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Opinion
Opinion: JC Penney is a cautionary tale of how not to run a retailer
JC Penney has been a staple of the US retail landscape for as long as most Americans can remember.
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News
Facebook squares up to Amazon with online shopping rollout
Facebook has accelerated and extended the launch of its shopping platform because of coronavirus.
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Analysis
Seven tech innovations to help run stores in a post-coronavirus world
While store reopenings are set for June 15, retailers are aware that it will not be business as usual. In order to prepare retail spaces to be both safe and efficient, here are some new technologies retailers could use to bolster their reopening plans.
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News
Ted Baker poaches Topshop director to drive brand revival
Ted Baker has snapped up Topshop design boss Anthony Cuthbertson for the role of global creative director.
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News
Majestic Wine expands tie-up with Deliveroo
Majestic Wine has announced an expansion of its partnership with Deliveroo, both in terms of delivery locations as well as range.
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News
Marks & Spencer profits tumble as coronavirus hits bottom line
Marks & Spencer has reported falls in group sales and profit before tax, largely blaming the ongoing coronavirus pandemic for burying green shoots of promise.
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News
Fortnum & Mason to reopen food departments tomorrow
Landmark London store Fortnum & Mason is to begin a phased reopening tomorrow when it will come out of coronavirus lockdown.
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Opinion
Opinion: Now is the time for retailers to get to grips with data
Following the recently announced changes to the lockdown, retailers are busy preparing for a new normal.
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Retail Voice
Retailers must accelerate end-to-end supply chain transparency
The coronavirus pandemic has created immediate and long-lasting changes in consumer demand across all product categories, generating disruption across the retail sector.
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News
Coronavirus to ‘exacerbate’ UK’s £5.2bn returns problem
The coronavirus crisis will “exacerbate” UK retail’s £5.2bn returns problem as more and more people shift their spending online, experts have warned.
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News
Asda sales jump during lockdown but profits dip
Asda has posted an increase in revenues during the first quarter of parent company Walmart’s financial year, driven by increased grocery sales during the coronavirus crisis.
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Analysis
Analysis: The steps retailers need to take before reopening stores
Non-essential retailers are gearing up to reopen stores in two weeks’ time. What action should they be taking to make sure staff and customers are safe?
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News
Property giants Westfield and Landsec prepare for shopping centre reopenings
Shopping centre owners Westfield and Landsec are drawing up plans to reopen their malls as lockdown measures ease.
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News
Just Eat slams CMA U-turn on Amazon-Deliveroo deal
Just Eat has hit out at the competition watchdog’s U-turn over etail titan Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo.
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News
Topps Tiles swings to loss in ‘challenging’ market
Topps Tiles has swung to a loss in the first half of its financial year amid what it called a “challenging trading environment”.
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News
Coronavirus: French Connection seeks urgent funding in battle for survival
French Connection is in urgent talks with potential funding partners as it battles to stay afloat amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Opinion
Dispatch: Is Italian retail ready to emerge from lockdown?
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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News
Less than half of UK consumers comfortable with returning to stores
Fewer than half of UK adults would be comfortable returning to retail environments, even with social distancing measures in place, due to the coronavirus pandemic, exclusive research for Retail Week has found.
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Retail Voice
How retailers can prepare for the new normal post Covid-19
As government directives are gradually relaxed, essential and non-essential retailers require flexibility to quickly adapt, implement and communicate ongoing safety measures says OKI Europe’s head of vertical solutions, Javier Lopez.
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News
Aldi partners with Deliveroo to launch grocery delivery service
Aldi has joined forces with Deliveroo to pilot a grocery home delivery service in the UK.