All Retail Week articles in November 22 2013 – Page 3
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Analysis
Innovation: Ebay and Westfield launch digital shopfronts
Ebay and Westfield Labs have teamed up in the US to launch three digital storefronts for the Christmas season.
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News
John Lewis launches competition for aspiring singer to star in Christmas ad
John Lewis has launched a competition to give one member of the public the chance to record a version of the track featured in its popular festive advert, for a special live edition of the commercial on Christmas Day.
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Gallery
In pictures: Christmas window displays
Retailers have pulled out all the stops this year with their Christmas windows.
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Opinion
Comment: Co-op review must marry governance and values
The latest chapter in the crisis at the Co-operative Group threatens to overwhelm the mutually owned business and is indicative of how troubles in its financial arm are having profound consequences for the future of the Co-op’s operations, notably retail.
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News
Clarks to roll out iPad app to measure children's feet
Shoe specialist Clarks is rolling out iPads to measure children’s feet as it works to evolve its in-store services.
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News
Richer Sounds founder bequeaths business to staff
Richer Sounds founder Julian Richer has made plans to hand his business to his employees when he dies.
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News
Bonmarché lists on AIM stock market with £100m valuation
Bonmarché has listed on the AIM stock exchange this morning almost two years after the business fell into administration.
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News
Retail analyst Tony Shiret returns to City to join Espirito Santo
Veteran retail analyst Tony Shiret is to return to the City to take up a role with Portuguese bank Espirito Santo.
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News
Business secretary blasts Labour's business rates reduction plan
Michael Fallon has said Labour’s plans to cancel a corporation tax cut to reduce business rates for small firms is like “robbing Peter to pay Paul”.
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News
Asda to offer click-and-collect service at London tube stations
Asda is to give online grocery shoppers the option to collect orders from tube stations on the London Underground as it targets commuters.
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Analysis
Campaign of the week: Sainsbury's ambitious Christmas ad risks being too divisive
Sainsbury’s ambitious festive campaign is a radical step-change for the grocer, but it is questionable whether the ad is what shoppers really want from Christmas advertising.
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News
MyWardrobe.com returning founder targets profit next year amid product revamp
MyWardrobe.com returning co-founder Andrew Curran is to re-adjust its brand position as he insists it will be in profit next year.
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Analysis
In the news: Asda's retail director Mark Ibbotson profiled
The retail director cut his teeth at Sainsbury’s but found a home at Asda, where he has won one of parent Walmart’s highest honours and piloted 3D printing.
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News
Tie Rack to close high street stores by end of the year
Tie Rack is to close all of its high street stores and some of its airport shops by the end of the year, according to Sky News.
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News
Blockbuster administrator reveals store closure list
Blockbuster administrator Moorfields Corporate Recovery has revealed details of the 72 of its 264 stores it is set to close.
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Opinion
Comment: Why this Christmas represents a coming of age for omnichannel retail
With the holidays and new year fast approaching, online retail revenues are predicted to soar this festive season.
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Opinion
Comment: Scandal-hit Co-op could take a leaf from John Lewis’ book
Well. You wait over 150 years for a Co-op scandal and then you get about 27 at once, certainly judging by the ongoing turbulence at the group’s banking division. Arguably a case of an organisation havng bitten off more than it can chew, it cast a shadow over the stability of the group as a whole.
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News
Members give green light to Midlands and Anglia Co-operative merger
The merger of Midlands Co-operative Society and Anglia Co-operative Society will go ahead next month after members voted unanimously in favour of the proposal.
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News
Clintons turnaround plans 'on track' as it hits half-way point
Clintons is confident its turnaround strategy is on track half-way through US owner American Greetings’ three-year plan to stabilise the business and improve the store experience.
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Analysis
West Elm: Shining a light on the US homewares retailer
US homewares retailer West Elm is to open its first UK store on Tottenham Court Road next month. Retail Week lifts the lid on the latest US retailer to cross the pond.