All Retail Week Live articles – Page 19
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AnalysisThe Cloud Retail Week Conference: Moving with the times
It might have been a difficult year for parts of the industry, but 2012’s The Cloud Retail Week Conference brought plenty of inspiration and insight. Rebecca Thomson and Liz Morrell report.
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NewsRetail Week Conference: day two highlights
Marks and Spencer boss Marc Bolland kicked off the second day of the Cloud Retail Week conference with a speech on the importance of sustainability, encouraging retailers to provide incentives for consumers to shop sustainably.
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OpinionRetail Week Conference 2012: Retail must step up commitment to sustainability
M&S chief Marc Bolland issued a rallying call to the industry today to step up its commitments to sustainability.
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NewsProduct innovation is key, say retailers
Product innovation is key for retailers that want to differentiate themselves in the challenging trading conditions, leading retailers told The Cloud Retail Week Conference today.
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NewsB&Q youth board helps rethink retail business model
B&Q’s youth board has criticised some parts of the way the retail industry operates, saying retailers don’t develop talented youngsters and don’t connect with younger people well on social media.
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NewsMobile will be game-changer for multichannel, says Debenhams online boss
Mobile will be the biggest game-changer for multichannel retail, says Debenhams.com boss Simon Forster.
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NewsHotel Chocolat boss warns against 'complex' personalisation
Hotel Chocolat chief executive Angus Thirlwell has warned retailers not to get tied up with the “complexity” of online personalisation and risk losing sales.
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NewsDigital may not kill high street, says BskyB boss
Digitalisation does not have to mean the death of the high street, says BskyB finance boss Andrew Griffith.
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NewsBolland: green agenda must be as evocative as the 'American Dream'
Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland has called for the creation of a new way to engage consumers with the sustainability agenda.
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NewsKingfisher boss: "Global retailing is the future"
B&Q’s parent company Kingfisher aims to be “a truly globally integrated company” within the next five to 10 years, chief executive Ian Cheshire said.
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NewsGeorge Davies names London Fashion College Brand Britain winners
Next founder George Davies named four students from the London College of Fashion winners in the Brand Britain Competition Final at The Cloud Retail Week Conference yesterday.
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AnalysisRetail Week Conference: Highlights from day one
The great and the good of the retail world descended on The Cloud Retail Week Conference yesterday, with senior retailers discussing everything from the death of the high street to the profitability of the multichannel customer.
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GalleryIn pictures: The Cloud Retail Week Conference, day two
Pictures from The Cloud Retail Week Conference
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NewsOnline grocery shopping to get personal, says Ocado boss
Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner has said shoppers will expect an increasingly bespoke experience on retailer’s websites including targeted searches.
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OpinionRetail Week Conference 2012: Two clear trends are dominating discussions
Chris Brook-Carter is Editor-in-chief of Retail Week. Chris has covered the FMCG and retail industries for 15 years, in particular covering the food, drinks and clothing sectors.
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OpinionRetail Week Conference 2012: No crystal balls
Joanna Perry has been a journalist for more than a decade, specialising in technology, ecommerce and the retail sector.
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NewsRetailers must innovate to compete, says Kingfisher boss
Retailers need to improve innovation in order to remain competitive, Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire told delegates at The Cloud Retail Week Conference today.
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NewsHarvey Nichols delays Indian expansion
Harvey Nichols is deferring entry into India because of a range of practical hurdles and regulations are putting the luxury department store off the market.
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NewsAurora could close half its stores, says Binnie
Aurora Fashion president Stewart Binnie has said the company could dispense with more than half its stores, as the web continues to reshape the retail industry and with up to 70% of the company’s transactions now using the internet in some way.
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GalleryIn pictures: The Cloud Retail Week Conference, day one
Pictures from The Cloud Retail Week Conference