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AnalysisAnalysis: Is Carpetright on the road to recovery?
Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh is remaining bullish as the embattled retailer gears up for a make-or-break 2019.
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AnalysisGlobal consumer 2019: the trends to bank on
Next year food sales will increase across the globe, ethical considerations will rise and shoppers will remain fixated on price, finds a major study of 10,000 consumers.
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AnalysisIn pictures: The seven best new stores of 2018
2018 may have been marked by mass store closures, but there have also been high-profile openings. John Ryan takes a look at what’s been happening.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 12 Christmas predictions
The golden quarter is the most important trading period for retailers, but what will the festive season bring this year? Here are 12 Christmas trading predictions based on PwC consumer research.
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AnalysisAre retailers facing a nightmare before Christmas?
With even star-of-the-sector Primark warning on “challenging” trading, it hasn’t been the best start to the golden quarter. Are retailers facing a nightmare before Christmas?
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AnalysisResearch: how 10,000 global consumers will shop in 2019
Consumer sentiment will be depressed across six of the world’s largest consumer markets next year, this major global consumer research report finds.
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AnalysisConsumer 2019: How to serve the ethical shopper
The consumer might be increasingly conscious of how products are made and sold, but what are retailers doing to serve this new ethical shopper?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How M&S’ virtual assistant drives sales
In the year since Marks & Spencer launched its online virtual assistant, its boss Steve Rowe has made big bets on technology and the transformative effect he believes it will have on his business.
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AnalysisConsumer 2019: The future of the social shopper
With experts predicting 2019 will see a major shift in how consumers engage with retail brands socially, we reveal the key trends every retailer needs to know to captivate audiences.
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AnalysisConsumer 2019: Is there any respite for retail next year?
With 2019 just around the corner, how are shoppers feeling about the year ahead and how can retailers win their loyalty?
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AnalysisAnalysis: What is Mike Ashley's master plan?
Hark back to June 2016 and Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley was hauled before a parliamentary hearing about the working conditions at the retailer’s Shirebrook warehouse.
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AnalysisConsumer 2019: Six trends that retailers need to know
We pick out the big consumers trends that retailers should watch out for in 2019.
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AnalysisThe day I asked Ray Kelvin about Ted Baker's 'hugging' culture
Ted Baker is renowned throughout the retail industry for its unique culture. But is the behaviour of its founder and boss Ray Kelvin appropriate in 2018?
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AnalysisTop of the pop-ups – which made a splash in 2018?
Traditional retailers and online players are increasingly turning to pop-up shops to create awareness of their brands.
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AnalysisRetail Reimagined: Building the shopping centre 2.0
In the latest instalment of our Retail Reimagined series, Luke Tugby maps out the shopping centre of the future.
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AnalysisBlack Friday – the case for and against
With early indications showing consumer spend was down over Black Friday, we look at the case for and against the Sales bonanza.
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AnalysisThe future of food: Insects, Brexit and petri-dish burgers?
Climate change, shifting food trends and Brexit are putting the food supply chain under immense pressure. How can retailers keep Britain well fed?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has Black Friday passed its peak?
Shoppers were apparently reluctant to splash their cash on Black Friday this year, which also brought a polarised performance from bricks-and-mortar stores and online.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can retailers build a global business?
As Kingfisher becomes the latest in a long line of retailers to beat a retreat from international markets, we ask: how do you make it work overseas?
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AnalysisKiddicare founder plots more deals after tech start-up sale
Having built and sold one retail business, entrepreneur Scott Weavers-Wright has done the same again – this time with a tech start-up.