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AnalysisInternational analysis: Auchan stands out from its foreign rivals in China
Last week Auchan and its partner, Taiwan-based Ruentex, revealed first-half turnover in China climbed 12.9% to CNY44.51bn (£4.6bn).
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Harveys aims to appeal to consumers' hearts and minds
Harveys’ new campaign strategy moves away from solely price-led promotions with a series of adverts that shows the shopper’s decision-making process when buying furniture.
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AnalysisUsing bank data in targeted offers: What do retailers need to know?
Several retailers have signed up to a bank data-driven marketing service. Retail Week takes a closer look.
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AnalysisRetail Week Ecommerce Summit: Best practice in etailing
The Retail Week Ecommerce Summit will explore the latest developments in etailing and feature businesses that are thriving. Rebecca Thomson outlines some of the highlights.
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AnalysisInfographic: Why is loyalty card usage plummeting?
The increasing use of technology when shopping is causing the use of loyalty cards to wane. Retail Week takes a look at the impact on loyalty cards.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Up-for-sale footwear retailer LK Bennett
As LK Bennett owners Phoenix Equity Partners and Sirius Equity consider a sale of the footwear and fashion retailer, Retail Week takes a look at the business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Bracknell - a snapshot of the regeneration site Fenwick may open in
Department store retailer Fenwick is understood to be in talks to open its first store in more than a decade at the new £750m development project at Bracknell in Berkshire. Retail Week takes a look at how the project stacks up.
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AnalysisRetailers’ own-brand tablets: What do retailers need to know?
Not content with simply selling tablets, retailers including Tesco, Next and Argos have developed own-brand devices. Retail Week takes a look at the market as Aldi enters the fray.
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AnalysisAnalysis: OFT investigation into furniture retailers
Six of the UK’s largest furniture and flooring retailers are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading over their Sales practices. Retail Week takes a closer look at the details of the investigation.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is the improving housing market good news for DIY retailers?
Could a stronger housing market provide the lift the DIY market and wider retail sector so desperately needs?
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Boots casts 'real' women for new ad to appeal to diverse customer base
Boots’ Ta Dah! campaign promoting its No7 cosmetics range uses, for the first time in the retailer’s history, ‘real’ women.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers and brands race to win JJB's sportswear market
The collapse of JJB Sports left a gap in the premium sportswear market that Matalan and brands are fighting for, as well as industry giant Sports Direct.
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AnalysisInfographic: Online grocery market share as The Co-op plots entry
As The Co-operative unveils plans to venture into the online grocery market, Retail Week takes a look at the hard fought category.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will The Co-op approach online grocery?
The Co-operative today unveiled plans for its long-awaited online grocery launch. Retail Week takes a look at what the move means for the mutual and the market.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Co-op food boss puts price, store formats and own brand at heart of revival plan
The Co-op Food today unveiled plans to launch online grocery. Chief executive Steve Murrells explains online is just one element of his plan to revive the fortunes of the retailer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How technology is transforming retail
Next month’s Retail Week Technology Summit will assess the key issues facing IT directors. Jennifer Creevy outlines six crucial themes among the many to be discussed.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Planning for unforeseen problems this Christmas
Christmas is a time when retailers need to dazzle, but problems can arise unexpectedly. Laura Heywood reports on
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AnalysisInfographic: The UK's top 20 mobile shopping hotspots
Birmingham is the UK’s top location for mobile shopping, according to eBay.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What would it mean for Tesco and China Resources to buy ParknShop?
Two of the most intriguing developments in the retailing scene in the Greater China region for some time came together dramatically yesterday with the revelation that new potential merger partners China Resources Enterprise and Tesco are also discussing a joint bid for the Hong Kong based supermarket business ParknShop.
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AnalysisAt a glance: House of Fraser's performance in the years under private ownership
As House of Fraser considers a return to the stock market after almost seven years of private ownership, Retail Week looks at how the business has fared in the years since 2005/6, the final year of its previous stock market listing.