All Multichannel articles – Page 108
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NewsTesco profits fall as trading environment changes 'more rapidly than ever'
Tesco’s group trading profit plunged 6% to £3.3bn last year and boss Philip Clarke warned that the trading environment is changing rapidly.
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OpinionComment: Debenhams must make better use of data to drive omnichannel
The pressures facing retailers continue to increase, with an emerging and increasingly polarised set of players.
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NewsTop Marks & Spencer online manager leaves to join Target
A senior member of Marks & Spencer’s dotcom team has left to join Australian retailer target.
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AnalysisPeople: The seven biggest retail job moves in March
The turmoil at the Co-op hasn’t abated since former boss Euan Sutherland left the business in March. Here’s what it means for the business, and other high profile moves last month.
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NewsMarch retail like-for-likes fall 1.7% due to tough Easter comparatives
March retail sales fell 1.7% on a like-for-like basis due to the timing of Easter, which falls later this year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Aldi and Lidl, Sports Direct and slow retail sales in March
Retail news round-up on April 15, 2014: Aldi and Lidl increase share in Ireland, Sports Direct to sell on credit and retail sales fall in March.
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NewsHouse of Fraser confirms £480m acquisition by China's Sanpower Group
House of Fraser has confirmed it has been acquired by Chinese conglomerate Sanpower Group in a deal valuing it at £480m.
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NewsInfographic: Special aisles for mums and personal 'style butlers'
Retailers could create special aisles for mums and interactive digital displays for men as they react to changing shopping habits.
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NewsBonmarché sales driven by product and customer service improvements
Bonmarché recorded a strong sales uplift, despite the wet weather at the beginning of the year, as a result of improvements across product and customer service.
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OpinionComment: Online sales are all that are keeping some retailers alive
When the financial crisis bit, businesses – particularly heavily indebted ones – were saved by an injection of low interest rates.
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NewsAnswer our retailer survey to win tickets to the BT Retail Week Technology Awards
How far have you come in using data to drive loyalty? Complete our quick survey for a chance to win two free tickets to the BT Retail Week Technology Awards.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What can retail boards do in 2014 to increase profit margin?
Part of the challenge for retail boards is that digitally-enabled customers are interacting with their businesses in ways that drive up operational complexity. What do retailers need to do to reverse this trend?
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AnalysisVideo: Inside Harrods’ fully automated distribution centre
Luxury retailer Harrods granted Retail Week an exclusive look behind the scenes at its state-of-the-art warehouse in Thatcham, West Berkshire.
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OpinionComment: Sunday trading laws in the UK – is the customer still king?
We are living in the age of the customer when traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers are pitched against e-commerce shopping and omnichannel retailing that creates a seamless integrated customer experience.
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NewsM&S Collection's success shows clothing moving in right direction, Bolland says
Fashion improvements and in-store changes helped Marks & Spencer post an increase in clothing like-for-likes in the fourth quarter, chief executive Marc Bolland maintained.
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NewsBrighton shopping centre trials two-hour store to door deliveries
Brighton’s Churchill Square shopping centre will trial a two-hour store to door delivery service from this week.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The six secrets of working with bloggers
How can retailers improve the way they work with bloggers? Jo Middleton, creator of the blog Slummy Single Mummy, explains what retailers should do.
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OpinionComment: Save our supermarkets from a ghost-town fate
It is no news that high streets are facing stiff competition from online platforms and out-of-town shopping centres.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Should Sunday trading hours be reformed?
The birth of online shopping opened up a whole new experience for shoppers – they’re now accustomed to a certain level of convenience.
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AnalysisNeed to know: Kingfisher's proposed acquisition of Mr Bricolage
Provided competition laws don’t get in the way, the acquisition of Mr Bricolage would make Kingfisher the leading French home improvement group.