All Retail Week articles in May 1 2015 – Page 3
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Analysis
Analysis: Why non-food retailers such as BHS are entering the grocery fray
BHS and Holland & Barrett are among a number of non-grocery retailers plotting expansion into food. Retail Week examines the growing market.
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News
Walmart to accelerate Chinese expansion with 115 new stores by 2017
US retail giant Walmart is accelerating its expansion in China after revealing plans to open 115 new stores over the next three years.
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Analysis
Law firms pass verdict on significance of Woolworths redundancy ruling
Law firms have backed the European Court of Justice ruling that former Woolworths staff are not entitled to collective redundancy.
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Analysis
Conservative and Labour MPs answer Retail Week’s three burning questions
Retail Week questioned Conservative and Labour ministers on business rates, EU competition and digital infrastructure.
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News
M&S launches Apple Watch cooking app with shopping list function
Marks & Spencer is the latest retailer to launch an app for the Apple Watch. It has adapted its smartphone cookery for the wearable device.
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Opinion
Comment: Landlords must keep abreast of innovative technology
New retail technology will not kill off shopping centres - on the contrary, it has the potential to make them more vital than ever.
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News
Ex-Sainsbury's boss Justin King also faces prosecution in Egyptian saga
Former Sainsbury’s boss Justin King faces prosecution in Egypt in a fresh twist to the saga that has engulfed the grocer’s doomed expansion into north Africa.
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News
Asos partners with Jackie publisher to license 1970s collection
Asos has partnered with publishing company DC Thomson to license a clothing range inspired by the magazine Jackie.
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News
Woolworths staff lose compensation fight in landmark redundancy ruling
The European Court of Justice has ruled Woolworths staff who worked in stores with fewer than 20 employees are not entitled to collective redundancy.
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Opinion
Data gurus must never forget that shopping is all about people
Worryingly, the ‘future of marketing is all about mathematics’ according to one successful data guru, whom I seriously hope has got it wrong.
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News
Retailers see 'mixed fortunes' in April as grocers bear the brunt
Retailers had “mixed fortunes” in the last month as furniture retailers saw a boost in sales while grocers suffered, according to CBI data.
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News
Taxi service Uber tests same-day luxury shopping delivery
Uber is reportedly looking to launch a same-day delivery service for luxury goods from retailers such as Louis Vuitton and Tiffany’s.
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail News on Made.com, Sainsbury's, CBI retail figures and more
Retail news round-up on April 30, 2015: Made.com, Sainsbury’s, CBI retail figures and more
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News
Consumer confidence stays level but shoppers wary of big-ticket buys
Consumer confidence has remained level in April but shoppers became less sure about big-ticket purchases, according to the latest figures.
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News
Morrisons brings back staffed express checkouts as service drive continues
Morrisons boss David Potts has re-introduced staffed express tills in all its supermarkets in his latest bid to improve customer service.
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Analysis
John Walden explains Argos's digital store rollout in two minutes
Argos chief executive John Walden tells Retail Week how its digital store programme is progressing and how customers have reacted.
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News
Home Retail boss John Walden pushes button on Argos digital store rollout
Home Retail boss John Walden has pressed the button on Argos’s digital store roll-out and is confident he has found the right format for the multichannel age.
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Analysis
Analysis: 7 disastrous overseas retail forays
Sainsbury’s ill-fated launch in Egypt had nothing to do with Mike Coupe, but the jail sentence that hangs over him is a reminder of the perils of badly considered international expansion.
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News
Low level of customer debt reflects turn in economy, says N Brown boss Angela Spindler
N Brown’s lowest level of customers in arrears is a sign of a turn in the economy, said N Brown chief executive Angela Spindler.
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News
Home Retail profits jump 14% as Homebase outpaces Argos: What the analysts say
Homebase has outpaced Argos in terms of sales growth to drive parent company Home Retail’s group profits up 14%. This is what the analysts said.
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