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OpinionComment: Retail trends for 2015 to include selfies and strangely shaped veg
Amid the challenges of 2015 retailers must remember that price isn’t everything in order to keep the fun in the shopping experience.
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AnalysisComment: Supermarkets should focus on food, better displayed
The arrival of Argos in larger Sainsbury’s stores seems to make sense, but are there limits to what can soak up surplus supermarket space?
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Analysis
Emerging Leaders Forum: Nurturing tomorrow’s trailblazers
Promoting from within benefits retailers and employees alike - Retail Week’s Emerging Leaders Forum helps develop upcoming retail talent.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Christmas trading figures show the great retail divide
The festive season’s results inevitably have winners and losers, but this year’s OC&C Christmas Trading Index shows the gulf between them.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live: Dixons Carphone boss to review the changing retail scene
Change will be the central theme of the opening speech by Carphone Warehouse boss Sebastian James at this year’s Retail Week Live event.
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NewsAnn Summers falls into the red with £3.6m full-year loss
Ann Summers has plunged into the red with a full-year pre-tax loss of £3.6m and has abandoned plans to sell off its Knickerbox brand.
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NewsAnn Summers launches on Amazon and rolls out free click-and-collect
Ann Summers hopes to grab a bigger slice of Christmas trading by launching on Amazon and rolling out free next-day click-and-collect.
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OpinionComment: Retailer’s must offer unique experiences to get shoppers talking
Giving consumers and experience or customer service something worth sharing with their friends is at the heart of retailers’ success.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The steps retailers take to keep their staff happy
A recent Retail Week roundtable in partnership with Unum discussed the impact of workplace wellbeing on staff loyalty and engagement.
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NewsAnn Summers’ chief executive’s biography looks set to make TV gold
The Ann Summers story is getting good vibrations as Jacqueline Gold’s biography is set to be adapted for the small screen.
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OpinionComment: Sainsbury’s 50p retail fail is a lesson for all retailers
Sainsbury’s 50p retail blunder is a reminder to all retailers about the importance of playing smart in the on-going price war.
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AnalysisSecrets of success: Leading retailers reveal what got them to the top
Chief executives from Waitrose, Asda and Shop Direct tell Retail Week about the people and experiences that got them where they are today.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Breaking down the barriers of online retail
Recent research shows that a familiar set of barriers are preventing more consumers from embracing online retailing.
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NewsMore than 100 British businesses sign open letter calling for business rates reform
The big four grocers are among more than 100 of Britain’s biggest companies that have called for the controversial business rates system to be overhauled in an open letter published today.
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OpinionComment: Store staff are essential for customer insight
Retailers must ensure that their store staff can put their ideas forward as getting feedback from the shopfloor can only improve a business.
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OpinionComment: Retailers could benefit from some straight talking
Morrisons recent sale of Kiddicare raises questions about whether more honestly expressed opinions could make retail more agile.
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OpinionOxford Summer School programmes nurture retail talent
Programmes such as Oxford Summer School help to foster and inspire retailers in an industry where talent is a business’s greatest resource.
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NewsAnn Summers’ Jacqueline Gold debuts housewife's new best friend
Ann Summers chief executive Jacqueline Gold recently appeared on Loose Women to talk about a new range of vibrators that will satisfy even housekeeping desires.
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OpinionComment: How Ann Summers and Dixons use social media to build brand advocacy
Whether it be Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Youtube, Google+ or any others you care to mention, social media is an intrinsic part of how we often prefer to engage and interact.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Oxford Summer School gears up for summer of learning
The Oxford Summer School enables retail’s future stars to learn from its current leaders – what will this year’s course be offering?