All Retail Week articles in March 11 2016 – Page 4
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NewsAmazon launches its new live click-and-buy TV programme
Amazon has launched a new click-and-buy TV show, which streams live and allows viewers to interact with the hosts and buy items instantly.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What does Walgreens Boots Alliance's Australian adventure tell us?
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is seeking to enter the Australian retail pharmacy market, it emerged last week.
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Retail VoiceOpinion: The golden opportunity available in retail returns
How retailers treat shoppers when they need to return a product is a crucial factor in the overall customer experience.
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VideoWatch: Tesco boss Lewis on ‘creative’ stores, food waste and 2016 targets
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has unveiled plans to reduce the amount of food that goes to waste from the supermarket giant’s stores.
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Retail VoiceOpinion: How to prepare for a new era of retail in 2020
Fast-forward four years from now and there will be a very different set of shoppers who have adopted a very different way of shopping.
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AnalysisBe Inspired campaign: Rallying the next generation of female retail leaders
As Retail Week unveils a campaign to encourage women leaders, we look at the importance of role models in creating boardroom diversity.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, BHS, Fnac and more
Retail news round-up on March 14, 2016: Tesco boss asks for business rates' review, Sir Philip Green could be asked to help gap BHS' pension deficit and Lombok up for sale.
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NewsRetail footfall drops in February as high street traffic falls 2.9%
Total retail footfall dropped 1.1% year on year in February, driven by declining customer numbers in shopping centres and high streets.
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NewsChancellor urged to scrap link between business rates and RPI
Businesses are urging the Chancellor to reform business rates and stop basing the tax on the Retail Prices Index measure of inflation.
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NewsSainsbury's considers £1.5bn bid for Home Retail as deadline nears
Sainsbury’s is considering upping its offer for Home Retail from £1.3bn to £1.5bn in an effort to outmanoeuvre bid rival Steinhoff.
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NewsScrewfix trials two-hour delivery service for London shoppers
Screwfix boss Andrew Livingston said the DIY retailer is trialling two-hour delivery slots for some of its London customers.
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NewsMissguided website crashes as half-price Sale sees demand soar
Missguided’s website has crashed as an increase in traffic from a half-price Sale left customers unable to complete orders.
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NewsSir Philip Green could be asked to pay £280m over BHS pension deficit
Sir Philip Green could be asked to pay £280m into BHS’s pension pot to stop the department store chain’s staff having their pensions cut.
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Retail VoiceOpinion: Cloud computing can be a tool for fast digital change
Find out how the cloud is giving retailers a digital lift in a quickly shifting technology landscape in the new Retail Week and Cisco guide.
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Retail VoiceOpinion: How can retailers turn social media engagement into revenue?
It’s time to take social media channels beyond brand promotion and make sure they plays a part in delivering revenue.
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OpinionBlog: Fulfilment costs could shrink retail margins to just 1%
Retail margins could shrink to 1% by 2025 unless retailers address the economics of online fulfilment, new research has revealed.
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NewsThe Co-operative signs up to Hermes ParcelShop service
The Co-operative has tied up with Hermes to allow shoppers to send and receive parcels at their local Co-op store via its ParcelShop service.
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GalleryStore of the week: Ham specialist Enrique Tomas' Soho store is a cut above
Spanish delicatessen Enrique Tomas demonstrates what can be achieved by retailers with a singular focus on one specialist product.
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NewsSainsbury's fourth-quarter like-for-likes inch up as online sales jump
Sainsbury’s has revealed a 0.1% rise in like-for-likes for its fourth quarter, while online sales surged 14% over the period.
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NewsOcado first-quarter sales soar as weekly orders pass 250,000 for first time
Ocado has posted a 13.8% rise in first-quarter retail sales as it shipped 250,000 orders in a week for the first time.