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News
Breakfast briefing: Lego, Blue Inc and more
Retail news round-up: Lego reports boost in revenue, Blue Inc plans shop closures, and sales on UK high street decreases.
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Gallery
Retail Week Awards 2017: The winners
If there is one message to take away from the Retail Week Awards 2017 sponsored by Salesforce, it is that great people make great businesses.
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Analysis
An outstanding contribution: John Timpson
The AlixPartners Outstanding Contribution to Retail winner John Timpson tells George MacDonald about why he does business differently.
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Analysis
Boots' Lucy Miller: From all-rounder to stand-out star
The Clipper Store Manager of the Year – Lucy Miller, general manager at Boots’ Piccadilly Circus branch – has delivered phenomenal results for the retailer.
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Growing fast: International focus puts Farfetch on top
The Aptos Growth Retailer of the Year was awarded to Farfetch because of the fashion hub’s exponential rise to become a challenger to the likes of Net-a-Porter.
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Screwfix customer experience leads the way
Screwfix won over its customers – and the Retail Week Awards judges – with the Teleperformance Customer Experience Initiative of the Year.
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DFS Olympics advertising campaign brings home the gold
The Tata Consultancy Services Marketing or Advertising Campaign of the Year was awarded to DFS and its activity around 2016’s Rio Olympic Games.
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Shop Direct: Blazing a trail in pureplay etail
The OC&C Pureplay Etailer of the Year winner has moved with the times to become a case study in ecommerce excellence.
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Analysis
Dixons Carphone wins with pioneering digital stores
The Cognizant Digital Pioneer of the Year has won this award by being outstanding in a category that by definition requires absolute excellence.
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Analysis
Dixons Carphone masters its supply chain to win
The London Gateway Logistics Park Supply Chain Initiative of the Year was awarded to Dixons Carphone, which made its merger a logistical triumph.
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Analysis
John Lewis succeeds with its digital loyalty solution
The Thoughtworks Customer Technology Innovation of the Year went to John Lewis for its mobile app that solved the customer frustration of forgetting physical loyalty cards and receipts in-store.
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Analysis
Halfords’ ex-offenders scheme is CSR at its best
The Audit Partnership CSR Initiative of the Year prize was handed to Halfords for its category-busting initiative to give released prisoners a second chance.
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Analysis
Specialist focus brings success for Dreams
The Island Pacific Speciality Retailer of the Year is bed-seller Dreams, which has bounced back from the brink to stand out from the crowd.
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John Bell & Croyden’s: Store design at its best
The Realys New Store of the Year winner, pharmacist John Bell & Croyden, turned a tired outlet in London’s West End into a property that reflects its royal credentials.
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Analysis
The Hut wins with fast-growing international strategy
The KPMG International Growth Retailer of the Year has made a success of its ambitious international expansion strategy in just three years.
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Analysis
Go Outdoors value range is best own-brand product
Own-Brand Range or Product of the Year was won by Go Outdoors for its OEX line of affordable tents, sleeping bags, clothes and accessories.
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Analysis
Top employer: Schuh make sure great staff stay
The Deloitte Employer of the Year is Schuh, on account of the footwear chain’s dedication to staff wellbeing at a time of significant growth.
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Analysis
Hallett Retail: Diversity wins it awards and staff loyalty
The Be Inspired Award for Diversity in Retail was picked up by Hallett Retail, thanks to the influential work of founder and managing director Wendy Hallett.
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News
Boots to bring Walgreens engagement tech to the UK
Walgreens Boots Alliance co-chief operating officer Alex Gourlay has revealed Boots will bring Walgreens tech innovations such as an Uber-style telemedicine service to the UK in the next few years.
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Video
Watch: Boohoo chairman on becoming a non-exec
Boohoo chairman Peter Williams joins the Retail Week studio to explain the best techniques to become a non-executive.