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AnalysisRoy Dickens
Sony Direct retail director Roy Dickens answers questions about his career in retail.
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Grow your own engineer
Tesco’s apprenticeship scheme ensures bespoke training for employees. Liz Morrell reports
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AnalysisNet-a-Porter: Casting the Net
Net-a-Porter chief executive Mark Sebba tells Lisa Berwin about the challenges of running a business that just keeps on growing
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AnalysisNo retailer is an island
Island retailers face particular challenges, but these have helped them to head off the mainland multiples
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AnalysisPaul Marchant
The former New Look man seems to have fitted in well in the unique setting of Primark
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AnalysisApple: The tech company transforming retail
The fanfare surrounding Apple’s Covent Garden store is the latest example of how it is not only driving technological innovation but transforming retail as well. By George MacDonald
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AnalysisOnline delivery options
Online customers expect a first-class delivery service and many won’t spend without one. So what are retailers doing to satisfy shoppers?
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AnalysisRenewed interest in Middle East’s thriving retail scene
There seems to be a renewed interest from many of Planet Retail’s clients in the potential being offered by the Middle Eastern market, and to a lesser extent, the longer-term opportunities presented by Africa.
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AnalysisPaula Nickolds
John Lewis home buying director Paula Nickolds answers questions about her career in retail.
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AnalysisRealising retail’s employment potential
The retail sector’s contribution to UK employment is clear for all to see.
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AnalysisCRM: The all-seeing eye
Retailers need to understand how to get maximum value from investing in a single view of their customers
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AnalysisIn-store branded areas: In the zone
Branded areas have many benefits, introducing real theatre and increasing sales, but how can retailers make the most of them, asks Joanne Ellul
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AnalysisMike Shearwood
Mike Shearwood was able to breathe a little easier last week when Aurora Fashions posted its first profit.
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Analysis10 ways Aldi changed retail
Theo Albrecht, who died last week, and brother Karl, created a pioneering grocery model. So what are the secrets of its success?
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AnalysisDollar General streaks ahead with 9,000th store
US-based discounter Dollar General announced the opening of its 9,000th store at the end of July, pushing it further ahead of rivals as the owner of the largest number of stores in North America. Dollar General overtook 7-Eleven’s store tally in 2003 and has not looked back since.
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AnalysisSinging marketing’s praises
The four articles in this supplement show just some of the ways retailers have varied their use of marketing channels and tools to make their investment work harder.