More on Me + Em – Page 935
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GalleryStore of the week: Marie’s Baby Circle, Seoul
Changing mother (and father) and baby retail is always a challenge as so many permutations already exist.
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NewsAmazon expands Fresh grocery offer with Booths tie-up
Amazon has launched a tie-up with Booths in a deal that will allow the grocer to sell its products to shoppers in the South for the first time.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Retailers get personal
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on retailers’ increasingly sophisticated and widespread use of personalisation to engage their customers.
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NewsDunelm like-for-likes jump but margins hit
Dunelm like-for-likes jumped 9.3% in its first quarter although gross margin was down 220 basis points.
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NewsQuiz sales surge in first half as online rockets
Quiz’s sales surged 35% to £56.1m in its first half as it continued its omnichannel expansion in the UK and overseas.
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AnalysisPersonalisation: Is data your next decision-maker?
Personalisation has become the top priority for retailers and etailers, but as Ben Cooper reports, it’s a complex business to get it right behind the scenes.
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VideoWatch: Will Karen Millen's return to its roots pay off?
Karen Millen boss Beth Butterwick believes it lost its way in recent years. She tells Retail Week how it’s rediscovering its purpose.
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NewsPaperchase profits fall amid 'difficult' year
Paperchase has suffered a slump in profits following what is described as a “difficult” year for the business.
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AnalysisFew retailers see personalisation as essential
Exclusive Retail Week research reveals only 14% of UK retailers view personalisation as essential to their ongoing customer strategies.
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OpinionShop Direct’s Baldock leaves personalisation lessons
Retail’s revolving doors have spun at a considerable pace this year – and last Friday Alex Baldock became the latest big-name boss to reveal his departure.
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NewsFat Face extends Boxing Day shop closures
Fashion retailer Fat Face is to shutter more stores on Boxing Day this year to give workers an extra day with their families at Christmas.
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NewsToday in retail: Co-op closes in on Nisa deal
The Co-op’s swoop for Nisa took a giant step forward today when the symbol group and wholesaler’s board recommended the £137.5m offer to shareholders.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales dip exacerbated by fashion and home
John Lewis has posted a fall in its weekly sales as warmer weather dampened demand for autumnal fashion wares.
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NewsWarehouse poaches Amazon design director Peacock
Amazon’s design director has left the business after just 10 months to join Warehouse in the same role.
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OpinionTesco and Poundland prove it pays to take a stance
As Poundland and Tesco give their two pence on the deadline for shoppers to spend their old £1 coins, are other retailers missing a trick by not speaking up?
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NewsAsos launches same-day delivery in London
Asos will launch same-day delivery in London tomorrow and will roll out the offer to other major UK cities in the coming months.
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NewsNisa board recommends Co-op’s £137.5m offer
Nisa’s board has “unanimously” recommended the Co-op’s offer worth up to £137.5m to its shareholders.
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NewsTesco joins Poundland to flout old £1 coin deadline
Tesco has confirmed that it will ignore the Royal Mint deadline and accept old £1 coins for a week after they cease to be legal tender.
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NewsMorrisons sued by staff over personal data breach
Morrisons is being sued by over 5,500 of its employees after their personal details were leaked online by a former colleague.
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AnalysisPersonalisation lessons from Spotify, Netflix and Monzo
Amazon and Shop Direct have been heralded for their incorporation of personalisation into their business – but what can the retail sector learn from others?