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NewsGoogle ploughs £415m into JD.com to fuel expansion
Google and JD.com have unveiled a strategic partnership to develop technology-fuelled tools across stores and the supply chain to create “a superior retail experience”.
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AnalysisPower List 2018: Who are the ones to watch?
Retail Week unveils its annual Power List tomorrow. We take a look at those with the potential to make an impression over the next few years.
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OpinionOpinion: Get naked to get shoppers' attention
Back in 2003, a lot of people took off their clothes and lay down in Selfridges’ beauty hall. Pictures were taken and Spencer Tunick, the artist and overseer of this mass strip, had another notch on his camera.
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NewsFeelUnique launches WeChat mini programme
FeelUnique has unveiled a WeChat mini programme as part of its bid to expand into China.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches 'cash for old clothes' scheme
John Lewis is piloting a money for old clothes scheme as it bids to cut the quantity of clothing sent to landfill.
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NewsDebit card payments overtake cash for first time
Debit card payments have overtaken the use of cash for the first time, driven by the rise of contactless payment.
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OpinionOpinion: Improving is not winning in retail
The roll call of failed or struggling retailers is growing: Toys R Us, Maplin, Poundworld, Carpetright, Mothercare, House of Fraser.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Alibaba sets sights on European expansion
China’s biggest etailer has designs on global expansion, and the UK and Europe are very much on its radar.
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OpinionOpinion: Trouva’s founder on expanding into Germany
We know from the two years we’ve been around in the UK that independent retail can thrive in an omnichannel environment, but why limit ourselves to this country?
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Retail VoiceHow to attract and retain talent in 2018
Debbie Johnson, regional sales director, Dell EMC Enterprise, London & Home Counties and Retail Business Lead UK&I, shares insight on how companies must adapt to suit the needs of a changing workforce.
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NewsMicrosoft challenges Amazon with checkout-free tech
Microsoft is reportedly developing technology that would allow retailers to run checkout-free stores.
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NewsGreen launches legal challenge over BHS report
Topshop tycoon Sir Philip Green has engaged in a legal battle with regulators over the publication of a report into the collapse of BHS.
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NewsAgenda: Dixons Carphone, House of Fraser and Bonmarché
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Dixons Carphone, House of Fraser and Bonmarché coming up.
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OpinionOpinion: Carrefour-Google deal shows way to retail future
French grocer Carrefour revealed earlier this week that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Google – a first in European food retail.
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NewsTesco's Lewis: 'Economic impact' unless rates reformed
An “unprecedented” number of high street failures highlights the unsustainability of the business rates regime and risks an “economic impact”, Tesco chief Dave Lewis has warned.
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NewsIceland profits hit by Christmas availability glitch
Iceland has reported a year of strong sales growth but annual profits were hit by factors including poor availability in the key Christmas period.
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NewsRoyal wedding and heatwave boost retail sales in May
The warm weather and Royal wedding celebrations helped drive a 3.9% year-on-year rise in UK retail sales volumes in May.
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NewsTesco posts 10th consecutive quarter of sales growth
Tesco’s UK like-for-likes jumped 3.5% in its most recent quarter, its 10th consecutive quarter of like-for-like growth.
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VideoThe Retail Week: How damaging is Dixons' data debacle?
Dixons Carphone has admitted to a huge customer data breach, which was only revealed this week. We discuss the impact of the hacking attempt and how the firm is managing this PR crisis.
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NewsHabitat to open first standalone branches in a decade
Habitat is to open its first standalone stores in 10 years this autumn.