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AnalysisRetail Week's 12 days of Christmas: Can you do all your shopping on mobile?
What’s it like doing all your shopping on a smartphone? We asked Will Dorling, a partner at Weve, to try it out and report on his findings.
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AnalysisPeople: Will the Cath Kidston brand continue to thrive without its founder?
Last month marked the end of an era as Cath Kidston announced her decision to step down from her day-to-day role at the eponymous retailer 21 years after founding the company.
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AnalysisIn the news: The White Company clothing director Barbara Horspool
The White Company’s hire of fashion heavyweight Barbara Horspool shows how committed it is to developing its fashion arm.
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AnalysisRetail Week’s 12 days of Christmas: The unsung heroes of retail
Who are the unsung heroes of Christmas 2014? We asked retailers to nominate employees who are helping to make Christmas happen this year.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Prepaid card provider Pockit
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week prepaid card provider Pockit is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 12 days of Christmas: Who won our delivery secret shop?
Just how good are retail’s premium delivery services? We tested some to see how well they’re performing during 2014’s peak period.
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AnalysisTesco issues full-year profit warning: What the analysts say
Tesco has warned its profits for the full financial year will not exceed £1.4bn, well below the £1.8bn to £2.2bn initially expected.
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AnalysisAnalysis: November Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
Thanks to Black Friday, the BRC sales monitor reveals a strong performance in November, but some sectors continue to struggle.
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AnalysisTesco profit warning: Five 'significant' changes boss Dave Lewis has made
Despite today’s profit warning, Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis insists he is changing the grocer for the long term.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 12 days of Christmas: How to prepare for the busiest day
Sue Robinson, branch manager at Waitrose’s Westfield London, reveals how to prevent turkey shortage on the busiest Christmas shopping day.
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AnalysisInternational news analysis: Carrefour opens Easy c-store in Shanghai
Carrefour has opened its first convenience store offer in China, 10 years after opening its first supermarket in the country.
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AnalysisKroger ups full-year forecast after beating analyst expectations again
US supermarket chain Kroger has posted a 21% earnings rise in its latest quarterly results, beating analyst forecasts for the third quarter in a row.
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AnalysisBarnes & Noble seeks Nook buyer as Microsoft scraps partnership
Microsoft has pulled out of a partnership with bookseller Barnes & Noble to deliver the Nook e-reader device, two years after the deal was signed.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 12 days of Christmas: Who won the Christmas ad battle?
How did retailers fare in this year’s battle of the Christmas ads? We spoke to advertising and social media experts to find out.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 12 days of Christmas: 12 truths every retailer knows at Christmas
The Golden Quarter is crucially important for retailers – but it’s not a particuarly easy time for staff. Here are 12 things every retailer knows to be true about the peak period.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Kevin Threlfall on the birth of a c-store empire
T&S Stores founder Kevin Threlfall’s new book shows the rise of the convenience chain. In this extract he relives the group’s sale to Tesco.
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AnalysisIn the news: Tesco's new commercial boss Jason Tarry
After a tumultuous couple of years for Tesco, the appointment of Jason Tarry as head of commercial for the UK as part of a wider management reshuffle should give the grocer a new start.
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AnalysisMayfield, Cheshire and King among retailers to respond to rates review
Reaction from the industry to the planned review into business rates, including from John Lewis Partnership boss Sir Charlie Mayfield.
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AnalysisRetail Week’s 12 days of Christmas: 2014's Christmas in numbers
Christmas 2014 has already been an eventful one for retailers, and there are still a few weeks to go yet. Above are some of the key stats from the festive season.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Finding the future of retail – TrueStart unearths some gems
The TrueStart innovation hub is on a mission to find the next big thing in retail. Retail Week takes a look at its progress.