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OpinionKiddicare crib notes
Unless you have small children, there’s a chance that you might not be familiar with Morrisons’ acquisition Kiddicare. But Retail Week has been tracking the company’s progress for years. Here I give the lowdown on the retailer’s technical expertise.
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Carphone Warehouse completes roll-out of loss prevention software
Carphone Warehouse has completed the roll-out of its loss prevention software geared towards preventing employee theft by implementing it in Germany.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What impact will the Agency Worker Regulations have?
What impact will the Agency Worker Regulations have on the retail sector when they come into effect in October?
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OpinionThe deals going down in retail
Looking back, 2010 turned out to be a pretty active year for retail M&A, with 14 UK deals worth more than £50m, of which seven were over £250m.
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OpinionBest Buy thinks outside the box
It is less than a year since US electricals giant Best Buy planted its flag in this country in partnership with Carphone Warehouse with its first big-box store in Thurrock.
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OpinionWade-Gery points the way to future of M&S
Today’s multichannel leaders are tomorrow’s retail leaders.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What does a squeeze on household finances mean for retailers?
The Bank of England has said consumers face the biggest squeeze in their household finances since the 1920s. What does this mean?
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Mydeco.com
Buying furniture online is not easy. Trying to envisage the products in place, and combining and comparing products from lots of retailers is tricky. Which is where Mydeco.com comes in.
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OpinionRetail’s age of the apprentice
Education is constantly in the news, whether it’s school league tables or university fees.
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Birmingham, retail laboratory
Birmingham seems to be the place to go for bold retailing experiments at the moment. But will they prove successful?
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OpinionElementary, my dear Watson
IBM Research’s self-learning system Watson is being hyped as a game-changer for the way companies do business. But do you want a computer providing customer service?
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Westfield London
Westfield London launched a free iPhone app last week that it claims is the most comprehensive of any shopping centre in the UK.
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OpinionDuplication isn't what you need
HMV’s announcement last month that it is closing 60 stores is a sensible response to the company’s problems.
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The possibilities of internet TV
Internet enabled TV will see television becoming a two-way channel, instead of a broadcast channel. The evolution is likely to change the way retailers can use TV to sell to people, and the changes have several implications.
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OpinionAll in the mix
Retailers have a lot more to worry about than just whether they’re offering the right service.
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OpinionInflation hides a multitude of sins
“Lies, damned lies and retailers’ Christmas trading statements.” As a retail analyst I always hated January and its seemingly never ending stream of sales updates.
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OpinionThe like-for-like masquerade
A focus on short-term figures simply damages retailers’ prospects in the long run, says Neil Gillis
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OpinionInvestors see value in retail’s ugly ducklings
The City tends to see things in a very black and white way. And if the stock market continues to price established businesses at levels that assume they won’t exist much longer, then eventually someone else is going to see opportunity in them.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What does the end of cheque guarantee cards mean for retailers?
I’ve heard that cheque guarantee cards will cease to exist from June 11. What does this mean for retailers and do I need to prepare for it?