All Maplin articles – Page 3
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News
Maplin Christmas sales soar as drones take off
Maplin has hailed “one of its strongest Christmas trading periods” as drones helped sales fly during the golden quarter.
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Analysis
Retailers bank on last-minute shopping rush
Shoppers are testing retailers’ patience this year with businesses across the industry expecting a later Christmas surge than ever before.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Maplin connects in Cambridge
The electronic goods retailer offers a successful mixture of traditional and new tech fare at its store within the Beehive Centre in Cambridge.
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News
Evans Cycles wheels in former Dobbies boss Andy King
The private-equity owner of Evans Cycles has appointed former Dobbies Garden Centres boss Andy King as chief executive.
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News
Maplin chief technology officer Neil McGowan exits
Maplin technology boss Neil McGowan has left the retailer just 15 months after being appointed to the role.
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News
The Fragrance Shop launches one-hour delivery to target last-minute shoppers
The Fragrance Shop has joined forces with last-mile fulfilment supplier Shutl to cash in on “eleventh-hour” perfume purchases.
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Video
Pure-play is pure folly: Maplin's boss on the importance of multichannel
Maplin’s Oliver Meakin says success is “rooted in human interactions”, and explains why retail winners will have online and bricks-and-mortar operations.
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News
Maplin boss says that only omnichannel retailers have a shelf-life
Maplin boss Oliver Meakin said the longterm winners in retail will be omnichannel retailers because human interaction “can’t be replaced”.
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Opinion
Opinion: What technology retailers should learn from Apple stores
On the 15th anniversary of Apple’s first store opening, retailers today could learn from the tech giant’s gamble on innovation.
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Opinion
Opinion: Why shoppers are demanding fresh thinking from retailers
Chewing the fat with retail leaders is usually a fascinating experience, but a chat with the people who shop in their stores can prove equally illuminating.
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News
April Fools' Day 2016: Were you duped by these retail wind-ups?
Retailers have launched a host of wild and wacky April Fools’ Day pranks to fool customers. Retail Week casts its eye over some of the best.
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News
Maplin invests £3m in price reductions to drive customer loyalty
Maplin plans to invest £3m in a price reduction initiative across products in-store and online in an effort to boost customer loyalty.
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Analysis
Analysis: Tackle your biggest business challenges at Retail Week Live
Retail is changing rapidly, make sure your company is well-equipped to change with it by attending Retail Week Live next month.
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Opinion
Opinion: Forget algorithms and remember retail’s about understanding people
As the industry becomes more reliant on big data, retailers must not forget that every customer touchpoint constitutes a brand experience.
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News
Maplin boosted by CCTV and drone sales as Christmas like-for-likes rise
Maplin has reported a 2.3% lift in like-for-likes over the Black Friday and Christmas period, boosted by sales of CCTV equipment and drones.
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Data
Christmas trading 2015: Retailers battle it out for the top spot
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas trading period with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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News
Maplin appoints ex-Ben Sherman executive as finance boss
Maplin has appointed Ben Sherman’s former chief operating officer as its finance boss and poached a Homebase exec to be its first ecommerce director.
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Analysis
Retail Diary: Maplin's Drone Academy and Retail Week's caption competition
Electricals retailer Maplin launches a Drone Academy, a Morrisons shopper puts the final kale in his diet coffin and enter our caption competition.
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News
Tech & Ecomm: Maplin video chat to bring in-store experience into homes
Maplin is launching video chats hosted by store staff with specialist knowledge that aim to bring the store experience to customers’ homes.
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News
In pictures: Retail Week Rising Stars Awards Winners 2015
Winners of the Retail Week Rising Stars Awards, in association with the Theo Paphitis Retail Group, were announced last night in London.