All articles by Roland Bodenham – Page 8
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Watch: Ikea cooks up large portion of retailtainment with London pop-up
Ikea has exploded into ‘retailtainment’ with the launch of a pop-up do-it-yourself restaurant and food store in London’s Shoreditch.
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The Retail Week: Sports Direct 'open day', Dixons Carphone and Super Thursday
The Retail Week team discusses the fallout from Sports Direct’s ‘open day’, Dixons Carphone’s positive results and look to the week ahead.
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Watch: Amazon Dash tried and tested – trendsetter or add-on gimmick?
Amazon has rolled out its Dash service to the UK. We test out how well it works and explain how much of a game-changer the device could be.
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Watch: Sports Direct report – big step forward or a PR masterstroke?
As Mike Ashley prepares for Sports Direct’s AGM and open day, what can be learned about its future from the working practices report?
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The Retail Week: M&S under fire, Amazon Dash and Sports Direct open day
The Retail Week team discusses complaints around M&S changing pay, Amazon’s new Dash device and look ahead to the Sports Direct AGM.
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MP warns retailers 'I am coming after you' on pay as she targets M&S
An MP has warned retailers that she is “coming after them” on pay as she delivered a petition with 90,000 signatures to Marks & Spencer bosses.
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Store gallery: A walk through Ikea's first shopping centre store
Ikea is trialling a range of order and collection points stores across the UK, and opened its fourth inside Westfield Stratford City today.
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Watch: How Ikea has shrunk to fit in at Westfield Stratford City
Ikea has opened its first store in a UK shopping centre. How has the Swedish furniture retailer adapted to fit its new surroundings?
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Watch: Elephant & Castle welcomes Italian food and leisure emporium
Stores editor John Ryan pays a visit to Italian specialist Mercato Metropolitano in south London and speaks to founder Andrea Rasca.
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Interview: Argos boss John Walden on the retailer’s digital transformation
As he prepares to stand down following the Sainsbury’s deal, John Walden recalls how he made Argos more than a catalogue specialist.
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Watch: The race for Christmas begins at Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason
Selfridges opened its festive shop 144 days before Christmas. As Fortnum & Mason follows suit, what is the need for an early launch?
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Store gallery: Inside Chris Dawson's The Range in Reading
As property pundit and The Range founder Chris Dawson enters Retail Week’s rich list, we take a look at what the retailer has to offer.
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The Retail Week with Helen Dickinson: July sales, Morrisons and Kingfisher
BRC’s Helen Dickinson joins the team to discuss positive retail sales, Morrisons’ extended deal with Ocado and upcoming Kingfisher results.
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Watch: Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh on refurbs, closures and Brexit pressure
Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh discusses breathing new life into the brand and how the flooring specialist will navigate the market post-Brexit.
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Watch: Lights, camera, apption – a vision of the store of the future
Deloitte Digital has created a mock store environment to show how the role of the bricks-and-mortar store will change.
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Watch: Tesco launches pop-up wine bar to 'bring Finest brand to life'
Tesco has launched its first wine bar as part of a move to boost awareness of its Finest brand and drive ’retail-tainment’ in a competitive marketplace.
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The Retail Week: BHS report, Holland & Barrett's tie-up with Tesco and Next
This week the team discusses the fallout from the BHS report, the benefit of Tesco’s latest tie-up and Next’s upcoming results.
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Watch: Paperchase’s Timothy Melgund on the retailer’s past, present and future
As he unveils a new store in London’s vibrant Soho, Timothy Melgund looks forward to an artful future both in the UK and across the pond.
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Legends: Lord Kalms, the man who built Dixons – part two
In part two of our interview with one of the great retailers, Stanley Kalms explains how Dixons became the giant that it is today.
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Legends: Lord Kalms, the man who built Dixons – part one
In the first of a series of interviews with some of the great retailers who transformed the industry landscape, Stanley Kalms tells his story.