More on Me + Em – Page 669
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News
House of Fraser warehouses set to reopen
House of Fraser’s two distribution centres, which have been shuttered due to a dispute with XPO Logistics, will reportedly recommence operations today.
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News
Robin Phillips snares CEO role at Watch Shop
Robin Phillips has been appointed chief executive of jewellery giant Aurum’s online watch businesses Watch Shop and The Watch Hut.
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Analysis
Profile: Farfetch founder José Neves
“I dreamt of Farfetch for the love of fashion,” Farfetch founder José Neves writes in a letter included in the business’s IPO prospectus.
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Video
The Retail Week: Is Farfetch's $6bn valuation justified?
Luxury fashion specialist Farfetch has announced plans to list shares on the New York stock exchange and has been valued at $6bn. Is this valuation justified or just farfetched?
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News
Brexit: Warnings over higher card costs and more red tape
The Government has published the first technical notices for businesses on what will happen if no deal can be struck on Brexit with the EU.
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News
Sainsbury's-Asda: CMA kicks off investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun its investigation into the mega-merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda.
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News
The Hut Group to open MediaCityUK tech base
The Hut, owner of etail sites including MyProtein and Glossybox, is taking space in Salford’s MediaCityUK to house its growing technology team.
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News
Amazon to create Korean department store of the future
Amazon has teamed up with South Korean retail group Hyundai Department Store to create a “next-generation” retail model, including checkout-free stores and drone delivery.
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Opinion
Opinion: How to avoid 'volcanic' online reviews
Customer feedback is essential for retailers – but how can they ensure the loudest voices are not the only ones potential new customers hear?
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Indicator
Home and DIY ranking 2018
The emergence of online home and DIY retailers opening stores, such as Loaf and Made.com, demonstrates the importance that cross-channel experiences can have in the customer journey. Find out which retailers are commanding the sector by investing in augmented reality and convenient fulfilment propositions in our home and DIY rank.
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Indicator
Who are DIY’s digital winners?
The emergence of online home and DIY retailers opening stores, such as Loaf and Made.com, demonstrates the importance that cross-channel experiences can have in the customer journey.
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Analysis
Analysis: Will Halpern win back Topshop’s millennial consumer?
Topshop’s revelation this week that it is collaborating with emerging designer Michael Halpern turned heads in the fashion world.
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Opinion
Opinion: Farfetch – the future of retail?
The extent of change in retail was thrown into stark relief again this week.
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News
Laura Ashley profits dwindle despite fashion sales rise
Laura Ashley chairman Khoo Kay Peng was “disappointed” as rising fashion and online sales failed to offset a slump in the retailer’s preliminary profits.
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News
Superdrug warns of possible hack of 20,000 customers
Superdrug has urged its online shoppers to change their passwords after being contacted by hackers claiming to have accessed 20,000 customer accounts.
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News
Debenhams poaches Domino's CFO to bolster board
Debenhams has snapped up Domino’s Pizza’s chief financial officer Rachel Osborne to help drive its transformation plans.
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Opinion
Opinion: A store without stock? Yes please
You don’t need to have ‘stuff’ in a store for it to be a shop. There are alternatives.
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Interview
Interview: How Argos creates a culture of innovation
It’s fair to say things have changed a little at Argos since its digital director Mark Steel joined the business more than 20 years ago.
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Analysis
House of Fraser: Who is owed what?
The administration of House of Fraser earlier this month left unsecured creditors almost £500m out of pocket. Here we look at some of the businesses to suffer and how much they were owed.
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Cartoon
Retail cartoon: Dunkerton votes with his wallet
Patrick Blower’s take on Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton donating £1m to the People’s Vote campaign for a referendum on the final Brexit deal.