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Retail Voice
Not every economic downturn need impact your business
Andy Longhorn at Barclays Partner Finance discusses how retailers and consumers can reap the benefits of point-of-sale finance.
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Opinion
Opinion: Let's consign plastic packaging to history
Iceland’s chief executive explains the frozen-food specialist’s pledge to remove plastic packaging from its own-label ranges by 2023.
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News
Toys R Us UK on brink due to £15m tax bill
Toys R Us UK is reportedly searching for a rescue deal to prevent it from falling into administration at the end of the month.
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News
Bailey’s rainbow check for Burberry swansong
Burberry unveils rainbow check for Bailey’s last collection, Poundland gives one teacher a lesson, and Apple’s voice tech is making a mark in more ways than one.
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News
Agenda: McColl's, Asda, Dunelm, Bunnings and Hotel Chocolat
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from McColl’s, Asda, Dunelm, Bunnings and Hotel Chocolat on the agenda.
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News
January retail sales rise as consumers seek to get fit
Retail sales rose year on year in January but growth was flat month on month.
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News
Burberry to sell on Farfetch in bid to expand reach
Burberry will sell on Farfetch in a bid to extend its global reach and appeal to more consumers.
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News
Steinhoff hires restructuring chief to manage crisis
Steinhoff has appointed KPMG veteran Richard Heis to drive its urgent restructuring, as the Poundland owner deals with the fallout of its accounting scandal.
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News
Tesco-Booker: Shareholders advised to vote against deal
Tesco’s acquisition of wholesaler Booker faces a potential setback as the move has been deemed “less than compelling” for Booker shareholders.
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Data
How far has retail come on boardroom gender equality?
A decade ago, women held just one in 10 of all board positions in the FTSE 150. Have things changed?
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Video
The Retail Week: Should Tesco take on Aldi and Lidl?
Tesco is reportedly developing a new discount store format. The team discuss whether this potential new venture could be successful.
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Analysis
Infographic: Steinhoff boss and Debenhams' jobs cull
Words and numbers, February 16, 2018: Steinhoff’s Machin on leading in tough times, Debenhams’ store manager cull and Tesco’s potential equal pay claim bill
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News
Move of the week: Mark Axon returns to New Look
When you’re under the pump as a business leader your instinct is often to surround yourself with people you trust.
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Data
Data: Retailers set for boost from Chinese New Year
This week brought not only the commercial benefits of Valentine’s Day and half term, but also Chinese New Year – an increasingly significant date in the UK retail calendar.
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Analysis
Podcast: The secrets to success in customer experience
From virtual reality runway shows in fashion stores to the rise of the chief customer officer, customer experience is retail’s new battleground.
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News
Norman warned Bunnings owner against Homebase deal
M&S chairman Archie Norman reportedly advised Wesfarmers against buying Homebase on the grounds that it would be difficult to integrate with Bunnings’ model.
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News
Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd step up cooperation
The two operating divisions of European discount giant Aldi are to tighten co-operation across their regions.
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News
Co-op ploughs £28m into London expansion
The Co-op is ramping up its investment in London amid plans to open 30 new c-stores within the M25 this year.
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Opinion
Opinion: How to bring retail personalisation offline
So far, personalisation has largely been characterised by the use of customer data to produce digitally led marketing activities, product recommendations and targeted content online.
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Gallery
How the West End fares in the beauty department
Department stores generally give prime space to the beauty category, but do they all do the same thing? John Ryan reports.