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AnalysisAnalysis: Is Amazon Go the future of shopping?
Amazon’s new checkout-free convenience store has created an experience that is currently unmatched in store-based retail.
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OpinionOpinion: eBay's emotion store gives glimpse into future
Imagine a world where a smile or a frown dictates what food is presented to you, or one where your mood determines which clothes you buy.
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AnalysisEtail Evolution: John Lewis' website through the years
The ecommerce journey of department store John Lewis differs from its main competitors as it’s early ecommerce steps were marked by the acquisition of the UK arm of Buy.com in 2001.
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OpinionBlog: Confessions of a Black Friday bargain hunter
Black Friday has been and gone and this year it appears that retail’s supply chains have stood up well to the year’s biggest delivery stress test.
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AnalysisProfile: Jon Rudoe, the grocery guru joining Shop Direct
Jon Rudoe has been appointed as Shop Direct’s new retail and technology director. What will the grocery guru bring to the etailer?
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DataData: Top 15 UK retailers by international sales
Tesco remains the UK retailer with highest level of international sales, despite some overseas retrenchment.
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AnalysisWhat does Worldstores bring to the table for Dunelm?
Dunelm boss John Browett believes he has bagged his very own “Black Friday deal” with the retailer’s £8.5m acquisition of Worldstores.
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AnalysisCEO viewpoints: The case for and against Black Friday
Retail is divided on whether Black Friday is good or bad for the industry. Here two retail chief executives make their case.
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OpinionBlog: How dedication keeps deliveries on track
Ahead of Black Friday, Hermes’ Carl Lyon looks at the couriers going above and beyond the call of duty to ensure customer fulfilment.
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AnalysisOpinion: What can be learned from Staples' decline?
Hilco’s acquisition of Staples’ UK business is one of many deals in the office supply space, following a recent drop in sales and growth.
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DataOnline retail scorecard: Compare top retail websites
In Black Friday week, when online retail comes into its own, we look at how the top retailers’ sites compare.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Counting the cost of Black Friday
As Black Friday has become a fixture in the UK retail calendar, the cost of doing business for the event has escalated.
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AnalysisOnline secret shopper: What could Currys do to change?
Retailers are becoming far more sophisticated at managing Black Friday to project their margins, employees and their customers.
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Live data: Black Friday performance tracker
How is Black Friday playing out for retailers? You can gauge the trend using this live data feed that tracks address look-ups online.
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OpinionOpinion: Build stores not walls in Mexico
It would be wrong should the hostility to Mexico trumpeted by the US President-elect result in the Mexican wave becoming a sign of drowning.
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OpinionBlog: Black Friday web growth creates returns headache
There’s only a week to go to the biggest (and most painful) day of the year for those working in retail’s supply chain.
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AnalysisTesco: Five takeaways from the grocer’s strategy briefing
Tesco’s top brass have updated on the progress being made on reinvigorating the business. Here we draw out some key points.
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards: A look at the best tech innovations
As the shortlist for the Retail Week Awards 2017 is revealed, we put a spotlight on the retailers competing for Customer Technology Innovation award.
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AnalysisWhat Morrisons’ latest deal with Amazon means for food etail
Morrisons, once seen as an online slowcoach, is increasingly making up for its slow start.
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Opinion
Opinion: Buster the boxer, brand values and Black Friday
’Tis the season to watch telly – or more likely these days YouTube – as retailers unveil their Christmas ads.