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News
John Lewis to take business Down Under with six Australian stores
John Lewis is set to open six concessions in Australian department store Myer by next year as it continues to grow its international presence.
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Video
The Retail Week: Theresa May, Steinhoff's Poundland bid and SuperGroup
The Retail Week team discuss how the Cabinet reshuffle will affect the industry, what’s in store for Poundland and SuperGroup’s sales leap.
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Agenda: Conviviality full-years plus footfall and retail sales figures
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with full-year figures from Conviviality, plus the latest footfall and retail sales data all on the agenda.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco and Sainsbury's
Retail round-up: Tesco vows to stop selling eggs from caged hens within nine years, and MasterCard to pay £68.5m to Sainsbury’s.
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Opinion
Blog: Amazon crowned king of etail jungle with Prime Day
Amazon’s made-up holiday is a brazen sales ploy, but perhaps more retailers should make more of their delivery prowess.
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News
Greg Clark named new business secretary in cabinet reshuffle
Greg Clark has been appointed as secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy in Theresa May’s cabinet.
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SuperGroup boss Sutherland confident of plenty of growth to come
SuperGroup boss Euan Sutherland said today that the fashion retailer should double its sales in the next three years, after strong results.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Pokemon Go could revolutionise bricks-and-mortar retail
Pokemon Go has been made available for UK consumers today – what does its use of augmented reality and location tracking mean for retail?
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Opinion
Opinion: Investment rather than cost-cutting will help retailers navigate Brexit
I have been giving a lot of thought to the implications of Brexit for retail and the strategic options available to retailers.
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Analysis
Theresa May’s shopping list: what policies can retailers expect?
Britain has its first female Prime Minister in 26 years with the arrival of former Home Secretary Theresa May at 10 Downing Street.
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News
People moves: Home Retail Group’s new chief executive and all the June moves
Sainsbury’s John Rogers steps up at Home Retail Group, new chief executive for Asda; Cath Kidston bids farewell to eponymous business.
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News
Spar snaps up seven convenience stores from collapsed My Local
Spar parent company Blakemore Retail has bought seven My Local stores after the ailing c-store chain fell into administration last month.
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News
Retail diary: BHS’ Chappell is in trouble again and Ikea attracts super fans
The Prime Minister has been to Screwfix for supplies, Ikea is attracting super-fans and Chappell has been caught being reckless…again.
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Analysis
Infographic: Improving the cross-device retailing journey for consumers
Understanding how consumers shop across multiple platforms will grow increasingly important for retailers as online journeys become more complex.
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Halfords boss hopes for 'staycation' boost to counter Brexit disruption
Halfords boss has shrugged off the threat of a post-Brexit downturn by saying it could benefit from people choosing to ‘staycation’ this summer.
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Opinion
Opinion: The value of mobile apps for the retail workforce
Consumers today expect more than ever before from bricks-and-mortar stores. How can retail staff use apps to meet shoppers’ expectations?
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News
Oxford Street to be pedestrianised by 2020, says London Mayor's office
London’s Oxford Street is set to be traffic-free by 2020 as part of the clean-air initiative laid out by the Mayor of London’s office.
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Opinion
Opinion: Brexit will bring retail challenges but look for opportunities
I recently heard President Obama say that democracy requires compromise, even if you’re 100% right. That statement is obviously true.
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News
Amazon declares second annual Prime Day ‘biggest day ever’
Amazon Prime Day orders surpassed last year’s inaugural event by 60% worldwide and was hailed by the etailer as its ‘biggest day ever’.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Local marketplace and delivery platform NearSt
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week we look at NearSt.