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AnalysisOnline secret shopper: Next must start with customers
With its share price having dropped more than 50% from its 2015 high, Next has fallen off its pedestal. Ecommerce expert James Hammersley investigates.
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AnalysisData: Screwfix fortunes contrast with B&Q
Screwfix boss Andrew Livingston has exited the business, leaving it in a position of having comfortably outperformed its Kingfisher stablemate B&Q in recent years.
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AnalysisRetail diary: Sainsbury’s 15, Rafael Nadal love
Percy is as happy as a pig in M&S for his 25th birthday, Rafa Nadal has an unexpected item in the bagging area, and Hammerson helps men watch sports and shop simultaneously.
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AnalysisHow Amazon does data – and what others can learn
As Amazon’s Prime Day gets under way, what can retailers learn from the online powerhouse and its approach to data, customer experience and long-term profit?
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AnalysisOpinion: Welcome to the ‘curated’ shopping experience
Many retailers are currently fond of claiming that their ranges are ‘curated’. Maybe they are, but does this actually make things better?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Primark is stemming margin decline
Primark’s margins remained stable in its most recent quarter. How is the fashion giant achieving this?
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AnalysisInfographic: Surviving the Amazon effect
The week in words and numbers, July 7, 2017: Don’t ignore Amazon, advises Seb James, and Clarks is ‘thinking big’ and opening UK manufacturing unit
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AnalysisAmazon Prime Day: How it’s changing retail
Amazon’s Prime Day promotion, which kicks off on Monday, has become a red-letter day in the retail calendar. Here we look at the impact of the promotional spectacular and how it has become a consumer phenomenon.
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AnalysisDunelm trading update: What the analysts say
Homewares specialist Dunelm – which bought etailer Worldstores last November – reported better than expected sales in the fourth quarter, but downgraded profit expectations.
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AnalysisPrimark sales surge as it stems margin decline
Primark has reported surging sales as it stemmed its declining profit margin with lower markdowns.
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AnalysisFashion victims: How to keep your brand cool
Fashion is fickle. One day you’re hot, the next you’re not. Why does a brand stop being cool and what can be done to turn it around?
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AnalysisRoadtrip: Wales and the Southwest
In the first instalment of this year’s retail road trip, Retail Week heads to Wales and the Southwest and discovers a diverse yet fertile retail landscape.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can the Zara effect turn around New Look?
Not so long ago New Look was soaring above the market, with chief executive Anders Kristiansen hailed as its saviour.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Smiggle's tactics for international success
As Smiggle opens its 100th UK store, group managing director John Cheston shares his top tips for conquering global markets.
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AnalysisFlagships of the future: How to make a statement
Flagships seem to be increasing in number, but what does the name actually mean and is the status quo shifting? John Ryan reports.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can garden centres ever blossom online?
Dobbies’ new boss Nicholas Marshall harbours bold ambitions to bring garden centre retailing into the 21st century.
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AnalysisProductivity: Artificial intelligence to the rescue
From customer service robots to online chatbots, artificial intelligence is playing a crucial role in driving productivity gains. Retail Week investigates this game-changing phenomenon.
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AnalysisInfographic: Richard Pennycook on retail's image, and more
Words & Numbers, June 30, 2017: Former Co-op boss Richard Pennycook on retail’s image, and BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson on business rates.
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AnalysisGame profit warning: what the analysts say
Computer games specialist Game signalled today that full-year earnings would be “substantially” below expectations after levels of supply to the UK of Nintendo Switch failed to meet demand.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 10 ways the iPhone transformed retail
On the 10th anniversary of the iPhone’s debut, Retail Week takes a look at how it fundamentally changed the retail landscape.