic. Hailed as the only professional trade show dedicated to retail real estate on a global scale.
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Analysis: Technological innovations track the impact of shopping centres experiences
Digital and technological innovations mean the impact of experiential activities on shopper behaviour can be tracked more closely than ever before. Laura Heywood finds out how retailers and landlords are benefiting.
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Analysis: Mapic shines spotlight on four most promising retail markets in the world
Held in Cannes from November 13 to 15, Mapic allows participants to find new retail sites, discover promising territories and learn more about the changing global retail property market. Laura Heywood explores this year’s highlights.