All Retail Week articles in September 18 2015 – Page 2
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OpinionMorrisons is being deserted by investors but Potts could rekindle success
So far, the market hasn’t taken much to Morrisons’ newish chief executive David Potts’ ideas about turning around the grocer.
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NewsOnline retail sales growth in August weakest for 15 years
Online retail sales in the UK recorded their weakest August growth for 15 years last month, according to latest figures from IMRG.
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NewsClothing prices help peg UK inflation rate back to 0%
The UK inflation rate fell back to 0% in August, down from 0.1% the previous month, largely due to a smaller rise in clothing prices.
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NewsTech & Ecomm: House of Fraser's Andy Harding on its restructure progress
House of Fraser’s chief customer office has heralded its restructure to a more customer-centric approach, but admitted there is work to do.
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AnalysisRetail Week Hackathon: Twenty-four hour video blog
As teams compete to simplify the multichannel shopping experience, watch our video coverage here. Updated hourly throughout the 24 hours.
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NewsKingfisher reduces core ranges by 78% as it moves to unify businesses
Kingfisher has reduced the number of SKUs across its core range by 78% as boss Veronique Laury seeks to create ‘One Kingfisher’.
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NewsCard Factory founder Dean Hoyle invests in The Works and appointed chairman
Card Factory founder Dean Hoyle has made a ‘sizeable’ investment in discounter The Works and will become its chairman.
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NewsTech & Ecomm: The challenges facing payment consistency and becoming cashless
Creating a seamless experience across all channels is one of the key payment challenges facing retailers, according to retail executives.
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NewsOcado 'not fearful' of Amazon Fresh, says finance boss Tatton-Brown
Ocado finance boss Duncan Tatton-Brown insists the etailer has no fear of Amazon as it prepares to bring its grocery offer to the UK.
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NewsH&M hit by warm August but third-quarter sales up 11%
H&M revealed slowing sales growth in August, blaming “unseasonably warm weather”, but third-quarter sales soared 11%.
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NewsTech & Ecomm: N Brown to launch ecomm platform with single view of customer
N Brown will launch an overhauled ecommerce platform in November that will give it a single view of customers across all channels and brands.
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NewsAmerican Eagle launches UK ecomm site as it seeks to test demand for more stores
American Eagle has launched its ecommerce site in the UK as it seeks to test demand and identify the best locations for a store roll-out.
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NewsTech & Ecomm: ‘Tech should not overtake human interaction’, says Dixons Carphone
Dixons Carphone chief marketing officer Julian Diment argues technology should not be allowed to overtake human interactions when being introduced in-store.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Ocado and M&S
Retail news round-up on September 16, 2015: Ocado warns Morrisons can’t launch rival online service and M&S recalls faulty baby toy rattles.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion reveals 82% jump in half-year profits
JD Sports Fashion has reported an 82% leap in half-year profits as its flagship sports facscia continues to perform strongly.
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NewsPets at Home appoints Lisa Miao to newly created trading director role
Pets at Home has hired former Morrisons trading director Lisa Miao to bolster its team after splitting into two different management units.
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NewsIn pictures: Retail Week Rising Stars Awards Winners 2015
Winners of the Retail Week Rising Stars Awards, in association with the Theo Paphitis Retail Group, were announced last night in London.
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NewsTech & Ecomm: Oasis plans to scale back on Black Friday this year
Oasis will reduce its Black Friday activity this year after the retailer was “caught off guard” last year when return rates reached 50% of all orders.
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NewsTech & Ecomm: Maplin video chat to bring in-store experience into homes
Maplin is launching video chats hosted by store staff with specialist knowledge that aim to bring the store experience to customers’ homes.
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NewsZara parent Inditex half-year profits jump 26% to €1.16bn
Inditex, the owner of Zara, revealed first-half net profits surged 26% to €1.16bn (£846m) following sales growth across all of its markets.