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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: 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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AnalysisHow unified retail will transform shopping as we know it
‘Unified retail’ is the latest term to be batted around boardrooms but – as our new digital guide finds – it is more than just a buzz phrase.
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OpinionNick Bubb: Does HoF's new plan have a chance?
House of Fraser’s new management team want a chance to prove that a slimmed down business can be viable, but do they deserve a chance?
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AnalysisWhat do Apple’s latest innovations mean for retail?
Following Apple’s developer conference WWDC 2018 in San Jose last week, we look at what the new tools and upgrades it unveiled could mean for retail.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: The shake-up in retail delivery
Delivery has long been a key battleground for retailers. In Retail Week’s latest instalment of ‘The Disruptors’ series, we profile the companies shaking up delivery.
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OpinionOpinion: Customer-centricity is only way for retail to thrive
The recent spate of high profile retail failures has highlighted the challenges facing legacy store-based organisations trying to survive and thrive in a digital world.
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AnalysisFive trends changing how people eat, shop and spend
In an uncertain retail climate, change is the only constant, driven by shifting consumer behaviour.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail lessons from Apple’s $1trn valuation
Tech giant Apple stands on the cusp of being the highest valued American company ever, close to a capitalisation of $1trn.
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AnalysisVodcast: are retailers investing in the wrong areas?
Retailers need to shift tech investment away from front-end capabilities and focus on back-end capabilities, former House of Fraser CIO Julian Burnett has warned.
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AnalysisIn pictures: China’s Alibaba and JD.com reinvent stores
Retailers are looking East, not West, for the future of retail. John Ryan goes to China to see the tech-enabled stores of ecommerce giants Alibaba and JD.com.
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AnalysisHow Amazon's arrival will shake up retail Down Under
Asos, Boohoo, Debenhams, JD Sports – UK brands are doing big business Down Under. And it’s easy to see why.
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Report StoreDigitising Down Under
How to make the move into Australia and New Zealand’s online markets
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AnalysisAnalysis: How The Hut Group is primed for success
The Hut Group is sitting pretty with surging full-year profits and sales. We spoke to boss Matt Moulding about the secrets of its success.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco is picking its battles by closing Direct
Thanks to the recent amazing interviews with various ex-Tesco senior directors by George MacDonald of this parish, we learned there is clearly little love lost between ex-boss Phil Clarke and a number of his former colleagues.
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OpinionOpinion: Ocado-Kroger is testament to UK tech talent
Ocado’s landmark deal with Kroger is testament to the vision of founder Tim Steiner and welcome evidence of the UK’s ability to create world-class digital businesses.