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AnalysisAnalysis: Will UK department stores follow Macy’s lead and shut stores?
Macy’s decision to shutter 100 of its shops across the US created shockwaves last week, despite its recent poor financial performance.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Carrefour China targets convenience expansion
Carrefour’s Chinese business is to open between 40 and 50 new convenience stores in Shanghai by the end of this year.
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AnalysisSports Direct chairman Hellawell facing shareholder mutiny at AGM
Sports Direct’s chairman and other directors are facing a mutiny from some of its largest shareholders at next month’s annual meeting.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Eight retail jobs you might never have thought existed
Whether it’s tasting mince pies all year long or untangling Christmas lights, we’ve uncovered some of the most unusual jobs in retail.
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AnalysisInfographic: David Knight on the referendum plus the latest retail stats
The week in words and numbers, August 12, 2016: Strong trade for ScS, New Look’s LFLs fall 7% and Game’s UK gross transaction value drops 5%.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Rakuten could be stuck in a fatal decline
In its latest financial results, the Japanese etailer Rakuten has revealed that it is failing to keep pace with its rivals in the digital space.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Boohoo is soaring while New Look stutters
New Look reported a rare off quarter yesterday, as profits and sales slid amid Brexit nerves, miserable June weather and tough comparables.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What's so special about Ocado’s grocery technology?
Ocado boasts of its ecommerce and fulfilment platform capability – how does the technology work and who could benefit from using it?
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AnalysisBrexit: The expert verdict from the KPMG Ipsos Retail Think Tank
Retailers and consumers across the UK continue to face uncertainty as they weigh up the impacts of Brexit. Seven experts give their view.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Morrisons' extended deal with Ocado - the pros and cons
Morrisons has just renegotiated its deal with online grocer Ocado as the supermarket attempts to grow a profitable ecommerce business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: BRC-KPMG July Retail Sales Monitor – sector by sector
Despite concerns Brexit might dent consumer spending, the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor shows like-for-like retail sales increased 1.1%.
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AnalysisInfographic: How Mattress Firm and Poundland fit into Steinhoff's jigsaw
Steinhoff has agreed to buy America’s biggest bedding retailer Mattress Firm and is on the verge of bringing value operator Poundland under its umbrella.
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AnalysisEtail evolution: A look at Tesco’s website through the years
Tesco first launched its ecommerce site back in 2000. How and why has the supermarket developed its online offer since it emerged?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things that retailers can learn from Pret
Founded by Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham as a sandwich shop in 1986, Pret is now on nearly every major British high street.
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AnalysisInfographic: Spotting genuine innovation in retail
What do we actually mean by innovation? And what separates something genuinely innovative from something simply new? Find out in this new infographic.
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AnalysisOpinion: What are the limits of celebrity retail endorsement?
With the news that Kanye West wants to team up with Ikea, John Ryan looks at other unlikely celebrity endorsements that could make an impact.
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AnalysisRio 2016: Our top picks for Team Retail at the Olympic Games
As the Olympic Games kick off in Rio, here are Retail Week’s nominations for the retail athletes going for gold this year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is the picture of consumer confidence as gloomy as it looks?
Last week researchers and the media painted a somewhat bleak portrait of consumer confidence in the aftermath of the referendum.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What does the interest rate cut mean for retailers?
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to a record low of 0.25% – the first time in seven years that it has resorted to a reduction.
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AnalysisStore gallery: Mercato Metropolitano brings a taste of Italy to food retail
The Turin-based grocer has brought Italian fare to Elephant & Castle and turned food shopping from a chore into a pleasure. John Ryan visits.