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AnalysisAt a glance: Maisons du Monde, the French retailer hitting the UK
Maisons du Monde is poised to float in France this month, weeks after launching online in the UK. We take a look at the homewares retailer.
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AnalysisInfographic: Flat sales for UK retailers, plus key facts and figures
The week in words and numbers, May 13, 2016: 0% growth in retail sales, plus key quotes from this week’s news stories.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five ways retailers can battle the British weather
The unpredictable British weather is a common excuse for disappointing fashion sales but here’s how some retailers are dampening its effects.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Time for retail to raise the multichannel bar
If every business worth its salt is becoming multichannel, how can retailers up the ante and go one step better than rivals? Jon Severs reports
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AnalysisBe Inspired: The six Ps of gender equality in the workplace
If the retail industry is to tackle the imbalance of women leaders in boardrooms across the country then executable measures must be taken.
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AnalysisGoogle creates mock store to showcase tech used by AllSaints and Ocado
Google has created a mock store experience to showcase its App for Work technology, which is used by AllSaints and Ocado.
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AnalysisAnalysis: BRC-KPMG April Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
UK retail sales were flat in April while like-for-likes fell 0.9% due to poor clothing sales, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Gear4music, the instrument etailer hitting the right notes
Gear4Music reported a surge in its first full-year figures since floating today. Here’s a closer look at the online music equipment retailer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: CVS acquisition strategy drives first-quarter sales gains
US healthcare giant CVS posted rising sales during its first quarter as the acquisitions of Omnicare and Target pharmacies paid dividends.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five enduring lessons from retail legend Harry Selfridge
Following the weekend’s anniversary of Harry Selfridge’s death, Retail Week explores five brilliant lessons from the department store magnate.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers can tackle the rise of ad-blocking
More than a quarter of UK shoppers will be using ad-blocking software by 2017. So how should retailers adapt their digital marketing strategies?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Sugar tax – how big a toothache does it pose for retailers?
George Osborne’s £520m levy on sugar-sweetened drinks, announced in the March Budget, was a bitter pill to swallow for the beverage industry.
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AnalysisPeople moves: Amazon new UK boss Doug Gurr and all the April moves
Amazon appoints Doug Gurr as new UK boss, House of Fraser’s Andy Harding steps down and Shaun Wills is promoted to chief executive of Jacques Vert.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things we learned from Sainsbury's full-year results
Sainsbury’s is back in the black after posting a £548m statutory pre-tax profit. Here are five things we learned from its full-year results.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Automation and the future of the retail workforce
It’s a hot topic across the industry, but will an increase in automation necessarily lead to mass job losses? Susie Mesure investigates
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why has Next's strong run finally come to an end?
Next posted a poor update today after total sales fell in the first quarter and retail like-for-likes were estimated to have fallen nearly 10%.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What are the implications for retail of the vote on Brexit?
Britain has sensationally voted to leave the EU. Here’s a piece Retail Week wrote in April examining the claims of what a vote to leave could mean for retailers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Joules in numbers as the retailer prepares to float on AIM
After Joules revealed its intention to float, Retail Week takes a closer look at the history of the retailer and its vital statistics
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AnalysisInfographic: BHS jobs under threat plus fashion sales fall
The week in words and numbers, April 29, 2016: 11,000 BHS employees stand to lose jobs plus key quotes from this week’s news stories.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What went wrong for collapsed chain Austin Reed?
Austin Reed, famed for bringing ready-to-wear suits to the high street when it was founded in 1900, went into administration this week.