More on Me + Em – Page 739
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News
Agenda: Conviviality, Joules and SCS update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Conviviality, Joules and SCS on the agenda.
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News
Move of the week: M&S’ new food marketing boss
Sharry Cramond joining M&S as marketing director, food and hospitality is the standout element of the retailer’s marketing team overhaul.
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Opinion
Opinion: What we learned from Christmas trading
We all know what happened over the festive period: a rise in grocery sales against fashion, brands with a differentiated offering excelling, and online growing for both multichannel and online-only retail.
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Analysis
Retail Week Live: Five lessons to learn from BrewDog
The craft beer brewer may have taken an unorthodox route to market, but it looks set for global domination.
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Analysis
Infographic: Tesco cuts roles and Seb James moves on
Words and numbers, January 26, 2018: All change at Dixons Carphone, Tesco and Sainsbury’s announce restructures, Bonmarché’s results and Arcadia’s request to suppliers.
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Gallery
In pictures: Zara unveils first click-and-collect store
Zara is opening its first ever click-and-collect store in Westfield Stratford while it refurbishes its flagship store at the centre.
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Retail Voice
AI chatbots are the future of customer service
DPD chief executive Dwain McDonald reveals how artificial intelligence is helping the delivery company to keep up with consumer expectations.
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Video
The Retail Week: Are retailers cutting too many jobs?
Restructuring at Tesco and Sainsbury’s has put thousands of retail roles at risk. The team discuss whether such job losses might undermine business success.
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News
Findel sales rise bolstered by 'record Christmas'
Findel has reported an uplift in sales driven by a strong performance across Black Friday and Christmas and rising customer numbers.
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News
Pets at Home’s shareholder KKR sells remaining stake
Pets at Home investor KKR has sold it’s remaining stake in the business in the wake of the retailer delivering a rise in sales.
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News
Asos sales soar driven by 'exceptional' UK performance
Asos sales skyrocketed in the first four months of its financial year, bolstered by growing momentum in its UK division.
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Data
Data: Shopper sentiment to hold steady in 2018
Despite reports of rising inflation and stagnating wages squeezing household incomes, the majority of shoppers expect to spend as much on discretionary items this year as last.
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Analysis
Retail Week Live: Is it time for a discounting detox?
If there was one overarching trend to emerge from retail’s Christmas 2017, it was discounting.
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Analysis
Failed deliveries deter more than half of shoppers
Retailers are shouldering mounting costs of failed deliveries, with more than half of consumers saying they would not shop with a retailer again.
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Interview
Cath Kidston: Building a global brand post-Brexit
Cath Kidston boss Kenny Wilson makes no secret of his global ambitions for the quintessentially British brand, even as the UK’s split from the EU looms.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: New jobs for Baldock and James
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Alex Baldock moving to Dixons Carphone to replace Seb James, who will become president and managing director of Boots.
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News
WHSmith reports flat Christmas sales
WHSmith’s growing travel arm offset a poorer performance from high street stores over Christmas.
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News
Hotel Chocolat reports Christmas sales surge
Hotel Chocolat generated a 15% sales rise over the Christmas period.
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News
Co-op unveils £50m post-Christmas price cuts
The Co-op is to cut prices by £50m in the latest salvo in the grocery value wars.