More analysis – Page 91
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AnalysisIs your next big rival being paid to wear your clothes?
As celebrities and influencers shun brand endorsements to create their own brands, where does this leave retailers?
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AnalysisThe store of the future: how to reimagine your shops
Experiential store formats that combine product, service, community and leisure will define the future of bricks-and-mortar retailing, futurologists and retail experts have told Retail Week.
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AnalysisJack’s – Great British discounter or Brexit bargain store?
One hundred years after Jack Cohen founded Tesco on a pile it high, sell it cheap strategy, the grocer has gone back to its roots.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are you failing fast or just failing?
Failing fast is a much-used phrase in retail right now as businesses embark on transformation programmes. But does it really produce results?
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AnalysisOpinion: Australia – your next target market?
Fresh from his own Antipodean adventure, ex-David Jones and Country Road chief digital officer John Bovill reveals why Australia is the land of opportunity for retailers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What John Lewis profit plunge means for retail
John Lewis Partnership’s precipitous profits collapse had been flagged well in advance but, when it came, jaws still dropped.
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AnalysisMove of the week: Screwfix boss shifts to B&Q
Kingfisher has been playing its own version of musical chairs in recent times with executives moving fluidly between its various arms.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Tech. Awards 2018 – The winners
The Hut Group, Asos, Ocado and Currys PC World were among the big winners at the 2018 Tech. Awards.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Morrisons and Potts are packing a punch
Morrisons today delivered what analysts described as an “exceptional” first half – but the grocer’s boss David Potts is unrelenting in his demands for more.
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AnalysisCharlie Mayfield on discounting, 'no deal' and Dominic Raab
Sir Charlie Mayfield presided over presenting the worst first-half results in decades for John Lewis this morning but came out fighting.
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AnalysisTech. talking points: Ecosystems and app antagonism
Tech. 2018 has explored some of the biggest retail issues of the moment. Here we dig into some of the highlights of day two.
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AnalysisData: Top 20 retailers by profit growth
Only a third of the UK’s largest retailers generated earnings growth in their last financial year, according to new Retail Week research.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Zara Milan – how tech should be used in-store
As Zara vows to sell online in every single country by 2020, its new Milan flagship shows how it is putting digital at the heart of its stores.
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AnalysisDigital Leaders 2018: Who are the ones to watch?
As Retail Week launches its Digital Leaders Power List 2018, we profile those with the potential to make waves over the next 12 months.
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AnalysisTech. talking points: AI, tech talent and marketplaces
From AI to the speed of innovation and the dearth of women in digital careers, Tech. 2018 covered some of the biggest retail issues of the moment.
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AnalysisData: 75 retailers reveal digital transformation strategy
Some 87% of retailers say the pressure to digitally transform has increased and 75% believe new leadership is required, exclusive Retail Week research shows.
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AnalysisWhy Amazon, Ocado and Asda are going to university
As the new academic year begins, we look at why retail goliaths are increasingly turning to universities for more than just new talent.
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AnalysisWhich universities do retailers need to know?
With universities increasingly important to retailers, here is a snapshot of some of the institutions the industry needs to know.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Meet the graduates behind Argos' innovation
One might expect Argos’ tech hub in central London to have a distinctly sleek atmosphere.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where next for Debenhams?
Department store group Debenhams has hired KPMG to advise on options as it endures harsh trading.