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Opinion
Opinion: Vulnerable staff need safeguarding as future retail roles shift
Employment patterns are poised to shift as the industry undergoes digital transformation, but retail roles must be protected.
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News
Tesco mulls Giraffe sale amid focus on core supermarket business
Tesco is considering selling its Giraffe restaurant chain as the grocer increases its focus on its core UK supermarket business.
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News
April Fools' Day 2016: Were you duped by these retail wind-ups?
Retailers have launched a host of wild and wacky April Fools’ Day pranks to fool customers. Retail Week casts its eye over some of the best.
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News
Sainsbury's takeover of Argos nears as Home Retail board recommends offer
Sainsbury’s acquisition of Argos has inched closer after Home Retail’s board “unanimously” recommended the grocer’s offer.
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News
Agenda: M&S update and Moss Bros and Card Factory reveal full-year results
Retail Week looks to next week with updates from M&S and Topps Tiles and full-year figures from Moss Bros and Card Factory on the agenda.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: The national living wage comes into force
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the national living wage, which takes effect from today, April Fools’ Day.
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Video
The Retail Week: The living wage, Tesco's PayQwiq and M&S's Steve Rowe
In this week’s video the team discuss the implementation of the living wage as well as Tesco’s new mobile payment app and more.
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Analysis
Analysis: What is the impact of Generation Z on the shopping experience
Generation Z is a group shrouded in marketing mystery, but its ways of dealing with the world will shape where retail experiences are headed.
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Analysis
Analysis: The opportunities and challenges of m-commerce in retail
Which retailer offers the ultimate mobile-optimised site and what are the elements that make it market-leading?
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Analysis
Infographic: The living wage comes into play plus key facts and figures
The week in words and numbers, April 1, 2016: Next’s Lord Wolfson warns of tough trading, Naked Wines reaches sales milestone, plus more.
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News
Living wage takes effect, but campaigners want employers to go further
The Government’s living wage comes into play today but campaigners claim there is “room for some businesses to go further”.
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News
Watch: Retail Week's April Fools' Day product launch revealed
Retail Week today ups the ante in the quest to deliver news in ever-more innovative formats with the launch of our own hologram platform.
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News
Marks & Spencer’s new chief executive Rowe to succeed Bolland this weekend
Marks & Spencer formally changes the guard when chief executive Marc Bolland hands over the reins to Steve Rowe on April 2.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco and national living wage
Retail news round-up on April 01, 2016: Tesco eyes sale of Giraffe chain and National Living Wage comes into force.
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Opinion
Opinion: The chief financial officer role takes centre stage
Over the years various functions have come to the fore as retailers tackle different challenges. Are chief financial officers now in the spotlight?
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Analysis
Profile: Bonmarché's new chief executive Helen Connolly
News that Bonmarché will replace outgoing chief executive Beth Butterwick with Asda’s Helen Connolly surprised the industry.
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News
Fat Face reshuffles management as trading director exits the business
Fat Face will restructure its management, with function heads reporting to boss Anthony Thompson after the departure of its trading director.
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Video
Watch: Tesco's PayQwiq mobile payment app put through its paces
As Tesco rolls out its payment app to 500 stores in a bid to rival Apple and Android pay, we take a look at how the system shapes up.
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News
Walmart rivals Alibaba and Amazon in China with new Global Shop
Walmart is going toe-to-toe with online rivals Alibaba and Amazon in China after launching an online platform selling international products.
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Video
Watch: Is virtual reality about to revolutionise the retail industry?
As the Oculus Rift goes on sale to consumers this week, we look at which retailers are using virtual reality to change how consumers shop.