More on Me + Em – Page 1015
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Analysis
Analysis: Morrisons' extended deal with Ocado - the pros and cons
Morrisons has just renegotiated its deal with online grocer Ocado as the supermarket attempts to grow a profitable ecommerce business.
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Analysis
Analysis: BRC-KPMG July Retail Sales Monitor – sector by sector
Despite concerns Brexit might dent consumer spending, the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor shows like-for-like retail sales increased 1.1%.
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Opinion
Opinion: Morrisons move highlights challenges of online grocery
Morrisons’ renegotiation of its tie-up with Ocado highlights the difficulties grocers face in running a profitable online food business.
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News
Waitrose sales boosted by the Olympics and Harry Potter
Waitrose sales have been buoyed by the Rio Olympics and the release of a new Harry Potter book, with sales also rising at sister retailer John Lewis.
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News
Boohoo full-year guidance inches up following 'robust' demand
Fast fashion etailer Boohoo has increased its sales figures guidance for its full year after “robust” demand in the first six months.
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Opinion
Opinion: July sales figures give space to prepare for turbulence
There was welcome news today in the latest BRC and KPMG sales data. Total retail sales growth in July was the best since January, and like-for-likes also advanced.
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News
New Look profits tumble as like-for-likes slide in first quarter
New Look said profits and like-for-likes fell in the run-up to the EU referendum “with unfavourable market conditions impacting high street footfall”.
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News
ScS like-for-like orders jump as strong growth continues post-Brexit vote
ScS has reported increased full-year like-for-like sales as the retailer’s profit expectations remained unchanged despite the Brexit result.
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News
Morrisons to roll out nationwide online offer in extended Ocado deal
Morrisons has renegotiated its agreement with Ocado allowing the grocer to fulfil nationwide online orders in-store at a reduced cost.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Morrisons and Ocado
Retail round-up: Sir Philip Green is urged to plug BHS's pension deficit, and Morrisons seals a new home delivery deal with Ocado
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Video
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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News
Retail like-for-likes bounce back after Brexit consumer confidence slump
Retail sales rebounded in July as promotional activity drove performance across the industry in the first full month since the EU referendum.
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News
Evans Cycles profits plunge as 'softer' market punctures performance
Evans Cycles has suffered a 69.4% slump in pre-tax profits after a “softer” cycling market affected its full-year performance.
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News
Walmart will acquire Jet.com for $3bn as it targets 'faster' online growth
Walmart has agreed to acquire online retailer Jet.com for around $3bn (£2.25bn) as the US titan seeks to bolster its ecommerce proposition.
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Data
Market monitor: Fashion purchase frequency drops £600m
The frequency of fashion items being purchased has dropped £600m in the 24 weeks to July 3, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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News
Tesco extends PayQwiq app to 100 more stores as it eyes full roll-out
Tesco has extended its mobile payments app to a further 100 stores as the supermarket giant gears up for a full roll-out of the service.
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Analysis
Infographic: Spotting genuine innovation in retail
What do we actually mean by innovation? And what separates something genuinely innovative from something simply new? Find out in this new infographic.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five things that retailers can learn from Pret
Founded by Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham as a sandwich shop in 1986, Pret is now on nearly every major British high street.
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Analysis
Opinion: What are the limits of celebrity retail endorsement?
With the news that Kanye West wants to team up with Ikea, John Ryan looks at other unlikely celebrity endorsements that could make an impact.
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News
Steinhoff to buy America's biggest bedding retailer Mattress Firm
South African retail giant Steinhoff has agreed to acquire America’s biggest bedding retailer, adding 3,500 stores to its worldwide network.