All River Island articles – Page 7
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Retailers team up to launch click-and-collect alliance
Online shoppers will soon be able to buy a product from one retailer and pick up from another as part of an inventive new scheme that launches in the summer.
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Friars Walk development in Newport to open in November
The £100m Friars Walk development in Newport, South Wales, will officially open its doors on November 12, developers have revealed.
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Analysis
Analysis: Grand Central and Birmingham’s retail reinvention
Grand Central Birmingham is one of four shopping centres opening in 2015 and will have one of the largest John Lewis stores outside London.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Evans Cycles, River Island, Euro General and more
Retail news round-up on February 12, 2015: Evans Cycles chooses media planning agency; River Island joins start-up incubator; and more
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Obituary: Fashion retail veteran Gillian Berkmen
Fashion retail industry veteran Gillian Berkmen passed away on January 28 after a long battle with cancer.
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Analysis
Analysis: How can retailer's supply chains cope with seasonal surges?
What can retailers learn from Black Friday 2014’s supply chain woes, and how can they better prepare for future seasonal surges?
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Foyles chief executive Sam Husain to retire from the bookseller
Sam Husain is retiring from his role as chief executive of bookseller Foyles, the retailer revealed today.
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River Island looks to tap into next wave of tech entrepreneurs
River Island has joined forces with retail and consumer innovation accelerator TrueStart to gain access to tech start-ups and new technology.
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Analysis
Analysis: How delivery chaos took the shine off Christmas
Retailers were caught out by high delivery demand over Christmas as Black Friday and Cyber Monday put strain on fulfilment systems.
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Opinion
Comment: Harsh share-price reaction following Debenhams’ Christmas update
With Dalton Philips’ departure from Morrisons making retail chief executive change a hot industry topic, how is Debenhams’ veteran Mike Sharp faring?
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Analysis
Analysis: Bank and USC woes highlight challenges young-fashion sector faces
2015 is shaping up to be a bad year for young-fashion retailers after Bank’s collapse on Wednesday and USC poised to appoint administrators.
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River Island joins Friars Walk development in Newport
River Island has become the latest retailer to join the Friars Walk development in Newport, South Wales, with a two-storey space opposite H&M.
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River Island fails to pay staff on time following IT glitch
An IT glitch at River Island has led to the high street chain failing to pay its thousands of staff on time.
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Apple suspends online trading in Russia amid financial concerns
US technology giant Apple has suspended trading online in Russia amid the ongoing chaos over the country’s financial situation.
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Opinion
Comment: For retailers this will be the Christmas of logistics
Retail’s golden quarter is in full swing and this year retailer’s must juggle the logistics of online and in-store sales and fulfilment.
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Amazon, River Island and Debenhams among retailers hit by Black Friday delivery delays
Retailers including Amazon, Ao.com, River Island, Currys PC World, Shop Direct and Debenhams have admitted Black Friday has caused disruption to delivery networks.
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Opinion
Comment: What is Shop Direct’s secret to ecommerce success?
Following Shop Direct’s latest pre-tax profits increase, how has the etailer gone from a catalogue company to digital department store?
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Opinion
Comment: Retailers looking to expand should think internationally
Go east, west, north and south young man. The case for UK retailers to expand overseas is currently strong.
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Industry joins forces to launch Retail Matters careers campaign
The retail industry has come together to launch a campaign to boost careers in the sector and transform its image as an employer.
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River Island invests to become 'multi-country, multichannel brand'
Fashion retailer River Island’s profits dipped in its last financial year because of “strong” investment in transforming itself into a “multi-country, multichannel brand”.