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VideoThe Retail Week: Shop Direct, Oddy joins The Range and BHS
The team discuss the week’s biggest stories, including Shop Direct’s possible sale, Nigel Oddy’s move to The Range and how BHS’s demise has impacted retail one year on.
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AnalysisIs there investor appetite for a Shop Direct IPO or sale?
Shop Direct’s turnaround is a big retail success story following a transformation in recent years.
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NewsShop Direct eyes £3bn sale as takeover talks begin
Shop Direct owners, the Barclay brothers, are understood to be seeking a £3bn price tag for the etail group and have lined up talks with potential suitors.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: BHS, Shop Direct and more
Retail news round-up: Sir Philip Green accuses MP of using him as a 'political football' and Shop Direct is put up for sale
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NewsWoolworths could make comeback under ex-boss
A former Woolworths managing director hopes to revive the famous retail name and launch it again on high streets almost 10 years after its collapse.
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AnalysisRetail technology in an age of disruption
Disruptive technologies, such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data and robotics will create huge future opportunities for retailers and brands.
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DataData: Top 20 retailers by UK online sales
Retail Week Prospect’s league table of the largest retailers by UK online sales does not throw up many surprises, with Amazon continuing to lead the way, well ahead of Tesco.
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OpinionOpinion: Reflections on Retail Week Live 2017
Billed as “unmissable”, Retail Week Live certainly lived up to expectations.
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AnalysisShop Direct: Blazing a trail in pureplay etail
The OC&C Pureplay Etailer of the Year winner has moved with the times to become a case study in ecommerce excellence.
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GalleryRetail Week Awards 2017: The winners
If there is one message to take away from the Retail Week Awards 2017 sponsored by Salesforce, it is that great people make great businesses.
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NewsAI is 'force to be reckoned with' says Shop Direct
Retailers not yet paying attention to artificial intelligence (AI) should reconsider the technology’s power, according to the online retailer.
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NewsShop Direct's Alex Baldock: 'AI will transform retail'
Shop Direct boss Alex Baldock has said that AI will transform retail, whether retailers choose to let it or try to ignore it.
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NewsRetail Week Live 2017 kicks off today
Retail Week Live 2017 – the biggest event in the retail calendar – kicks off today.
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NewsIBM and Salesforce team up to bolster AI insights
IBM and Salesforce unveiled plans to connect their respective artificial intelligence (AI) platforms to drive insights for their retail partners.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live: Sessions and speakers you can't miss
With Retail Week Live just one week away, we look at the speakers and sessions you need to see.
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DataInfographic: Key themes from the top 50 retailers ranking
The combined turnover of the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales for the 2015/16 financial year reaches £220bn, with the top 10 accounting for £151bn of that (68.6%).
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DataData: Top 50 retailers by sales during 2015/16 financial year
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales for the 2015/16 financial year sees The Range, Inditex and Asos enter the table for the first time.
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NewsShop Direct lines up new finance boss
Shop Direct has appointed a new group finance director to replace Greg Pateras, who is leaving after 10 years with the etailer.
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NewsShop Direct owners the Barclays mull share sell-off
Shop Direct owners the Barclay brothers are considering selling off their stake in the business, in a deal that could value the etailer at £2bn.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: UK retail sales, Shop Direct and more
Retail news round-up: UK retail sales drop in January, Barclay brothers seek Shop Direct sale, and increased revenues at Jimmy Choo.
