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AnalysisAnalysis: Apps or responsive design - the mobile dilemma
For many consumers their phone is the first place they shop – so should retailers develop mobile apps, or invest in responsive websites?
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GalleryStore gallery: Wickes reveals its softer side with new store design
Wickes is testing softening its DIY offer – we look at its Kent store to see if the move could reposition the retailer’s place in the market.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Tesco’s long road to recovery
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Tesco reporting its statutory pre-tax loss of £6.38bn from the year to the end of February.
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VideoVideo: Tesco's 'very difficult year' reviewed in 60 seconds
As Tesco reveals record losses, grocery reporter Luke Tugby sums up the supermarket giant’s ups and downs throughout a turbulent 12 months.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can wearable tech be used to improve my online retail offer?
The rise of multichannel retail and increasingly discerning shoppers put retailers under huge pressure to ensure their website entices visitors towards a purchase.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I make the most of omnichannel data?
For retailers, customer data and insight are fundamental to gaining a competitive advantage.
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NewsJacques Vert Group names new CEO and ex-SuperGroup CFO joins
Jacques Vert boss Teresa Tideman is stepping down and former SuperGroup chief financial officer Shaun Wills is joining the retailer.
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NewsIkea creates prototype table that recognises food and suggests recipes
The Swedish furniture retailer collaborated with design firm Ideo to create an interactive conceptual kitchen of the future.
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NewsKaren Millen boss Shearwood: Don’t make knee-jerk exits from foreign markets
Karen Millen boss Mike Shearwood has advised retailers not to make rash decisions about struggling international markets.
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NewsMorrisons launches bonus scheme based on customer service scores
Morrisons has revealed a new staff bonus scheme that will reward employees based on customer satisfaction levels at their stores.
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NewsAmazon to offer nationwide same-day delivery service by next year
Amazon will offer same-day delivery nationwide as early as next year after the delivery network it is signed up to launches a huge expansion.
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NewsSainsbury's to axe 800 jobs as part of in-store management restructure
Sainsbury’s will axe 800 jobs as it reshapes its in-store staffing structure amid wider plans to make £500m of savings over the next three years.
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NewsHolland & Barrett unveils new 'More' store concept to target allergy sufferers
Holland & Barrett is today launching the first store as part of a new concept aimed directly at consumers with food allergies and intolerances.
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NewsAsos partners with Paralympics GB to create formalwear for Rio 2016
Asos has partnered with the British Paralympic Association (BPA) to design formal and ceremony wear for the Paralympics GB athletes at Rio 2016.
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NewsOcado Apple Watch app allows customers to shop in 15 seconds
Customers will be able to do their grocery shopping from their wrists in 15 seconds with the launch of Ocado’s application for the Apple Watch.
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NewsPayments business aids eBay results, despite hit from US dollar
EBay posted better than expected profits of $626m (£416m), as payments revenues counteracted the strengthening of the dollar.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail news on eBay, Holland and Barrett, Amazon and more
Retail news round-up on April 23, 2015: eBay posts $626m quarterly profits, Holland and Barrett opens ‘free from’ store, Amazon to trial delivery to Audi cars and more
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NewsCarphone Warehouse to launch budget 4G mobile network iD next month
Carphone Warehouse will launch a budget mobile network next month that promises to offer customers the “best value 4G” in the UK.
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NewsHalf of shoppers deterred by living wage and zero-hours concerns
Almost half (46%) of consumers would be deterred from shopping with a retailer that does not pay its staff the living wage, according to an ICM survey conducted for Retail Week.
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NewsInfographic: How mobile will shape retail’s future
Research from Barclays shows how m-commerce will become an ever more integral part of retail in years to come.