All Retail Week articles in November 14 2014 – Page 5
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Opinion
Comment: Three clever omnichannel ways to combat showrooming
Some savvy global bricks and mortar retailers are finding creative ways to recapture sales lost to online competitors. It’s just a matter of fine-tuning online and in-store offerings.
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News
Galeries Lafayette seeks edge with data-driven experience
French department store retailer Galeries Lafayette has adopted new software to help optimise the way it reaches its customers online and in stores.
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Opinion
Comment: Mike Coupe is right to update Sainsbury’s offer
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe’s decision to update the retailer’s offer is a necessary response to grocery’s changing landscape.
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News
WHSmith reports flat sales as travel division like-for-likes edge up
WHSmith has recorded an increase in sales at its travel division as it posts flat total group sales for the start of its financial year.
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News
Burberry underlying profits and sales up amid challenging global conditions
Burberry has reported a 14% increase in underlying sales and a 6% rise in profits for the six months to the end of September.
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Analysis
Sainsbury's strategic review: What the analysts say
Sainsbury’s has made public the findings of new boss Mike Coupe’s strategic review and the City is digesting the implications.
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News
Bargain Booze to launch in Scotland as group like-for-likes slip
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality Retail has unveiled plans to expand into Scotland.
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News
Video: Sainsbury’s boss says death of superstore ‘grossly exaggerated’
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe says the “death of the superstore is grossly exaggerated” despite stating a quarter of its stores have too much space.
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News
Card Factory reports sales up almost 9% and appoints property director
Card Factory has reported a sales rise of 8.7% over a nine-month period and has named Tim Lloyd property director.
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News
Sainsbury's reports interim profits down 6% as it unveils fightback plan
Sainsbury’s has reported falling first half profits and unveiled plans to invest in price and quality to fight back in the new era of grocery retailing.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Debenhams and Sports Direct
Retail news round-up on November 12, 2014: Debenhams chief gets 32% pay hike; Sports Direct to ‘revolutionise’ fitness market.
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News
Former Morrisons employee charged over payroll data leak
A man has been charged with fraud after a police investigation into the theft of sensitive information concerning Morrisons employees.
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News
House of Fraser returns to brand TV ads with focus on 'fashionable gifting'
House of Fraser aims to position itself as the “destination for fashionable gifting” in its first brand TV campaign in over a decade.
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News
Morrisons Christmas campaign: sprouts, Ant and Dec and the Jingle Bell Ball
Morrisons hopes to wow shoppers with its sprouts this year as it pushes its fresh credentials in its Christmas advertising campaign.
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News
In the news: Moleskine's chief executive Arrigo Berni profiled
The boss of the iconic notebook company is leading a retail expansion drive that will see two new stores open in the UK before the year is out.
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News
Ex-Sainsbury's boss Justin King says online will have less of an impact than expected
Online will have a much smaller impact on grocery shopping than is expected, former Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King said today.
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News
New Look exits Russia and Ukraine amid political uncertainty
New Look will exit Russia and Ukraine due to concerns over the political situation there, and will instead focus international efforts on China.
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News
Amazon signs deal with eGifter to accept bitcoin for gift cards
Amazon customers in the UK will be able to pay for products using the bitcoin virtual currency via gifting business eGifter.
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Opinion
Comment: B&M’s maiden results will show its ‘treasure hunt’ appeal
B&M Bargains, the value variety store group that pitches itself as a treasure hunt experience for shoppers, posts maiden interims next week.
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News
Alibaba smashes £3.7bn Singles’ Day shopping record
Alibaba has smashed last year’s Yn36.2bn (£3.7bn) sales record during its Singles’ Day shopping bonanza, with 10 hours still left to go.