All articles by Matthew Chapman – Page 17
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NewsMade.com raises £38m and appoints Susanne Given to board
Made.com has raised $60m (£38m) to accelerate European expansion and appointed former SuperGroup executive Susanne Given to its board.
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NewsFacebook launches shoppable brand pages within website
Facebook is making another major play in the retail space by piloting ecommerce offers within retailers’ brand pages on the site.
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NewsFootfall drops in June despite sales boost as shoppers desert high street
Footfall fell 1.5% year on year in June as the fundamental shift in shopping habits drives a sustained reduction in shopping numbers.
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InterviewInterview: How N Brown CIO Andy Haywood is transforming the retailer
N Brown is in the process of shifting from a catalogue business to a digital retailer and Andy Haywood is leading the change.
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NewsDixons Carphone's James brushes off Amazon Prime Day threat
Dixons Carphone boss Sebastian James has brushed off the threat posed by the one-day promotional event that rival Amazon ran yesterday.
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NewsDixons Carphone and Argos launch competing Sales on Amazon Prime Day
Dixons Carphone and Argos have both launched Sales today that coincide with etail giant Amazon’s Prime Day promotional event.
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NewsCath Kidston buys Japanese franchise business from Sanei International
Homewares retailer Cath Kidston has bought its Japanese stores from its franchise partner as part of its overseas expansion plan.
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NewsSamsung Pay beta tests to begin in Korea as part of month-long pilot
Samsung is beta-testing its mobile payments scheme in South Korea during a month-long trial as it seeks to keep pace with rival Apple.
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NewsWaterstones' Harper Lee sales biggest 'humdinger' since Harry Potter launch
Waterstones’ sales of the new Harper Lee novel were off to a “storming start” and are comparable to those of the final Harry Potter novel.
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NewsSeven in ten UK shoppers find facial recognition technology 'creepy'
68% of UK shoppers would find facial recognition tech that identifies age to display recommendations ‘creepy’, according to RichRelevance.
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NewsApple Pay officially goes live in UK after months of anticipation
Apple Pay has gone live in the UK today, nine months after the mobile payments service first launched in the US.
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NewsGovernment to force large businesses to reveal data on gender pay gap
The Government is moving ahead with plans to force businesses with more than 250 employees to disclose data on the gender pay gap among staff.
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NewsJune retail sales record strongest growth in 18 months
Retail sales recorded their strongest growth in 18 months in June, excluding Easter distortions, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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InterviewInterview: Carpetright boss on how he has revitalised the retailer
Carpetright chief executive Wilf Walsh has put an end to a run of poor performance. He speaks to Retail Week in his first sit-down interview.
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NewsCompetition regulator to probe Net-a-Porter and Yoox merger
The UK competition regulator has begun an investigation into the proposed merger of online luxury fashion retailers Net-a-Porter and Yoox.
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NewsUPDATED: Hostages freed from Primark store near Paris
French police have freed 18 hostages and are on the search for gunmen after what appears to be an attempt to rob a Primark store near Paris.
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NewsGovernment rules out legal action against Comet directors after probe
The Government has ruled out any action against the former directors of Comet after concluding a two-year investigation into its collapse.
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NewsAnalysis: Dixons Carphone and its chequered history with US ventures
Dixons Carphone is making a return to the US market after a chequered past across the pond that has ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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NewsB&Q hires Helena Feltham as HR director as Guy Eccles steps down
B&Q has hired Helena Feltham as its human resources director to replace Guy Eccles, who is stepping down from his role at the company.
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NewsHalfords hires Jonny Mason to replace Findlay as chief financial officer
Halfords has appointed Jonny Mason as chief financial officer to replace Andrew Findlay, who was poached by easyJet in April.