All articles by Rebecca Thomson – Page 3
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Tesco issues profit warning ahead of full-year results
Tesco has issued a profit warning, saying its full-year profits will be significantly below market expectations.
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Retail Week's 12 days of Christmas: Who won the Christmas ad battle?
How did retailers fare in this year’s battle of the Christmas ads? We spoke to advertising and social media experts to find out.
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Retail Week's 12 days of Christmas: 12 truths every retailer knows at Christmas
The Golden Quarter is crucially important for retailers – but it’s not a particuarly easy time for staff. Here are 12 things every retailer knows to be true about the peak period.
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Asos launches advent calendar competition on Instagram
Ever the social media guru, Asos has come up with a clever way of making the most of advent and the run-up to Christmas on Instagram.
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Analysis: Finding the future of retail – TrueStart unearths some gems
The TrueStart innovation hub is on a mission to find the next big thing in retail. Retail Week takes a look at its progress.
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McColl's reports 'solid' full year as like-for-likes edge up
Convenience retailer McColl’s reported a 0.7% rise in like-for-like sales in its first full-year update since its IPO in February.
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Black Friday leads to John Lewis's biggest ever sales week
John Lewis’s sales rose 21.8% in the week to Saturday November 29, as Black Friday leads to the retailer’s biggest sales week ever.
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Vacancy rate on Scotland's high streets falls to 13.7%
The number of empty shops on Scotland’s high streets has fallen in the past year to 13.7%, according to a new report.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Product data company Intelligent Reach
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week product data company Intelligent Reach is in the spotlight.
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Suspended Tesco executives may leave the business next week
The eight Tesco directors suspended as a result of the supermarket’s accounting scandal are expected to leave as early as next week.
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Waitrose sales rise 5.2% as shoppers gear up for advent
Waitrose sales rose 5.2% in the week to November 22 as shoppers geared up for advent and starting Christmas shopping.
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Police called to stores and websites crash in Black Friday deal frenzy
Retailers have struggled to cope with a Black Friday rush as the police were called to shops and websites groaned under the strain of demand.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Shop Direct came back from its golden quarter IT meltdown
Shop Direct has turned its website around from going down during peak trading times two years ago to achieving 100% availability last year.
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Analysis: What will Christmas 2014 look like for retailers?
In the run-up to Christmas, how will consumer behaviour and attitudes affect trading? Retail Week research explores 2014’s festive spending.
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Start-up of the week: Big data marketing company bd4h
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week, big data company Big Data For Humans is in the spotlight.
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In pictures: Collect+ Retail Week Enterprise Awards winners
The Retail Week Enterprise Awards celebrated all things entrepreneurial at the ceremony last night, highlighting retail’s most exciting new businesses.
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Amazon to launch interactive transactional ads on New York Subway
Amazon is launching transactional adverts on interactive digital kiosks across the New York Subway over the Christmas period.
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In pictures: Karen Millen creates virtual online flagship store
Premium fashion retailer Karen Millen has launched a virtual version of its recently opened Knightsbridge flagship store.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Native retail app platform Poq Studio
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week, app platform Poq Studio is in the spotlight.
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John Lewis to step up store-based omnichannel projects
John Lewis is poised to step up its focus on store-based omnichannel projects next year in a bid to make its customer offer more personalised.