All Retail Week Live articles – Page 15
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Retail Week Live: Shop Direct ramps up testing to boost sales, says boss Baldock
Shop Direct is ramping up testing as it seeks to use its “treasure trove” of data to boost sales, boss Alex Baldock told Retail Week Live.
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Retail Week Live: Game claims expert data analysts are integral to growth
Getting the right experts to analyse customer data is key for good performance and growth, says Game insight and reward director Fred Prego.
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Retail Week Live: Tech firms in talks to launch interactive fitting rooms in UK
Microsoft and Accenture are in talks with British retailers to launch their connected changing rooms concept ‘as soon as possible’.
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Retail Week Live: Bricks-and-mortar retailers have edge over pure-plays, says Hointer boss
With the right technology, retailers can exploit their network of stores to gain the upper hand over pure-plays, says US store boss.
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Retail Week Live: Big brands don't need to pay Google, says Vente-Privee founder
Vente-Privee founder Jacques-Antoine Granjon insisted that big brands don’t need to pay Google to drive traffic.
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Retail Week Live: Jigsaw's Mayfair store to host artists and exhibitions alongside retail offer
The new Jigsaw Mayfair flagship store will be a ‘meeting place’ for the West End, hosting artists and exhibitions and a leisure offer alongside retail.
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Retail Week Live: Vouchering jeopardises brand integrity, warns Asda customer insight boss
Vouchering jeopardises your brand integrity, said Asda head customer insight and pricing Alex Chruszcz.
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Retail Week Live: Kiddicare founder speaks out on day Morrisons puts business up for sale
Kiddicare founder Scott Weavers-Wright speaks out on the day Morrisons puts the business up for sale.
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Retail Week Live: Wearables are coming as peripheries to existing devices, says Google MD
Google managing director Dan Cobley reveals what the future holds for wearable technology and the possibilities for retail.
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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.