All The Retail Week articles – Page 2
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Watch: Will Microsoft store launch a new fleet of flagships?
As Microsoft opens its first flagship store in Europe on Regent Street, the team look at what it means for bricks-and-mortar retail in the capital and beyond.
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Watch: Can Coupe get shoppers and shareholders back on side?
This week, the team discusses the predicament of Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe as shareholders vote on his £3.9m pay packet following poor results and the failed Asda merger.
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Watch: Can Dixons Carphone reconnect with mobile shoppers?
After Dixons Carphone revealed shrinking full-year profits today, the team discuss what boss Alex Baldock needs to do to get customers calling into the retailer again.
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Watch: Can Sir Philip Green make a fresh start with Arcadia?
After Arcadia’s CVA was finally approved, the team discuss if the fashion group’s plan will work and is Sir Philip Green the right person to lead the retailer back to the top?
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Watch: How can Philip Green get Arcadia CVA over the line?
After Arcadia’s CVA vote ended in stalemate yesterday, the team run through what happened and debate what it might take to get it over the line.
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Watch: As Boots mulls closures, is there still value in shops?
As Boots reviews the future of more than 200 of its shops, the Retail Week team debate whether there is still value in operating large store estates.
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Watch: Can a CVA stave off Arcadia's collapse?
As landlords prepare to vote on Arcadia’s CVA, the team discuss whether Sir Philip Green’s business can be saved.
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Watch: John Lewis vs Richer Sounds - who's the best employer?
As Richer Sounds owner Julian Richer gives control of his business to staff, John Lewis Partnership has scrapped its final salary pension. We ask what it means to be a good retail employer.
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Can 'pile ’em high' Mike Ashley become the new king of luxury?
As Mike Ashley unveils plans to launch luxury HoF spin-off Frasers, the team discuss whether the Lonsdale tycoon can become the king of luxury.
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Watch: Is Ocado boss Tim Steiner worth £100m?
After a quarter of Ocado’s shareholders revolted against boss Tim Steiner’s £100m bonus package, the team asks whether he deserves such a hefty financial reward.
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Watch: Are consumers losers from Sainsbury's-Asda verdict?
After the competition watchdog vetoed the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger, TCC Global insights director Bryan Roberts joins the team to discuss whether the decision will do more harm than good for consumers.
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Watch: Should Asda wage changes be cheered or jeered?
After Asda revealed plans to make sweeping changes to store staff contracts, we analyse the implications for the grocer and the wider retail sector.
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Watch: Will Lush's social media blackout bath-bomb?
This week the team delve into Lush’s divisive decision to axe its social media accounts across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in a bid to stop “fighting with algorithms”.
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Watch: Can Julian Dunkerton save Superdry from Surrey dads?
Julian Dunkerton has successfully staged a boardroom coup and is back at the top of the retailer he founded. The team discuss what he needs to do now.
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Watch: People, personalisation and the key takeaways from RWL
This week, the team discuss the key themes from Retail Week Live 2019, from businesses grappling with data to committing to life-long development of staff skills.
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Watch: How many shops does Next need?
This week, the team delve into retail bellwether Next’s full-year results and chief executive Lord Wolfson’s thoughts on how the sector is set to change over the next 15 years.
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Watch: Is Mike Ashley Debenhams' only hope?
Mike Ashley is attempting to seize control of Debenhams. The team cuts through the noise to ask whether he represents its best chance of success.
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The Retail Week: How 25 CEOs are preparing for 2019
This week, the team are joined by Manhattan managing director Craig Summers to talk about the findings of our flagship Retail 2019 report, where 25 bosses reveal their strategies for the year ahead.
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Watch: NRF – new business models and new retail purpose
This week, the team discuss key themes from this year’s NRF conference, from Walmart’s digital reinvention to Dick’s Sporting Goods taking a stand on gun control.
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The Retail Week: Making sense of Super Thursday
This week, the team discuss the key themes emerging from the blizzard of updates announced on Super Thursday.