All Multichannel articles – Page 107
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News
Top Marks & Spencer online manager leaves to join Target
A senior member of Marks & Spencer’s dotcom team has left to join Australian retailer target.
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Analysis
People: The seven biggest retail job moves in March
The turmoil at the Co-op hasn’t abated since former boss Euan Sutherland left the business in March. Here’s what it means for the business, and other high profile moves last month.
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March retail like-for-likes fall 1.7% due to tough Easter comparatives
March retail sales fell 1.7% on a like-for-like basis due to the timing of Easter, which falls later this year.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Aldi and Lidl, Sports Direct and slow retail sales in March
Retail news round-up on April 15, 2014: Aldi and Lidl increase share in Ireland, Sports Direct to sell on credit and retail sales fall in March.
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House of Fraser confirms £480m acquisition by China's Sanpower Group
House of Fraser has confirmed it has been acquired by Chinese conglomerate Sanpower Group in a deal valuing it at £480m.
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Infographic: Special aisles for mums and personal 'style butlers'
Retailers could create special aisles for mums and interactive digital displays for men as they react to changing shopping habits.
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Bonmarché sales driven by product and customer service improvements
Bonmarché recorded a strong sales uplift, despite the wet weather at the beginning of the year, as a result of improvements across product and customer service.
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Opinion
Comment: Online sales are all that are keeping some retailers alive
When the financial crisis bit, businesses – particularly heavily indebted ones – were saved by an injection of low interest rates.
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Answer our retailer survey to win tickets to the BT Retail Week Technology Awards
How far have you come in using data to drive loyalty? Complete our quick survey for a chance to win two free tickets to the BT Retail Week Technology Awards.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: What can retail boards do in 2014 to increase profit margin?
Part of the challenge for retail boards is that digitally-enabled customers are interacting with their businesses in ways that drive up operational complexity. What do retailers need to do to reverse this trend?
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Analysis
Video: Inside Harrods’ fully automated distribution centre
Luxury retailer Harrods granted Retail Week an exclusive look behind the scenes at its state-of-the-art warehouse in Thatcham, West Berkshire.
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Opinion
Comment: Sunday trading laws in the UK – is the customer still king?
We are living in the age of the customer when traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers are pitched against e-commerce shopping and omnichannel retailing that creates a seamless integrated customer experience.
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M&S Collection's success shows clothing moving in right direction, Bolland says
Fashion improvements and in-store changes helped Marks & Spencer post an increase in clothing like-for-likes in the fourth quarter, chief executive Marc Bolland maintained.
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Brighton shopping centre trials two-hour store to door deliveries
Brighton’s Churchill Square shopping centre will trial a two-hour store to door delivery service from this week.
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Analysis
Analysis: The six secrets of working with bloggers
How can retailers improve the way they work with bloggers? Jo Middleton, creator of the blog Slummy Single Mummy, explains what retailers should do.
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Opinion
Comment: Save our supermarkets from a ghost-town fate
It is no news that high streets are facing stiff competition from online platforms and out-of-town shopping centres.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: Should Sunday trading hours be reformed?
The birth of online shopping opened up a whole new experience for shoppers – they’re now accustomed to a certain level of convenience.
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Analysis
Need to know: Kingfisher's proposed acquisition of Mr Bricolage
Provided competition laws don’t get in the way, the acquisition of Mr Bricolage would make Kingfisher the leading French home improvement group.
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Opinion
Comment: It’s not plain sailing for luxury groups in China
Despite the obvious ongoing opportunity the global luxury market is becoming more difficult for luxury retailers to navigate.
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Jaeger boosts ecommerce team with three new hires
Jaeger has boosted its ecommerce team with three new hires, including the appointment of former Mothercare head of ecommerce Simon Spencelayh to the same role.