All Multichannel articles – Page 62
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AnalysisComment: Argos needs in-store technology that stands comparison with Apple
Argos-parent Home Retail chief executive John Walden was recently asked to explain the decline in Argos sales. The stores may be the answer.
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AnalysisRetailers face fulfilment headache as lorry driver shortage deepens
Online retailers could take longer to deliver orders as a shortage of lorry drivers nears crisis levels, a logistics firm has warned.
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VideoWatch: Argos's same-day delivery service put to the test
Argos has raised the bar in fulfilment by launching same-day delivery for just £3.95 per order. We put the service to the test.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Tesco results, Argos same-day delivery and business rates
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from content editor Nicola Harrison and grocery reporter Luke Tugby.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How to make click-and-collect sustainable
How to make click-and-collect sustainable
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AnalysisAnalysis: HMV banks on resilient physical music market as it expands abroad
When HMV went into administration in 2013, the future looked bleak for the 94-year-old retailer and the brand’s demise appeared inevitable.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will rivals respond to Argos's same-day delivery offensive?
Argos has launched a same-day delivery service that is taking the fight to its retail rivals in the hotly contested battleground of fulfilment.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Predictive marketing platform Yieldify
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Yieldify is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisArgos launches nationwide same-day home delivery as fulfilment war hots up
Argos is opening up another front in the fulfilment war by launching nationwide same-day home delivery for £3.95 an order.
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AnalysisTwitter debate: How can smarter warehousing help accelerate sales?
Join Retail Week and SEGRO for a Twitter debate on how smarter warehousing can help retailers build fulfilment strategies for the future.
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AnalysisHouse of Fraser introduces premium next-day delivery options
Department store group House of Fraser has added two premium next-day delivery options to its expanding range of fulfilment services.
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AnalysisTed Baker sales and profits rise driven by growth online and in the US
Ted Baker has reported “strong growth” in half-year sales and pre-tax profits, driven by booming performance online and in the US.
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AnalysisOcado to create almost 2,000 jobs before Christmas trading period
Ocado will recruit almost 2,000 staff before Christmas, but the etailer insisted the recruitment drive has nothing to do with an international deal.
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AnalysisPoundland's head of ecommerce to speak at Retailing in 2020 masterclass
Hear from Poundland about how it is disrupting discount retail with its transactional website, and its tactics to engage connected consumers.
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AnalysisCrossrail expected to boost West End revenues by £2.5bn a year
The opening of Crossrail is forecast to increase annual revenues in London’s West End by £2.45bn to £11.25bn by 2020.
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AnalysisRetail Diary: Secret Sales gets stuck in the mud as Aldi hits the right note
Brotherly love is no Secret at Tough Mudder, Aldi bids to strike a chord with new service and Retail Week cheques out of Bank of England event.
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VideoWatch: Find out what is coming next in personalisation
Experts share their thoughts and expectations about which new technologies will raise the bar in personalisation.
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OpinionBlog: 5,000 myHermes parcel shops around the country and counting
Mark Pettit, Hermes sales and marketing director, explains the benefits of its national network of parcel shops to support retailer fulfilment.
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AnalysisMaking the case for digital change in retail
Savvy IT investment can add value and pave the way for future growth, but are retailers evolving quickly enough? Retail Week, in partnership with Citrix, brought together leading IT names to find out
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AnalysisThink Tank debate: Why are people no longer attracted to a job in retail?
Retail Week’s talent in retail think tank debate, in association with learndirect, looked at whether the prestige of working in retail is disappearing, and ways to get it back.