All Retail Week articles in October 24 2014
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsCarrefour to open City convenience format store in Dubai
French grocery giant Carrefour is to open its convenience store format in Dubai next month and plans to expand in the region.
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Qatar Holding buys 20% stake in Hong Kong department store
Qatar Holding has acquired 20% of Hong Kong and Chinese department store group Lifestyle International Holdings for $616m (ÂŁ381m).
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OpinionComment: Female leadership and the imaginary glass ceiling in retail
The Barracuda Group recently held an event to discuss the glass ceiling and female leadership across the retail landscape.
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NewsPrimark strikes deal with Sears for seven stores in the US
Value fashion powerhouse Primark has struck a deal with US giant Sears to lease space for seven stores in the country.
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NewsMetail raises ÂŁ7.4m to develop mobile version of virtual fitting room
Virtual fitting room company Metail has received $12m (ÂŁ7.4m) of funding to develop its mobile offer from an investment round led by TAL Group.
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OpinionComment: Walmart realigns forecasts as aggressive expansion comes to end
Walmartâs annual investorsâ meeting last week was a solemn affair as the worldâs largest retailer realigned its growth predictions.
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NewsB&Q invests ÂŁ60m in responsive website for all devices
B&Q has ploughed ÂŁ60m into its responsive website that it describes as the most âfunctionally advancedâ website of its kind in the country.
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NewsAsos full-year profits fall 14% as it promotes finance boss Nick Beighton
Asos full-year pre-tax profit fell 14% to ÂŁ46.9m as it promotes chief financial officer Nick Beighton to chief operating officer.
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NewsCarpetright founder Lord Harris retires as new chairman appointed
Carpetright founder Lord Harris is to retire from the business at the end of the month after it appointed a new chairman.
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NewsTesco has lowest customer satisfaction levels across grocery, says survey
Tescoâs UK brand is âtarnishedâ with customers dissatisfied with service at Britainâs largest grocer, a new survey showed.
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OpinionComment: Why Asos was right to promote Nick Beighton
There have not been many âlolzâ at Asos this year â the fashion etailer has been trolled by the City after a series of profit warnings.
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NewsObituary: Industry pays tribute to retail design legend Rodney Fitch
Rodney Fitch, who founded a company that remains in the vanguard of the store design industry, has died after a return of the illness he had fought over the past 18 months.
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NewsRicher Sounds records highest operating profit as like-for-likes edge up
Richer Sounds like-for-like sales have edged up and helped the company record the highest operating profit in its 36-year history.
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NewsWaitrose wins record market share as sales rise, Kantar data shows
Waitrose has notched up a record grocery market share as its sales outperformed the market, the latest Kantar data showed.
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OpinionComment: Is your retail model set up for baby boomers, not millennials?
Bold, brash, impatient, demanding⊠the millennial is a new breed of customer.
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NewsKingfisher names Marc TĂ©nart as VĂ©ronique Laury's successor at Castorama
Marc TĂ©nart will take over as chief executive of Castorama France following incumbent VĂ©ronique Lauryâs promotion to the top job at Kingfisher.
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NewsM&S's Bousquet-Chavanne says nurturing trust in a brand is vital
M&S marketing boss Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne has hailed the level of trust in its brand and said it needs to be ânurturedâ as the business evolves.
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OpinionComment: Why are retailers not rolling out beacons?
Despite being billed as the next big thing in retail tech, uptake of beacons across the UK has been pretty slow. Why has this been the case?
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OpinionComment: Why data security breaches in the US should matter to UK retailers
Another month, another two data security breaches â this time for Sears Kmart and now possibly Staples. But thatâs just the USAâs concern, right?
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NewsShop Directâs data changed its view of competitors and customers
Shop Direct used data analytics to gain a clear picture of is competition, its customer director told the Retail Week Customer Experience event.