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AnalysisThe happy medium
A good work-life balance can benefit both the individual and the business, explains Pauline Hudson-Evans, founder and director of Hudson Walker International
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AnalysisA great customer service culture
Retailers need to adopt customer service initiatives that stick, says Liz Morrell
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AnalysisA big day for retailers and royalists alike
Will Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding lift shoppers’ moods in 2011 and how can retailers make the most of it, asks George MacDonald
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AnalysisMultichannel Now
Based on exhaustive interviews with many of the biggest names in UK retailing, Retail Week’s groundbreaking report Multichannel Now is the definitive guide to multichannel in the UK. Here, in an extract from the introduction to the report, its author Joanna Perry sums up the challenges the multichannel world is ...
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AnalysisThe green tax goes off-colour
An energy efficiency scheme was supposed to incentivise retailers to think about carbon emissions, but the Government has backtracked on its commitment to recycle the money. Liz Morrell reports
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AnalysisMorrisons United
Retail transformation projects have a habit of causing disruption and falling short of their goals. Halfway through a radical four-year systems overhaul, how has Morrisons avoided the pitfalls? Tim Danaher speaks to the key players in the biggest transformation project in retail
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AnalysisMike Barnes
Signet’s incoming chief executive joins on Wednesday. He keeps a low profile, but those that know him warn he should not be underestimated.
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AnalysisMarketplaces
A marketplace lets retailers be seen as a one-stop-shop for shoppers to source a particular product, but etailers need to avoid the potential pitfalls
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AnalysisWalmart to take on big cities with small stores
Today, Walmart’s influence across America’s heartland is unmatched, and now it is looking to prove its competitors wrong once again by reaching out to a new, unconventional consumer: the city dweller.
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AnalysisOn a roll with receipts
It’s not easy being green, but there are simple, easy to implement solutions out there for retailers that want to not only help the environment but cut costs as well
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AnalysisTaking the risk out of the switch to green
Green technology suppliers must recognise the challenges facing the high street and respond accordingly
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AnalysisYour first choice for energy efficiency and lowering carbon
Lighting that makes your retail space sparkle need no longer cost the earth as it has never been easier moving to sustainable, low impact lighting solutions
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AnalysisHow to achieve a sustainable return on equity
With benefits such as cost savings and increased competitive advantage, it’s clear why retailers are eager to launch green projects and create a more sustainable business model
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AnalysisMULTICHANNEL NOW
The definitive guide to the multichannel strategies of the largest UK retailers.
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AnalysisShop Direct’s military manoeuvres
Can going commando deliver cost-effective management training, asks Liz Morrell
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Scope
The inside view from retail human resources manager Craig Rowe
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AnalysisLands' End: Living the American dream
US retailer Lands’ End has come out of the shadows to reveal its expansion plans and a new target customer.
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AnalysisWill the Emerald Isle sparkle again?
With EU pressure to accept a bailout, Ireland’s economy is a mess. Will its retailers recover, asks Charlotte Hardie and Greg Lawless