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News
Waitrose asks customers to sing in its Christmas advert
Upmarket grocer Waitrose is asking customers to record themselves singing for the chance to star in its Christmas advert.
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Harris + Hoole boss says Tesco scandal has had no impact on relationship
The boss of Harris + Hoole has said new Tesco chief Dave Lewis has been supportive of its plans for the coffee chain despite the turmoil at the grocer.
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Opinion
Comment: How will Amazon’s Christmas store enhance its retail offer?
Amazon trial with a physical store this Christmas raises questions about how a store will enhance the etailer’s current offer.
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Opinion
Comment: Retail multichannel offers should be continually innovated
EBay research shows multichannel technology is where UK retailers both see the future of retail and feel they are under-investing.
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Opinion
Comment: Only traditional marketing can communicate Argos's digital shift
Argos’s decision to communicate its digital transformation with a cinema ad and billboard activity shows the weaknesses of digital marketing.
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News
B&M Bargains hires former Asda property boss Karen Hubbard as COO
Value retailer B&M Bargains has appointed former Asda property boss Karen Hubbard as its new chief operating officer to lead expansion.
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Boohoo.com on the hunt for first ecommerce boss as profits surge
Boohoo.com is looking to hire its first ecommerce director as its pre-tax profit soared in its first six months as a listed business.
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Amazon launches same-day delivery service at 500 locations
Amazon has partnered newspaper and magazine wholesaler Smiths News to launch a same-day pick-up service at 500 newsagents and convenience stores.
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Signet promotes from within as chief executive resigns
Signet has promoted chief operating officer Mark Light as chief executive after current incumbent Mike Barnes resigned.
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Waitrose to launch Hiku home scanner as part of new incubator programme
Waitrose’s Hot Ideas incubator programme will trial retail innovations and the first product to market will be a home scanning device called Hiku.
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Halloween to provide £240m boost to retailers this year, says Mintel
Retailers are expected to benefit from £240m worth of Halloween-related sales this year, according to forecasts from Mintel.
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Retail Week reaches new heights as mag is delivered to Kilimanjaro
We like to think Retail Week has been read in some far flung corners of the world, but the top of Kilimanjaro might just win the prize for the most remote.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on M&S, Mulberry, inflation and more
Retail news round-up on October 15, 2014: Inflation slows to five-year low; New boss at Signet Jewelers; M&S asked to phase-out chillers; and more.
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Home Bargains profits jump as it plots expansion in the south
Value retailer Home Bargains pretax profits jumped in the year to June 30 as it plots expansion outside of its northern heartland.
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House of Fraser to launch guaranteed early morning delivery
House of Fraser is to launch early morning delivery to enable customers to receive online orders before they leave for work.
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Tesco offers shoppers free lunches to trial in-store mobile payment
Tesco has teamed up with technology firm PowaTag to test a mobile payment platform that allows shoppers to pay via QR code.
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Carpetright launches strategic review to target John Lewis customers
Carpetright is launching a strategic review around range, value and customer service as it seeks to target John Lewis customers.
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Analysis
Analysis: September Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
Like-for-like sales in September decreased by 2.1% in the weakest performance since December 2008 as weather played havoc with demand.
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Tesco suspends another three executives but no more thought likely
Tesco has suspended a further three executives as it delves deeper into the investigation into the £250m profits overstatement.
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Opinion
Comment: Boohoo for investors as etailer trades below IPO price?
Shares in fashion etailer Boohoo have frequently traded below the 50p placing price since listing, despite it being a growth story.