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OpinionBlog: Connecting doors in the omnichannel maze
Shopping is often still a contact sport but, when it comes to advice seeking, bagging a bargain and ensuring the item you want is in stock, online retailers often have a distinct advantage over traditional ones.
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NewsLittlewoods aims to monetise Facebook with shopping tool debut
Littlewoods claims to have become the first retailer to monetise Facebook as it debuts a new interactive shopping tool.
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NewsTesco-owned Blinkbox to debut humorous ad campaign
Tesco-owned movie and TV streaming service Blinkbox is set to debut a new tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign which pokes fun at rivals Lovefilm and Netflix.
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AnalysisPortas Pilots: What initiatives have been created?
The Portas Pilot towns spawned by Mary Portas’ report to Government have been criticised for not spending funds allocated to them. Retail Week looks at some of the initiatives that have been enacted.
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AnalysisIn the news: Carpetright chief operating officer Graham Harris profiled
Graham Harris has been promoted to become Carpetright chief operating officer today as chief executive Darren Shapland stood down following a profit warning. Harris will support founder Lord Harris, who has stepped back into the day-to-day running of the business as executive chairman.
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NewsFSA board told to declare contact with Tesco director
Members of the board of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have been told to declare any contact with its former chief executive and Tesco group technical director Tim Smith.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales rise 5.3% and Waitrose celebrates 11.1% first-quarter advance
Sales at department store John Lewis rose 5.3% year on year to £67.9m last week driven by price matching and strong fashion sales.
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NewsCompany profile: ScS
The introduction of carpets has helped drive revenue at the Sunderland-based sofa retailer.
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Supervalu reports year-on-year net sales decline
Supervalu has reported net sales of $3.89bn (£2.58bn) and a net loss of $1.41bn (£934.4m) for its fourth quarter ended February 23.The 2.3% year-on-year decline in net sales primarily reflects a decrease in identical store sales of 4.1% for retail food and 2.6% for the Save-A-Lot discount chain.In March, Supervalu ...
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Sales at Safeway slip during first quarter
Sales at Safeway slipped to $9.99bn (£6.62bn) during the first quarter ended March 23, from $10bn (£6.31bn) the previous year.Net income increased 63.1% to $118.9m (£78.8m). Identical store sales were up 1.5% during the period, including a 0.4% positive impact because of a calendar shift, meaning New Year holiday sales ...
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NewsHalf of second wave of Portas Pilots yet to spend Government funding
Half of the second wave of Portas Pilots have not spent a penny of the £1.5m funding awarded by the Government, Freedom of Information requests have shown.
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Sales at Jerónimo Martins rise in first quarter
Sales at Jerónimo Martins rose 15.6% in its first quarter to €2.8bn (£2.41bn). Net profit reached €75m (£64.5m).Sales at its Polish discount chain Biedronka rose 20%, while sales at the main Portuguese business, Pingo Doce, were up 5.3%.“The first quarter provides a good basis for another year of growth,” said ...
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NewsSelfridges to launch drive-thru click-and-collect service
Department store Selfridges is to open a drive-thru click-and-collect service at its London flagship as it gears up to launch overseas delivery.
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NewsQuirky new Specsavers advert depicts shortsighted vet
Specsavers will air the latest installment in its ‘Should’ve gone to Specsavers’ TV campaign on Saturday, depicting a shortsighted vet.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Amazon set to dominate despite growth slowing
Amazon’s results last week gave some hope for multichannel competitors, particularly internationally, as growth slowed to 22% in its first quarter.
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OpinionComment: Seasonal launches have become outdated in fashion retail
Oscar Wilde once said that “conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative”.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Evans Cycles, The Great Evans Cycles Trade-in
Evans Cycles’ clever new campaign promotes its trade-in scheme by showing shoppers that there are better things to do with their unused bikes.
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AnalysisProfile: Alistair McGeorge, chairman, New Look
The New Look chairman is known for tackling turnarounds and is making good progress at the value fashion group.
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AnalysisMy retail life: Hamish Mansbridge, Acting chief executive, Snow+Rock Group
Hamish Mansbridge, acting chief executive of Snow+Rock Group, speaks to Retail Week about his life working in retail.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where Ron Johnson went wrong at JC Penney
Ron Johnson was US retail’s golden boy - until he was ousted from JC Penney last month. Rebecca Thomson looks at what went wrong.