All Retail Week Live articles – Page 15
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Retail Week Live: Day two in pictures
Photos from day two at Retail Week Live, including Ocado’s Tim Steiner, Google’s Dan Cobley and GDR’s Kate Ancketill and Jigsaw’s Peter Ruis.
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Retail Week Live: Ocado boss expects Amazon to be its biggest future threat
Amazon, not Tesco, will be Ocado’s biggest threat in 20 years’ time says boss Tim Steiner as he insisted Morrisons has not missed the boat online.
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Retail Week Live: Getting basics right isn't enough, shoppers want to be entertained
Getting the retail basics right is no longer enough, retailers “also have to do the frills” to create an experiential shopping environment.
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Retail Week Live: Students should train to plug retail skills gap, says Paphitis
Students need to train for the right qualifications to plug the skills gaps in retail, said Theo Paphitis.
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Retail Week Live: Industry failing to attract young people to retail
Kingfisher’s Liz Bell says a failure to attract young people to a career in retail is down to retailers not conveying the passion they feel for their job.
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Live blog: Day two at Retail Week Live
Follow all the action from Retail Week Live with Deputy editor Jennifer Creevy and the Retail Week team.
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Retail Week Live: Theo Paphitis slams Government's claim it recognises importance of retail
Theo Paphitis, the boss of Ryman and Robert Dyas, has questioned Business Secretary Vince Cable’s claim that retail is integral to the Government.
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Retail Week Live: Retail leaders must keep positive and energetic
Retail leaders need to think of every day as if it’s their first in the job, Fat Face chief executive Anthony Thompson said at Retail Week Live today.
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Retail Week Live: Sainsbury's wants to eliminate 'depressing' checkouts
Sainsbury’s director of space and formats Kevin Barrett says he wants to eliminate the ‘depressing’ payment experience and replace it with mobile.
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Retail Week Live: House of Fraser boss on winning the multichannel battle
House of Fraser multichannel boss Andy Harding declares the importance of inventory visibility and transparency across stores.
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Retail Week Live: LCP director identifies John Lewis as top in omnichannel integration
Stuart Higgins, retail director at LCP Consulting, reveals the change needed for companies to become fully integrated omnichannel retailers.
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Retail Week Live: Far Fetch sets sights on multichannel
Speaking at Retail Week Live, Far Fetch chief operating officer Andrew Robb says multichannel is now the retailer’s focus.
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Retail Week Live: Bangladesh tragedy triggered 'profound change', says Li & Fung boss
Li & Fung boss Rick Darling highlights focus on safety issues throughout the supply chain since Rana Plaza disaster.
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Retail Week Live: High street minister insists deferral to revaluation was 'right thing'
High street minister Brandon Lewis insists delaying the business rates revaluation to 2017 was the “right thing to do”.
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Retail Week Live: Retailers must create positive in-store experiences
Retailers need to create positive experiences for customers in stores, speakers at Retail Week Live said today.
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Retail Week Live: 'No easy answer on business rates', says Cable
Business Secretary Vince Cable admits there is ‘a sense of unfairness’ between online and physical retailers over business rates.
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Retail Week Live: China different to every other market, says Asos CIO
China is “different to anywhere else” as a market, Asos chief information officer Pete Marsden said at Retail Week Live today.
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Retail Week Live: The Store CEO outlines high street's interconnected future
The high street has a very different, highly interconnected future, says The Store CEO.
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Retail Week Live: SuperGroup chief says 'no substitute' for stores
There is “no substitute” for stores for young shoppers, SuperGroup chief operating officer Susanne Given said at Retail Week Live today.
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Interview: The world changed and Tesco will too, pledges boss Philip Clarke
Tesco group chief executive Philip Clarke said he is “determined to provoke a reappraisal” of his business and has vowed that the grocery giant will emerge a truly multichannel leader.