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Opinion‘Walmart’s TikTok interest is $30bn worth of evidence that retail has changed forever’
If ever something deserved an exclamation mark, it was the news that retail powerhouse Walmart hopes to snap up video-sharing social media network TikTok in a deal worth as much as $30bn.
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AnalysisHow Chinese giant Alibaba plans to take on Europe
Alibaba may be the world’s biggest retailer, but so far its efforts outside Asia have been lacklustre. But all that may be about to change. With a European distribution centre poised to open and an army of European influencers signed up, Alibaba is now firmly eyeing the West. Can it succeed?
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DataFive ways retailers can find recovery this Christmas
With the festive shopping season forecast to look very different compared with previous years, Facebook has shared insights on how retailers can make gains this Christmas period.
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Opinion‘Tesco and AO can kick-start the retail jobs evolution’
Sixteen thousand people. That’s enough to fill Hampshire Cricket’s Ageas Bowl, where England have been taking on Pakistan in a test match this week.
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Opinion‘Avocados at dawn as M&S and Waitrose prepare for clash after Ocado switchover’
In just over a week’s time, a venture that Marks & Spencer hopes will be transformational goes live – its tie-up with online grocer Ocado, bringing its food range online for the first time.
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AnalysisSmall share, deep pockets – but should Amazon really have the grocers worried?
Amazon has created plenty of noise about its food offer in the UK, but to date, it has failed to win shoppers in any significant number. Should the major grocers be concerned or does Amazon’s foray into food amount to little more than a damp squib?
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AnalysisStoreworker 2.0: the new responsibilities for frontline staff
The role of store staff is changing. Covid, new shopping habits and fewer in-store roles have created a wealth of extra responsibilities for shopworkers. Retail Week looks into the skills needed for Storeworker 2.0.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Walmart and Kroger really beat Amazon at its own game?
Kroger has followed US grocery rival Walmart by launching its own marketplace. Retail Week analyses whether the two grocery giants really have what it takes to challenge Amazon.
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Opinion‘What does the government’s Plan for Jobs mean for retail?’
In more ways than one, retail has been on the front line of the Covid-19 crisis. It has been among a handful of sectors that have led efforts to keep the country running, ensuring stores and supply chains of essential goods have remained open.
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AnalysisData: Waitrose customers flock to online grocery during lockdown
As more and more customers turned to online shopping, Waitrose and Partners’ latest Food and Drink Report highlights that Britons made more use of fast delivery services in lockdown, with heightened demand for Fairtrade or organic products and wine.
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AnalysisThe economics of ecommerce: Counting the costs of trading online
As countries went into lockdown when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, ecommerce was the sole channel still open to retailers of products deemed non-essential.
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Opinion‘UK retailers should look to China to support their Covid-19 recovery’
The Covid-19 crisis has had a global impact on consumer spending, shifting short-term purchase patterns and bringing long-term changes to the way we work, socialise and shop.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer job cuts – harsh medicine, but necessary
Marks & Spencer’s biggest round of job cuts ever has sent shockwaves through retail. Around 7,000 roles will be axed – and that is on top of 950 redundancies revealed just a month ago.
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AnalysisMeet the global retailers powering their businesses for the new ecommerce
With the pandemic forcing retailers to shift attention to their ecommerce strategies, RWRC’s new report explores how British retailers are investing in online overseas markets and how others can follow in their footsteps.
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Report StoreThe Ultimate Guide to Unlocking Global Growth: Part Two
Power your cross-border strategy for the new ecommerce
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Opinion‘Tesco would be reckless to rival Amazon on free deliveries’
It didn’t take long for Amazon’s free grocery delivery revelation to spark a response from one of its mainstream rivals.
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Opinion‘V-shaped recovery masks wildly divergent retail performance’
Not a day seems to have passed recently without a CVA or job losses from one retailer or another as a result of the lower footfall, lower spend and acceleration in shift online caused by the pandemic.
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Opinion‘Could Amazon’s JC Penney swoop offer a glimpse into its UK plans?’
With Amazon in discussions to buy abandoned department stores in the US to turn into dedicated distribution centres, might the etail giant do the same in the UK – and would it work?
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AnalysisFour charts that show how shopper behaviour will change after the pandemic
Retail lockdown and the increased reliance on online retail has triggered a significant movement in how customers plan to shop in future.
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OpinionCatriona Marshall: ‘We bounced back with talent, knowledge and loyalty in place’
Former Hobbycraft chief executive Catriona Marshall, who now owns specialist retailer Running Bear, on how the coronavirus pandemic meant creating an online business overnight and the adoption of a new business model