More on Me + Em – Page 382
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Analysis
Nightmare before Christmas: bosses of John Lewis, M&S and The Entertainer on lockdown 2.0
It’s the news the industry dreaded. This Thursday so-called ‘non-essential’ retail will be shut down until December 2 in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. Many fear chaos, but could click and collect come to the rescue?
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News
Primark calls for longer Christmas opening hours post-lockdown
Primark chiefs want extended trading hours post-lockdown to cater for pent-up demand and have reaffirmed their faith in its pureplay bricks-and-mortar model despite the latest lockdown.
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Fortnum & Mason poaches new chief executive from Matchesfashion
Fortnum & Mason has appointed Matchesfashion’s executive Tom Athron as its new chief executive, replacing Ewan Venters.
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M&S rolls out ‘book and shop’ service as lockdown looms
Marks & Spencer has made its Sparks Book & Shop shopping reservation service available in 566 food stores and larger branches with food halls ahead of England’s lockdown on Thursday.
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News
Alibaba set to invest in Farfetch
Chinese goliath Alibaba is in talks to invest $300m (£231m) in luxury fashion platform Farfetch.
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Sadiq Khan calls for business rates holiday extension
London mayor Sadiq Khan has written to housing secretary Robert Jenrick calling for an extension of the business rates holiday for retail and hospitality businesses in the capital.
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Primark profits and sales battered by coronavirus store closures
Primark has posted falls in both its full-year profits and sales blaming the closure of its store estate during the third quarter in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
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Opinion
‘We have a duty to customers to stamp out modern slavery’
In 1785 the English poet William Cowper wrote: “We have no slaves at home.” More than 200 years later, that statement remains untrue.
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Retail Voice
How retailers can learn from Co-op’s tech-powered shopping journeys
While there is no way to future-proof a business, retailers can become future-ready by embracing new technologies and ways of operating. Diebold Nixdorf’s Matt Redwood says Co-op’s recent leveraging of self-service tech should act as an inspiration to others.
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Retail Voice
Five ecommerce reports retailers must have to measure success in the golden quarter
This peak season will be fiercely competitive but offers rich pickings to ecommerce businesses with the right information and the means to exploit it, argues Adverity’s Alexander Igelsböck
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News
Currys PC World and The Entertainer extend pre-lockdown opening hours
Curry PC World and The Entertainer are both extending opening hours in the run-up to the closure of ‘non-essential’ stores on Thursday.
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Steiner: Ocado acquisitions could pave way for move into new sectors
Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner says the group’s acquisition of two robotics firms could pave the way for the grocery pureplay to move into the general merchandise and fashion sectors in future.
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Video
Watch: Lego rebuilds the world for Christmas
Lego’s Christmas advert shows adults and children alike playing with the famous building blocks – encouraging them to rebuild the world using their imagination.
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Opinion
‘Online isn’t enough to sustain retail – effective test and trace is needed’
“The more precisely we try to predict it, the less likely we are to be right.” That’s what Next chief executive Lord Wolfson told Retail Week about his Christmas scenario planning just a few days ago.
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Analysis
Life in lockdown: How retailers can manage an ecommerce Christmas
In the latest instalment of our Golden Quarter content series, where Retail Week delves into the trends and challenges of a very different Christmas trading period, we look at what retailers can do to deliver an ecommerce Christmas at a time when non-essential stores are forced to close.
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Video
Watch: Argos’ Christmas ad puts on festive magic show
Argos’ Christmas advert features sisters Lucy and Daisy who put on a magic show after circling a magician’s set in the retailer’s catalogue.
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Video
Watch: Very’s Christmas ad ‘celebrates every little moment’
Very has launched its Christmas campaign, encouraging viewers to embrace “every single moment” in the lead up to Christmas.
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News
Primark warns second lockdown will cost £375m in lost sales
Primark has said England’s looming second lockdown, alongside closures across other parts of its global estate, means over half of its selling space will be shuttered as of this week.
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Ocado acquires two tech firms as M&S tie up proves fruitful
Ocado has upped its profit guidance for the year for its joint venture with M&S as trade “remained strong” in the fourth quarter.