All Retail Week articles in November 20 2015 – Page 2
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Opinion
Drone delivery: it’s not a question of if, but when and how
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the cycling shoes you ordered. The barriers to mainstream drone delivery are lowering.
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News
Topman gives one Black Friday customer free shopping every hour
Topman is celebrating Black Friday by giving one customer an hour the chance to win their entire shopping basket for free.
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Opinion
Opinion: How Tesco learned lessons to pass this morning's Black Friday test
If there were lessons to be learned from Black Friday 2014, the early signs suggest Tesco has done plenty of homework over the last 12 months.
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News
Findel directors bid to block Sports Direct gaining seat on its board
Findel’s directors have made a bid to block Mike Ashley from getting a Sports Direct representative elected to the home shopping retailer’s board.
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News
Oasis swings to full-year profit as move upmarket bears fruit
Oasis has swung to its first full-year profit in three years after a higher quality clothing offer helped it win back customers and boost sales.
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News
Infographic: John Lewis sales boosted from Black Friday build up
John Lewis has reported its biggest sales week of the year to date as the department store group built trading momentum up to Black Friday.
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Video
Watch: First look in Tesco stores as Black Friday 2015 launches
Tesco shows it has learned lessons from previous years as customers line up outside stores in Surrey Quays and Orpington, which opened at 5am.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Black Friday and Oasis
Retail news round-up on November 27, 2015: Black Friday kicks off in the UK with a slow start and Oasis records profit for the first time in three years.
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News
Consumer confidence dips in November despite interest in major purchases
Consumer confidence dipped in November despite shoppers showing an increased tendency to purchase big-ticket furniture and electricals items.
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News
Debenhams unveils £250m worth of Black Friday promotions
Debenhams has unveiled £250m worth of Black Friday deals as the retailer prepares for a 600% increase in online sales across the next 24 hours.
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Opinion
Blog: Are you ready for peak trading now and in the future?
We share our top tips for retailers on last-minute preparation for this year and looking beyond 2015 to the changing nature of peak trading.
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News
River Island's 'click-and-don't-collect' highlights multichannel challenges
Online retailing should be simple. Customers click on products from your website, they make a payment and you drive it round to their house.
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News
Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group profits jump as 100 more stores planned
Fashion and textiles retailer Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has reported a jump in pre-tax profits as it plans 100 new store openings.
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Opinion
Opinion: Is your website ready for 31 days of Black Friday?
In this digital age all retailers should be capable of handling the scale of online traffic that Black Friday will bring on a daily basis.
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News
Aldi launches playful take on John Lewis' 'Man on the Moon' Christmas ad
Aldi has launched a new tongue-in-cheek Christmas advert featuring a playful take on John Lewis’ tear-jerking ‘Man on the Moon’ campaign.
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News
McColl's boss James Lancaster to step down and become non-exec chairman
McColl’s veteran chief executive James Lancaster is stepping down from his role at the retailer he founded more than 40 years ago.
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News
Tesco agrees $12m payout to US investors following accounting scandal
Tesco is to pay $12m (£8m) to US investors to end legal action following the accounting scandal that rocked the supermarket giant last year.
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News
John Lewis bans staff from snapping up Black Friday deals on its website
Department store John Lewis has banned its staff from using their discounts to snap up online bargains on Black Friday this year.
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News
River Island launches ‘click and don’t collect’ service for busy shoppers
River Island has unveiled an innovative delivery service for online shoppers who cannot pick up products ordered for in-store collection.
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Video
Watch: John Lewis' distribution centre prepares for Black Friday
John Lewis’ director of national distribution took us on a tour of the retailer’s main site to explain how it is preparing for Black Friday.