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AnalysisCorporate brands
Brands are key in building recognition and relationships, so retailers need very compelling reasons to rebrand
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at… Barker and Stonehouse
The inside view from business development director David Wilkinson
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AnalysisThierry Falque-Pierrotin
The Kesa boss may get short shrift from the UK press, but his plans to refresh Comet and catch up with rival Dixons could win him some fans yet.
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AnalysisCan we fix it? Yes we can
Fixed-rate agencies offer a cut-price recruitment solution for retailers
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AnalysisStock clearance: Taking stock of all the options
Retailers have never had a greater choice of channels through which to clear excess stock
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AnalysisThe customer knows best
OC&C’s customer research on a selection of retailers and their propositions will give the high street plenty to think about
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AnalysisCanada’s Sobeys benefits from innovative strategy
Sobeys’ results - although by no means spectacular - are thoroughly respectable in a Canadian grocery sector that is becoming ever more competitive.
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AnalysisRising costs spell trouble for fashion
With the planned VAT increase, dollar pressure, and increases in raw materials and labour costs, how will fashion retailers cope, asks Lisa Berwin
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AnalysisWalmex to step up Central American stores growth
Scot Rank, the chief executive of Walmart’s Central American unit, Walmex, confirmed to a conference audience last week that the company has identified 300 new cities in Mexico and Central America where it could open stores, in addition to further expansion in the 348 cities in the region in which ...
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AnalysisTV shopping
Although a relatively small sector of the home shopping market, compared with online, TV shopping is set to grow and will be worth almost £2bn by 2013
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AnalysisIan Shepherd
As a keen gamer the new chief executive of Game has just landed his dream job, but will his lack of experience in retail companies matter.
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AnalysisGetting retail mergers right
Bringing two retailers together does not always ensure instant success or results. Mark Faithfull looks at the secrets of getting the process right
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AnalysisHas Best Buy really raised the bar in electricals retailing?
Best Buy is promising to take service to a new level in electricals, but does it and how have established rivals responded to its launch? Retail Week went undercover to find out
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AnalysisThe retail brain drain
More senior staff are leaving big business and setting up on their own.
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AnalysisJoseph Wan
The Harvey Nichols chief executive isn’t holding out for UK economic recovery and is instead charging forward with new formats to drive growth.
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AnalysisAlixPartners
At AlixPartners, we work with all kinds of retailers, often in urgent situations where there is a need to do something that really matters. Frequently we help with cash and working capital, rapid EBITDA improvement and managing key stakeholder relationships.