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News
Sainsbury’s and WHSmith launch food-to-go trial
Sainsbury’s will supply a “limited range” of its food-to-go offer in a handful of WHSmith’s stores on a trial basis.
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Tesco’s Carrefour tie-up set for French watchdog probe
The proposed tie-up between Tesco and Carrefour and its impact on their respective consumers and suppliers will be scrutinised by the French anti-trust authority.
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Analysis
The disruptors: The bridal businesses catering for millennials
The once stagnant bridal market is changing fast. In Retail Week’s latest instalment of ‘The Disruptors’ series, we profile the retailers shaking up bridalwear.
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Analysis
Profile: Sainsbury's new chairman Martin Scicluna
When Sainsbury’s revealed earlier this year that it was shopping for a new chairman, plenty of potential candidates would have been keen to put themselves in the proverbial shop window.
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Retail minister Griffiths to be replaced 'in days'
The Government’s retail sector council will appoint a replacement for disgraced minister Andrew Griffiths “in the next few days”, co-chair Richard Pennycook has said.
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Opinion
Will Amazon’s Prime Day be a delivery disaster?
Prime Day is now under way. Amazon’s self-created shopping holiday is in its third year and it’s expected to be bigger than ever.
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Marks & Spencer to axe 350 store management roles
Marks & Spencer is planning a fresh wave of more than 350 job cuts in a drive to simplify its store management teams.
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The Body Shop raids L’Occitane to bolster top team
The Body Shop has made a raft of executive appointments including poaching two directors from rival beauty retailer L’Occitane.
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Data
Retail weather: High temperatures returning
The retail weather forecast from Saturday July 21 to Friday July 27, 2018: warm temperatures return after slight cool down.
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Opinion
Indicator will help retailers win in the digital economy
Asos has taught the retail sector many things. From its excellent logistics and delivery operation, to its dominance on social media and leading product offer, there are many lessons to be followed. But perhaps the standout lesson is its relentless obsession with the customer.
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Debenhams denies cash crisis after credit insurance cut
Debenhams has insisted it is in a “healthy” financial position despite suffering a cut to its credit insurance.
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John Lewis prepares radical overhaul of stores
John Lewis is preparing to unveil the biggest store revamp in its history as it fights back against turbulent high street trading.
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Analysis
The UK's top 30 growth retailers 2018 in numbers
Retail Week reveals its list of the UK’s top 30 growth retailers. Here we highlight the key statistics and some notable businesses that have made the list.
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Opinion
Opinion: Has a culture of 'pop in' caused customers to opt out?
Rita Clifton explores how far a slow-changing attitude to the role of stores has damaged the sector
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Analysis
Retail Week Indicator: The UK's best digital retailer revealed
Fashion giant Asos has been crowned leader in the inaugural Retail Week Indicator, launched today to shine a light on the top retailers for digital proficiency.
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Footfall stuck in worst rut for three years
Footfall slipped for the seventh consecutive month as the warm weather sparked a sharp decline in shopping centre visits in June.
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Indicator
Retail Week Indicator 2018 rankings
Retail Week Indicator has reviewed retailers’ digital capability through a strategic audit, across all areas of a customer’s digital shopping journey. Discover where the leading 180 retailers in the UK are positioned.
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Indicator
John Lewis v Waitrose: The deep digital divide within the Partnership
In its ‘Modern Waitrose’ strategy, the upmarket grocer set itself the goal of being “brilliant online”.
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Indicator
Why Asos is cream of the crop
Badging itself a technology company as much as a fashion retailer, it’s logical that Asos is at the top of the pile when it comes to customer-facing digital capabilities.