All Retail Week articles in November 3, 2017
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Retail Voice
How retailers can make data work for them
Business intelligence helps retailers make smart decisions and supports sustainable growth. Here are five ways data can be applied to add value.
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News
TJX Europe supports Be Inspired programme
TJX Europe, the retail group behind TK Maxx and Homesense, is backing Retail Week’s Be Inspired programme, showing its commitment to addressing diversity at a leadership level by joining as a partner.
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News
LloydsPharmacy owner’s UK boss Cormac Tobin exits
Cormac Tobin, UK managing director of LloydsPharmacy’s parent company, has left the business with immediate effect after more than a decade at the business.
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Video
Watch: NOTHS launches tongue-in-cheek Christmas ad
Notonthehightstreet.com has unveiled a trio of Christmas adverts, each of which has a light-hearted take on shoppers giving their loved ones more thoughtful gifts.
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News
Online retail searches rise bolstered by beauty
Etail searches recorded healthy year-on-year growth in the third quarter of the year driven by overseas shoppers hunting for beauty bargains.
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Opinion
FMCG giants will lose out by sidestepping grocers
Tensions between grocers and suppliers are simmering, but FMCG brands may be biting off more than they can chew if they go it alone.
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News
Mothercare: 200 roles at risk amid consultation
Mothercare has placed 200 roles into consultation in a bid to “simplify” the business and prepare it for its “next phase of transformation”.
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Video
Watch: Currys PC World flaunts staff expertise in Christmas ad
Currys PC World has unveiled its latest Christmas campaign, showcasing its customer service and technical expertise for the third year running.
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Video
Watch: Asda is first grocer to launch Christmas ad
Asda has become the first of the big four grocers to launch its Christmas advert as it looks to steal a march on its supermarket rivals.
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News
Footasylum shares surge on stock market debut
Footasylum shares soared on the retailer’s stock market debut, valuing the business at close to £200m.
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News
Apple profits spike as it predicts record festive sales
Apple has posted a spike in fourth-quarter earnings and predicted record sales during the golden quarter, despite whispers of sluggish demand for new iPhones.
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Video
The Retail Week: UK’s best shops, Next, Arcadia and Asda
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories from the week, including Next’s quarterly update, job cuts at Arcadia and people moves at Asda and Burberry.
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Analysis
Infographic: The world's best stores and Wilko redundancies
Words and numbers, November 3, 2017: We look at some of the best and best-loved stores in retail, while Jo Jenkins gets a warm welcome from White Stuff and Wilko makes redundancies.
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News
Retail Week's Interiors Awards winners revealed
Missguided walked away as the winner of the Retail Interior of the Year award at the 20th Retail Week Interiors Awards last night.
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News
Argos beefs up Fast Track with new fulfilment centres
Argos is taking its Fast Track proposition up a gear with the opening of two new regional fulfilment centres in time for the Christmas peak.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five lessons retailers can learn from Sky
If any company knows about adapting to meet changing consumer demands and resilience during testing times, it’s broadcaster Sky.
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Analysis
Analysis: The brands making a play for the high street
Brands have always eyed opportunities to get closer to the consumer and now a generation of names are taking their own stores.
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News
Watch: Argos Christmas ad highlights delivery credentials
Argos has used its Christmas advert to hammer home its fulfilment credentials as it bids to woo festive shoppers with its speedy delivery proposition.
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News
Uniqlo Europe chief exec departs to join Japan division
Uniqlo Europe chief executive Takao Kuwahara has left his position to take up the role of chief operating officer at the fashion retailer’s Japanese arm.
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News
Tesco's Lewis kept in dark over inflated profits, court told
Tesco boss Dave Lewis was kept in the dark about inaccuracies in the grocer’s 2014/15 half-year accounts, a court heard today.