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AnalysisAnalysis: How John Lewis is investing in being different
After a full-year profits plunge, John Lewis Partnership (JLP) outlined how it plans to win through being different. We delve into its strategy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers can target Generation Z
Gen Z, who have never known a life without social media or iPhones, will make up almost a third of the global population this year. Does your brand really know how to market to them?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where next for Ted Baker without Ray Kelvin?
Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin’s resignation was perhaps inevitable given the nature of the allegations surrounding him, but the thought of Ted without Ray is a strange one.
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AnalysisOpinion: Is Dunkerton Superdry's hero or hindrance?
The war of attrition between Superdry and its co-founder and former product and brand director Julian Dunkerton has reached new heights.
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AnalysisProfile: Can Clarks' new boss put it back on the front foot?
As Retail Week revealed this week, Giorgio Presca has taken on the top job at embattled footwear specialist Clarks. We profile the man charged with turning the business around.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Should the Government step in to safeguard retail jobs?
The retail sector has become synonymous with Britain’s national identity as a ‘nation of shopkeepers’ – but is that title under threat?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could Amazon Day become the new norm for retail?
Amazon will now let its Prime customers in the US nominate an ‘Amazon Day’, a designated day that all their parcels are delivered.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What happens when retailers get political?
Retailers have traditionally remained neutral on political and societal issues, but times are changing. Should your brands take a stance on contentious matters?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will shopping centre flux impact retailers?
Property giants Hammerson and Intu intend to sell off a raft of assets and ramp up their focus on residential units and hotels in an effort to rejuvenate their portfolios including flagship malls. Retail Week examines what the strategy means for the future of retailers in shopping centres.
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AnalysisAnalysis: M&S and Ocado – the £750m questions answered
Marks & Spencer and Ocado have agreed a joint venture in a bid to “transform online grocery shopping in the UK”.
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AnalysisRevealed: Top five retailers for value-driven shoppers
Find out which retailers price-conscious consumers will flock to in 2019 in Retail Week’s new report.
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AnalysisCan the West End survive another business rates hike?
Eye-watering business rate rises have made trading in central London more costly than ever. With some retailers shutting up shop, can the West End survive?
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AnalysisDelivery subscriptions: growth driver or margin destroyer?
The success of Amazon Prime has led other retailers to follow suit, with delivery subscriptions such as Asos Premier and Next Unlimited soaring in popularity. Customers love them, but are they a boon to retailers?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is a Sainsbury's-Asda deal dead in the water?
What a difference a year makes. In April 2018, Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe, Asda boss Roger Burnley and Walmart’s international supremo Judith McKenna were all smiles as they lifted the lid on plans for a £13bn mega-merger.
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AnalysisSweatshops, landfill and levies: MPs take on fashion
As the parliamentary probe into sustainability in fashion finds the sector wanting, we speak to inquiry chair Mary Creagh MP to find out how the industry can clean up its act.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Do Pat Val's new owners have recipe for success?
Scandal-hit Patisserie Valerie has been bought out of administration by its new management team, backed by private equity funding.
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AnalysisLong read: The future of fashion
As London Fashion Week kicks off, Retail Week looks at what the future holds for the fashion industry, which is in the midst of unprecedented change.
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Analysis2027: the death of cash and what it means for retail
Countries such as Canada, Sweden and Japan have a lot to teach the UK about preparing for the shift to paperless payments, a new Retail Week report reveals.
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AnalysisCan Sunrise Records boss Doug Putman spin HMV around?
HMV’s new owner Doug Putman tells Retail Week about his plans to revive the retailer
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why menswear is booming and how to get it right
Menswear was one of retail’s boom sectors last year, but – as Whistles’ exit from the category this week shows – it’s not easy to get right.