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AnalysisAnalysis: Why department stores are banking on beauty to boost sales
John Lewis this week revealed plans to plough further investment into its beauty offer, as it aims to exploit the growing category.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Homebase's new owners nail the UK DIY market?
Poised for transformation, former Home Retail Group-owned Homebase is in early stages of being morphed into Wesfarmers’ DIY brand Bunnings.
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AnalysisRetail Week Buzz: House of Fraser IT boss Julian Burnett’s priorities
We take a look at House of Fraser IT boss Julian Burnett’s priorities ahead of his keynote at Retail Week Buzz on September 15.
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AnalysisRetail Week Buzz to host budding tech start-ups on Showcase platform
The new Showcase platform will exhibit the best of up-and-coming retail start-ups in a head-to-head pitch to the wider retail community.
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AnalysisInfographic: Great British Bake Off has retailers battling for spend
The Great British Bake Off returns to TV screens tonight and retailers across the UK will be bidding to cash in on the series.
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AnalysisSWOT analysis: The Co-op has ground to make up in online retail
The Co-operative chief digital officer, Mike Bracken, will be discussing the online challenges the retailer faces at Retail Week Buzz in September.
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AnalysisSWOT analysis: Holland & Barrett's omnichannel experience accelerates
Holland & Barrett has invested heavily in IT recently and is lining up in-store ordering to be “the final part of the omnichannel experience”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why the Indian retail market is back on the map
India is often seen as a land shrouded in mystery: enigmatic, a law unto itself, and difficult for outsiders to penetrate.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five lessons retailers can learn from Team GB's gold rush
As Team GB celebrates its best-ever Olympic medal haul on foreign soil, we analyse what retailers can learn from the success of British athletes.
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AnalysisOnline secret shopper: Three ways M&S can engage with customers
Following another M&S clothing sales fall (8.9% – the biggest in 10 years), what role can online play in engaging customers to drive growth?
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AnalysisSWOT analysis: Why is JD Sports looking to buy Go Outdoors?
JD Sports is mulling the purchase of specialist retailer Go Outdoors, which is set to be sold this year. But how will it bolster the Bury-headquartered retailer’s offer?
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AnalysisHow retailers plan to make sweet success of the Great British Bake Off
The Great British Bake Off is set to return to our screens on August 24 and retailers are well placed to cash in on shoppers’ flan fever.
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AnalysisKingfisher second-quarter sales jump: What the analysts say
Kingfisher reported a 7.2% rise in its second-quarter UK like-for-likes driven by a 13.3% jump at Screwfix. Here’s the City’s reaction.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Recession lessons that will help retailers trade through Brexit
As retailers prepare for any Brexit storm, we look at what can be learned from the success stories of the recent recession.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can retailers capitalise on Pinterest's growing popularity?
As Burberry partners with Pinterest and it adds promoted videos to its advertising offer, how can retailers use the platform to boost sales?
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AnalysisBig box, little box, cardboard box: Why big retailers are shrinking
Big-box retailers are branching out of retail parks and adopting new channels such as smaller high street stores to target new shoppers.
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AnalysisInfographic: London's Night Tube – where will the retail hotspots be?
The first Night Tube services are set to launch in London on Friday. Retailers are set to cash in but where will the trading hotspots be?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Aldi ups disruption in Australia with focus on middle classes
After years of searching for a suitable site, Aldi Australia is to open a 16,150 sq ft outlet in the Bridgepoint Centre, Mosman in Sydney.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 10 key performance indicators for the new retailing world
Retailers increasingly realise that they need to respond to new dynamics such as a shift from transactions to relationships.
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AnalysisWatch: How can supply chain execs drive omnichannel profitability?
Current supply chains are not fit for purpose to deliver a successful omnichannel offering, claim 86% of retailers, so how can that be fixed?