All Multichannel articles – Page 27
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NewsShop Direct ecommerce boss Jonathan Wall exits
Shop Direct’s group ecommerce director Jonathan Wall is leaving the pureplay retailer after seven years, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAsda casts slide-rule over variety store group B&M
Asda is mulling a £4.4bn bid for variety store star B&M, it has been reported.
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AnalysisThe UK’s biggest growth retailers’ key characteristics
As Retail Week launches its ranking of the UK’s top 30 growth retailers, Isobel Chillman looks at the shared traits of the retailers leading the pack.
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NewsAmazon squares up to Instagram with Spark launch
Amazon has launched a shoppable feed of photos and stories within its mobile app, designed to drive purchases by its Prime members.
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OpinionOpinion: Seb James on why Amazon is not invulnerable
On July 11, Amazon trumpeted a retail event: Prime Day. We must all pause for a moment and marvel at the ability of this Seattle monolith to change the way that, 4,777 miles away, all of us now think about shopping.
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NewsJack Wills back in the black after cutting promotions
Fashion retailer Jack Wills has returned to profit after making efficiencies and cutting promotions.
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AnalysisHow can retailers give consumers what they want?
American Express reveal why personalised messaging is key to ensuring high levels of customer retention.
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NewsMatalan’s full-price focus boosts profits and sales
Matalan’s profits and sales have rocketed in its first quarter, which the retailer has attributed to its ongoing focus on full-price sales.
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InterviewInterview: Evans Cycles' new boss Andy King
Evans Cycles’ new chief executive Andy King talks to Retail Week about catering for commuters and his strategy to pedal the business into profit growth.
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Retail VoiceHow tech can fix the productivity conundrum
Rather than curse technology for increasing the strain, Intel reveals why retailers must embrace it as a solution to improving productivity and boosting efficiency.
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Retail VoiceThink audio shopping is a joke? Think again
With sales of Amazon Echo and Google Home increasing, audio shopping is changing the customer journey and retailers need to take notice.
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OpinionBlog: Clicks to bricks – why even Amazon is doing it
Working out why Amazon’s proposed acquisition of Whole Foods Market has made such an impact on the industry is a little difficult to determine.
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Retail VoiceMaximise your data without breaking the bank
InterSystems reveals how retailers can achieve a 360-degree understanding of their customer data without compromising on reliability, scalability or security.
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Retail VoiceHabits of the British shopper revealed
Consumers hate queuing and love shopping online, but are still more likely to buy in store, according to research by Adyen on today’s shopper.
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NewsCollectPlus and Gett launch rapid retail returns service
Retail delivery and returns specialist CollectPlus has teamed up with on-demand transport app Gett to launch a rapid retail returns service for time-strapped consumers.
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OpinionOpinion: How innovation will shape physical retail
What is the role of physical retail space in today’s consumer world or, more importantly, what will it be tomorrow?
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon’s Whole Foods deal looks like a mistake
While everyone talks about what the online behemoth’s acquisition of Austin-based Whole Foods means, could it just be an error of judgement?
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon gets physical with Whole Foods deal
Online Goliath Amazon has become the poster boy of market disruption, revolutionising everything from business models to shopping habits.
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OpinionWhat Amazon’s Whole Foods deal means for grocers
The retail sector is used to change, but every so often an event occurs that shakes the industry to its core.
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NewsAmazon to acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7bn
Amazon is to buy grocery specialist Whole Foods Market in an audacious push into bricks-and-mortar retail.