More online retail – Page 111
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AnalysisComment: Retailers need to stop behaving like retailers
As the world’s most successful brands are categorised into several retail categories, retailers must innovate their image to remain relevant.
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OpinionComment: The ever-changing nature of the supermarket chief executive
In light of Justin King’s Sainsbury’s departure and Tesco’s leadership crisis, supermarket leaders must remember the importance of innovation.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can retail's big-hitters sooth a troubled maternity market?
Maternity specialist retailers are facing turbulent times as online retailers and supermarkets are stealing their market share.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What metrics really matter for the ecommerce market?
Too many managers spend time trying to get the page load speed as low as possible, with little return for their efforts.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I improve the performance of customer-facing staff?
Variation in staff performance is a fact of life – at one end of the scale there are the less able, at the other the high flyers.
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OpinionBlog: Fashion retailers build store loyalty among online shoppers
The current digital retail revolution in fashion is every bit as transformational as the rise supermarkets were to food in the 1950s.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How are Christmas supply chains evolving?
Planning for the Christmas period is well under way, and with more channels than ever the pressure on supply chains has never been greater.
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AnalysisMarketing campaign: Warehouse turns publisher with 'Tales of the City'
Warehouse is the latest retailer to turn publisher with its new content platform which will give customers a reason to visit its website more regularly.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has retail technology moved from cost saver to profit maker?
As part of a wider report in conjunction with the Retail Week Technology & Ecommerce Summit, IT leaders discuss how technology has evolved.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will German etail giant Zalando disrupt the UK market?
Zalando launched a flash Sales site in the UK today, which could signal it is vying making a push in to the UK market. Will it disrupt the market?
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AnalysisIn the news: Tesco's new customer fulfilment director profiled
Tesco’s new customer fulfilment director Allan Lyall is charged with taking the grocer to the cutting edge of online customer service using tactics polished while at global online giant Amazon.
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AnalysisAnalysis: eBay's 15th birthday – where does the site go next?
15 years ago this week, the first UK purchase was made on eBay – a CD from German rock group The Scorpions for £2.89.
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OpinionComment: What should Toys R Us do to avoid further profit drops?
Another fall in profits at the UK outpost of the global toy retailer could be reversed, but it requires in-store change.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do I ensure my website can cope with unexpected traffic booms?
Over the last year retailers have been noticing the ‘George effect’, with certain childrenswear brands seeing items in high demand, driven by Prince George’s endorsement.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Dixons Carphone plugs in to the connected consumer
Electricals group Dixons and mobile specialist Carphone Warehouse have officially flicked the switch on their retail merger.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Online retailing hits 20 years
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the retailers and etailers who have profited from online retail in the last 20 years.
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AnalysisWebsite review: Nixon.com Vs Gant.co.uk
Christopher Lockwood, editorial and publishing director of Adjust Your Set compares the content and usability of Nixon.com and Gant.co.uk.
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InterviewQ&A: Craft Retail Group, managing director, Tony Sheridan
Tony Sheridan, managing director of Craft Retail Group speaks to Retail Week about the retailer launching in the US and his proudest achievement.
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OpinionComment: Amazon's commercial conflict could hinder its payments play
Despite hefty investment by some retailers, near field communication (NFC) – what some thought would become the payment norm – has not taken off.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Meet the advisory board for Retail Week Live 2015
Retail Week Live 2015 should be the best yet. Meet the first dedicated advisory board of retailers who are helping to make it happen.