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AnalysisThe Amazon way: a five-step guide for all retailers
A force to be reckoned with, Amazon has quickly set the standard for all consumer-facing businesses. So what can retailers learn from the global giant?
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AnalysisSainsbury’s job cuts shows tech's effect on workforce
Sainsbury’s is far from the only retailer seeking to streamline its business amid turbulent times, but today’s staffing overhaul attracted plenty of attention.
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NewsToday in retail: Sainsbury’s cuts are a necessary evil
Sainsbury’s revelation that it is axing 2,000 roles as it restructures its human resources team represents a painful but necessary move.
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NewsZalando profits fall as it launches beauty offer
Zalando has reported a rise in revenues and fall in profits as it unveiled plans to roll out a beauty offer and accompanying concept store next year.
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NewsTapi losses widen amid ‘aggressive’ store expansion
Tapi – the flooring retailer set up by Martin Harris, son of Carpetright founder Lord Harris – racked up pre-tax losses of £10.2m in 2016.
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OpinionOpinion: Zara’s profits should worry everyone but Zara
Astronomically successful, impossibly on-trend, killing the little people and the high street alike – Zara has barely stopped for breath in the last few years.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Retailers defy £1 coin deadline
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Poundland, Tesco, Aldi and Iceland all still accepting the old £1 coin after the deadline in mid-October.
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NewsConviviality hires former Premier Foods finance boss
Conviviality has enlisted former Premier Foods finance chief Mark Moran to replace Andrew Humphreys as chief financial officer.
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Retail VoiceWhy supply chain visibility is crucial
Despite our digitised world, many traditional supply chain transactions remain tied to inefficient, expensive and vulnerable processes.
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NewsSainsbury's to axe 2,000 jobs in cost cutting drive
Sainsbury’s is slashing 2,000 jobs in an attempt to cut costs by £500m as the grocer struggles with the return of food inflation and rising wage bills.
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OpinionTopshop and Zara can fashion a merry Christmas
If anyone was under any illusions as to the ferocious nature of the fashion market, this week has served up a clutch of timely reminders.
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NewsBRC calls for business rates freeze as inflation bites
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called for business rates to be frozen as UK inflation reaches a five-year high.
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VideoWatch: Retail's digital leaders on their top tech trends
Artificial intelligence and machine learning will be among the key technologies helping retailers to advance over the next 18 months.
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NewsToday in retail: Asos flies on FX tailwinds
Today Asos has demonstrated that it’s still leading the fashion pack with soaring pre-tax profits and rising sales both at home and away.
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AnalysisData: How long until Asos is a £4bn business?
Asos boss Nick Beighton today revealed the business’ aim to reach £4bn net sales, saying that the etailer was readying itself for that growth.
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NewsJohn Lewis fashion sales knocked by warm weather
Fashion sales at John Lewis suffered a year-on-year decline last week owing, it said, to warmer than average weather.
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NewsUpdated: Footasylum confirms IPO as former JD boss joins
Footasylum will float on AIM next month as it gears up for store expansion and snaps up ex-JD boss Barry Bown to spearhead its expansion.
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NewsAsos profits skyrocket bolstered by weak pound
Asos’ full-year profits have more than doubled, driven by strong international sales and currency tailwinds in what boss Nick Beighton dubbed “a great year”.
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NewsTiger’s former UK owner Philip Bier returns to the helm
Flying Tiger Copenhagen’s UK co-founder Philip Bier has been appointed as executive chairman of the business less than a year after selling his stake.
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DataData: Top four emerging technologies in retail
Virtual reality, haptics, location-based marketing and personalised promotions are the emerging technologies that will shape the future of retail, according to new research.