All Retail Week articles in March 13 2015 – Page 5
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Dixons boss Seb James' six-minute guide to the 'connected customer'
Seb talks: An extended clip of Dixons Carphone chief Seb James’ analysis of the ‘connected customer’ at Retail Week Live.
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Retail Week Live: The future of retail is cross-device discoverability, says Facebook UK MD
The future of shopping is personalised discovery across devices, Facebook’s UK managing director Steve Hatch told the audience at Retail Week Live today.
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Retail Week Live: Mike Logue put people first to make Dreams profitable
Dreams chief executive Mike Logue told attendees at Retail Week Live that customer and staff satisfaction were the springboard to turn the retailer around.
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Retail Week Live: House of Fraser engagement boss on the challenges of start-up investment
House of Fraser head of online engagement Madeleine Melson said it had been challenging to convince the finance department to put money aside to invest in new technologies from start-up companies.
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Retail Week Live: Argos digital transformation has made it 'much more universal'
Argos chief operating officer David Robinson said the company’s digital transformation has made it much more “confident, modern and universal”.
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Retail Week Live: Tim Steiner says Ocado has "great advantage" over grocery giants like Walmart
Ocado boss Tim Steiner believes the etailer has a “great advantage” over grocery giants like Walmart because he and his management team are all genuine customers.
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Retail Week Live: Ryanair's Kenny Jacobs offers top tips for retailers
Ryanair chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs has criticised retailers for not moving quickly enough to create change within their business.
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Retail Week Live: Shop Direct on working with start-ups
Shop Direct head of ecommerce Paul Hornby has spoken about the importance of retailers working with start-ups to innovate.
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Retail Week Live: Retailers must start thinking like brands, urges branding guru
Brands are the biggest threat the retail industry faces, unless retailers start adopting the same mindset, BrandCap chairman and portfolio director Rita Clifton CBE told delegates at Retail Week Live.
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Retail Week Live: Video - Sebastian James on increasing 'frenemy' relationships
Dixons Carphone boss Sebastian James believes an increasingly connected world will lead to companies from outside the traditional retail sector such as British Gas becoming “frenemies” with traditional retailers.
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Retail Week Live: Video – Lord Mandelson on Europe and retail’s voice within government
Lord Mandelson discusses why Britain should stay in Europe and how retail can make its voice better heard in government ahead of his presentation at Retail Week Live.
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Retail Week Live: Martin Lewis warns that delivery issues could cost retailers
Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, warned retailers that using the “wrong” delivery company could cause brand damage and lead to firms losing customers.
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Start-up of the week: Independent retail website Streethub
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Streethub is in the spotlight.
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Retail Week Live: Sebastian James warns retail is about to be hit by 'asteroid' strike
Dixons Carphone boss Seb James has warned the retail industry is about to be hit by an “asteroid” caused by the connected customer that could result in the death of retailers that fail to prepare.
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Kitemarks such as Fairtrade no longer trusted by consumers, says Lord Mandelson
Lord Peter Mandelson said retailers should no longer rely on ethical certifications when it comes to reassuring customers about the quality of their supply chain.
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Opinion
Comment: The Tories don’t have a clue about retail realities
As the general election nears, voters should ask whether the Conservatives have done enough to support the retail sector.
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N Brown issues another profit warning as price investment hits margin
N Brown has issued its second profit warning in six months after “tactical and strategic” price investments.
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Changing room innovation poised to transform online fashion
An innovative start up is launching a try-before-you-buy service for online clothes shopping that allows customers to order from multiple retailers at once and try items on in a luxury customer lounge.
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Boohoo.com sales jump 22% driven by strong international growth
Boohoo.com has reported a 22% jump in sales for the two months to February 28 after strong performance outside of Europe.
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