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NewsAldi and Iceland join retailers defying £1 coin cut-off
Aldi and Iceland have joined Poundland and Tesco in defying the Royal Mint deadline, accepting the old £1 coin until the end of the month.
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NewsAgenda: Asos updates the market with its preliminary results
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with a preliminary update from Asos on the agenda.
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AnalysisInfographic: Shop Direct, DFS, Amazon and Tesco
Words and numbers, October 13, 2017: Shop Direct’s chairman on departing chief executive Alex Baldock, DFS’ full-year pre-tax profit fall, and Amazon’s bill following a European tax investigation
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NewsOpinion: Food retailers must adapt to disruption
While some examples are obvious and others subtle, however you look at it, it’s clear that food retail is being continually disrupted in non-traditional ways.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Personalisation special with Monetate
The Retail Week team are joined by Monetate’s vice-president of client services Jay Sarwar to discuss the latest trends in personalisation.
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OpinionDebating the gig economy and modern working
Fresh from the discussion at the Conservative Party Conference, Hermes chief executive Carole Walker clarifies its position on the gig economy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Preparing warehousing for Brexit Britain
Amid the uncertainty of a post-Brexit agreement, retailers and logistics providers are second-guessing how supply chains will need to adapt.
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VideoWatch: WHSmith unveils a new concept as it turns 225
As WHSmith turns 225 years old, the high street stalwart is still adapting to changing conditions, recently launching its latest new-format store in Reading.
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OpinionHow vlogging can help retailers communicate better
Video and vlogging as a format is used very differently among UK retailers, and by some more successfully than others.
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NewsToday in retail: WHSmith's new direction of travel
WHSmith’s travel division overtook its traditional high street presence for the first time this year, contributing the lion’s share of both profits and sales.
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AnalysisWHSmith: As travel revs up, will high street stall?
WHSmith’s trading updates have become somewhat infamous in retail over the past few years for their sheer predictability.
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NewsTed Baker gives online shoppers in-store stylists
Ted Baker is piloting giving its online shoppers access to in-store stylists in a bid to develop its service proposition.
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NewsCo-op hires ex-Tesco exec as new membership boss
The Co-op has appointed former Tesco executive Matt Atkinson as its new chief membership officer.
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NewsWHSmith profits up as travel sales outstrip high street
WHSmith posted a surge in pre-tax profits bolstered by its travel division, whose total sales surpassed its high street division for the first time.
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NewsTesco target Booker’s profits surge as sales rise
Tesco’s intended acquisition Booker has reported a jump in profits in its first half, although its sales rise was dampened by plummeting demand for tobacco.
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GalleryStore of the week: Timberland Lab, Pennsylvania
‘Flexible’ is one of those words that retailers are fond of using in reference to new stores, but the reality is frequently different.
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NewsN Brown partners with Amazon Fashion as profits edge up
N Brown has recorded a rise in profit bolstered by strong sales across its core brands.
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OpinionOpinion: Asos still leads the fast-fashion pack
It often seems as though a new fast-fashion etailer enters the market every week, as ever more bodycon dresses and Instagram influencers pile in.
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DataData: John Lewis on how we shop, live and look
From the Olympics to Brexit, onesies to unicorns and courgetti to all things fermented, a lot can change in five years.
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NewsPaperchase ploughs on with expansion despite profit dip
Paperchase boss Timothy Melgund described the UK retail as “not for the faint-hearted” – and the specialist retailer’s latest full-years reflect that.