All articles by Manfreda Cavazza
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AnalysisBecoming Amazon – should more retailers develop their own tech platforms?
The dramatic increase in online shopping during the past decade has sparked a surge in innovative technology businesses being spun out of the retail sector. In some instances, these ecommerce and logistics platforms have become the fastest-growing and often most highly-valued part of a retail business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail's amazing company cultures delivering commercial success
Retailers are in constant competition to attract the best talent. What underpins good financial performance in the industry is not just product or price, but often people.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Sugar tax – how big a toothache does it pose for retailers?
George Osborne’s £520m levy on sugar-sweetened drinks, announced in the March Budget, was a bitter pill to swallow for the beverage industry.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers can adapt to a ‘peak stuff’ consumer mentality
When Ikea’s head of sustainability Steve Howard stated that the West had reached a state of ‘peak stuff’, the reaction was one of surprise.
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Managing Director, Blue Inc. - Robert Levy
Even after nearly 100 years, the Levy family business still moves with the times. Manfreda Cavazza meets the man in the driving seat.
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H&M focuses on product to fend off price deflation
H&M hopes to put a brake on price deflation by improving the quality of its ranges.
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French Connection heads for China as UK toughens
French Connection heads for China as UK toughens
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Next grabs bigger slice of UK high street fashion
Next grabs bigger slice of UK high street fashion
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Select ups the stakes in hunt for edgier fashion
Select ups the stakes in hunt for edgier fashion
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M&S ramps up marketing and shrugs off Asda surge
M&S ramps up marketing and shrugs off Asda surge