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OpinionOpinion: Amazon should follow Coke into coffee shops
Whitbread’s surprise sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola for £3.9bn prompts the question of who else might have been in the race for a caffeine fix – or who perhaps should have been.
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AnalysisResearch report: how to lead through digital transformation
Retail as it once was no longer exists. That means a new style of leadership and strategy is required – one that embraces newly available technologies.
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AnalysisVideo: 75% of retailers only planning three years ahead
The five-year plan is dead, with three quarters of retailers planning their digital transformation strategy three years ahead or less, exclusive Retail Week research shows.
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AnalysisJD.com: Inside retail's global giants
In the first of Retail Week’s series looking at the new forces in global retail, we look inside JD.com, the Chinese online giant that has 292 million customers, turns over £42.4bn a year and has the UK in its sights.
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AnalysisThe new tech shaping retail customer experience
Retail Week uncovers the cutting-edge technologies UK retailers should be aware of if they want to meet ever-increasing consumer demands.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How the warehouse is becoming the new shop
Retail in the old days used to be so much simpler. Location, location, location was a guiding mantra and chains raced to grab the best sites on the best high streets and top malls and parks.
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OpinionOpinion: How to avoid 'volcanic' online reviews
Customer feedback is essential for retailers – but how can they ensure the loudest voices are not the only ones potential new customers hear?
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OpinionOpinion: Farfetch – the future of retail?
The extent of change in retail was thrown into stark relief again this week.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is the end of the website nigh?
A website is now a retailer’s biggest – and most important – shop window, but new ways of online browsing call into question its very future.
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OpinionOpinion: How the pound store is moving online
Poundland’s original founder Steve Smith has since launched Poundshop.com and is convinced ecommerce is the future for value-hungry shoppers.
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OpinionOpinion: Don't blame Amazon for high street hardship
House of Fraser’s battle for survival has put the spotlight not just on its future but that of the wider high street.
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AnalysisAnalysis: After the iPhone, what will be next $1trn idea?
The smartphone changed the way people live but might it be the beginning of the end for the once pioneering technology and, if so, what comes next?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers can create a digital culture
In this exclusive extract from his new book, 100 Practical Ways to Improve Customer Experience, Martin Newman highlights how businesses can stay relevant in the new environment.
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AnalysisFour steps to solve the online profitability problem
Growing digital sales used to be all about land-grabbing. But as online matures, retailers need to ensure that growth is profitable.
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OpinionOpinion: What the interest rate rise means for retailers
As was widely expected, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee finally decided to raise the interest rate by 0.25 basis points to 0.75% – the highest it’s been since 2009.
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OpinionGraze CEO: Staying distinctive in a sea of brands
As snack foods retailer Graze ditches its brown packaging in favour of a new vibrant rebrand, chief executive Anthony Fletcher insists it is important to keep branding moving.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Amazon needs stores to win in European grocery
Following another jump in second-quarter results and its fourth Prime Day, Amazon continues to demonstrate its retail dominance and strength.
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OpinionJohn Lewis ‘pilot’ stores symptomatic of digital shift
The fact that John Lewis will use 15 stores to pilot new ideas is symbolic of coming to terms with digital and the new terrestrial.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers – throw old traditions out the window
Online and mobile commerce is turning traditional notions of retailing upside down.
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AnalysisThe UK's top 30 growth retailers 2018 in numbers
Retail Week reveals its list of the UK’s top 30 growth retailers. Here we highlight the key statistics and some notable businesses that have made the list.