More on Me + Em – Page 1965
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OpinionComment: What to watch out for in 2013
This year won’t be an easy ride for retailers, but there will still be winners.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Waitrose, Brand Price Match
Waitrose’s new campaign promoting the upmarket grocer’s Brand Price Match pledge continues its quest to reassure consumers that it offers value for money.
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AnalysisMy retail life: Alex Ashman, Head of group ecommerce, Mobile Fun
Alex Ashman, Head of group ecommerce at Mobile Fun, tells Retail Week about his life working in retail.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can I use online customer data to encourage people to visit my store?
How can I use online customer data to encourage people to visit my store?
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can I avoid losing customers at the point of purchase in stores?
How can I avoid losing customers at the point of purchase in stores?
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OpinionComment: Amazon's same-day delivery boosts conversions but has few users
With all the attention recently being paid to same-day delivery by retailers including eBay, Walmart, Macy’s, Nordstrom and tons of others, here’s an interesting stat – and a delicious contradiction – from the largest same-day retail deliverer: Amazon.
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OpinionComment: Do retailers’ marketing efforts tally with Christmas sales results?
Have retailers’ Christmas performances tallied with the effort they put into their marketing? As they announce their sales figures for the Christmas period, MediaCom looked at social sentiment via its Twitter Tracker, YouGov’s BrandIndex and YouTube channels to track their impact.
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NewsFormer Jessops chairman David Adams blasts HSBC over collapse
The former chairman of Jessops David Adams has criticised the collapsed camera specialist’s largest shareholder HSBC for dismissing “out of hand” a private equity-backed approach he claimed he made for the business last summer.
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OpinionBlog: Tesco piles on the pressure
Tesco’s boss Philip Clarke seemed on relaxed form this morning. The Christmas like-for-like performance, up 1.8%, is the strongest its been for three years and - while a different reporting period - is higher than competitors Sainsbury’s and Morrisons.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Cost control won't work forever at M&S
With CEO Marc Bolland under increasing pressure to get profits moving up at M&S, it is unhelpful to his cause that current year expectations have had to be notched down again, even though M&S promises to get its act together this autumn.
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AnalysisJessops timeline: Charting the company's history
A look at the history of camera specialist retailer Jessops which collapsed into administration yesterday.
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NewsJessops collapse blamed on suppliers changing credit terms
Jessops is understood to have filed for administration after suppliers Nikon and Canon changed the credit terms and cut the payment period.
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OpinionComment: Tesco should be relieved but there are still more vices than virtues
Tesco is approaching the anniversary of a dark day in its history when it announced a major underperformance of its home market leading to a material acceleration in the group’s change strategy.
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NewsTopps Tiles to sponsor national weather on ITV's Daybreak
Topps Tiles has agreed a 12-month deal with ITV1’s Daybreak to sponsor the breakfast programme’s national weather forecast.
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AnalysisTesco: What the analysts say
Tesco today reported a 1.8% uplift in like-for-like sales over Christmas as its core UK business begins to show signs of a turnaround a year-on from its profit warning. The City welcomed the figures.
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OpinionComment: Jessops' dullness was its downfall
There was more gloomy news in the electrical retail sector over Christmas and the New Year with the combination of Comet’s demise and the news yesterday that Jessops has called in the administrators.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer: What the analysts say
Marks & Spencer surprised the City by issuing its Christmas trading update early last night. Analysts were downbeat over the 1.8% like-for-like fall over the festive period.
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NewsM-commerce drives 5% Christmas sales growth at Shop Direct
Shop Direct sales jumped 5% in the six weeks to December 29 driven by mobile commerce.
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NewsJD Sports sales rise but Blacks has “disappointing” Christmas
JD Sports like-for-likes increased over the festive period, however, Blacks had a “disappointing” Christmas.
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AnalysisBlog: Philip Clarke on Tesco's management changes
Today, alongside our Christmas trading update, I’ve announced the appointment of a Managing Director to run Tesco in the UK. The UK is the biggest part of the Tesco business, and it’s our home, so I thought it would be a good idea to tell you a bit more about both the person and why I’ve made this appointment.