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Opinion
N Brown overlooked
While the etail era has made online outfitter Asos a share price star, another retailer well placed to benefit from changing shopper habits has been overlooked.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Notonthehighstreet.com
The inside view from HR manager Susanne Wehring.
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AnalysisTurning website traffic into footfall
Some blame online and mobile shopping for stealing customers who’d normally go to stores. But Rebecca Thomson finds that clever retailers are using modern channels to their shops’ advantage.
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OpinionTransformation takes time
Retailers should look on today’s tough market as an opportunity, says Sir Geoff Mulcahy.
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AnalysisRetail in Scotland
Uncertainty over jobs and income plus the later time of Easter have had an impact on retail in Scotland, causing the worst drop in sales since 2000.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I find useful online data?
I am getting buried in online data. How can I sort through it all and how do I know what is useful?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Do the benefits of offering free returns outweigh the costs?
Do the benefits of offering free returns outweigh the costs?
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AnalysisWhat's big in 2011?
What is the state of UK retail in early 2011? That’s what Retail Week sought to find out with Retail 2011, the authoritative analysis of UK retail today. In this extract from the report, we look at the key themes that emerge.
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Opinion
Argos down but not out
Is Argos the new Woolies, someone asked last week when parent Home Retail issued prelims showing plunging profits at the catalogue store business.
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OpinionSunday trading laws are not sustainable
Politicians have long talked about reducing retail regulation, but the Government’s Red Tape Challenge is the first sign of action.
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Opinion
Bricks and brands
My last article focused on the transience of retail brands versus the resilience of those in consumer goods (adieu Ratners; re-bonjour Perrier).
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OpinionRetail surgery: What are the the benefits of customer reviews?
Review site Reevoo’s retail partners experience an average sales rise of 18% I have read a lot about the benefits of customer reviews. What are the fundamental components of a successful review system?
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Opinion
Dune's Facebook store
Dune has followed the lead of Asos and one of a select few retailers to invest in F-commerce and open a Facebook store.
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AnalysisBest Buy returns to the basics in its bid for growth
Electronics retailer Best Buy has struggled of late and has outlined three new strategic priorities, which it believes will help it capture new growth opportunities in key categories and channels, fund growth efforts through structural opportunities and improve returns.
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OpinionWalmart: Welcome to Silicon Valley
The world’s largest retailer is dipping its toe into the California dotcom innovation hotbed with the acquisition of a social media company that has created a platform to connect people with relevant real-time information.
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AnalysisCan you crack America?
It is the world’s largest retail market, but UK store chains struggle in the US. With international expansion a boardroom priority, Charlotte Hardie considers the traps retailers should avoid to succeed in America.
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AnalysisHow to drive growth in a tough market
They say tough times breed innovation and opportunity, and a look at the UK high street and online offer shows how retailers are driving growth in a difficult market.
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OpinionAsos typifies online success
It’s a hard life on the high street but online sales are still growing strongly.