All Very Group articles – Page 13
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Retail league table: Christmas trading 2016
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas 2016 trading period, with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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Analysis
Retail resolutions for 2017: Alex Baldock, Shop Direct
As the New Year nears, retail bosses tell Retail Week about their resolutions for 2017.
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Analysis
It wasn’t all bad: The 12 gifts of retail in 2016
It wasn’t all bad for retail this year. Here’s our seasonal celebration of how retail enhances lives and the nation.
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Analysis
Review of the Year: Tech and ecommerce trends
From Pinterest ads to Pokémon Go!, 2016 was a year packed full of technology innovations.
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Opinion
Blog: Confessions of a Black Friday bargain hunter
Black Friday has been and gone and this year it appears that retail’s supply chains have stood up well to the year’s biggest delivery stress test.
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News
Today in Retail: A digital brain drain?
As Retail Week revealed earlier today, another digital talent, this time in the form of New Look’s Sally Heath, is set to leave the industry.
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Analysis
Profile: Jon Rudoe, the grocery guru joining Shop Direct
Jon Rudoe has been appointed as Shop Direct’s new retail and technology director. What will the grocery guru bring to the etailer?
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News
People moves: Nigel Oddy leaves House of Fraser
House of Fraser boss Nigel Oddy is the latest executive to exit the department store; Jon Rudoe leaves Sainsbury’s for bespoke role at Shop Direct
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News
Shop Direct poaches Sainsbury’s tech boss Jon Rudoe
Shop Direct has poached Sainsbury’s head of technology Jon Rudoe for a newly created role as it merges its retail and IT teams.
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Video
Watch: Black Friday kicks off at Shop Direct
Shop Direct boss Alex Baldock on how Black Friday is taking shape and why it favours the pure-play retailers.
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Analysis
CEO viewpoints: The case for and against Black Friday
Retail is divided on whether Black Friday is good or bad for the industry. Here two retail chief executives make their case.
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Analysis
Black Friday 2016: Which retailers are doing what?
No longer a day of deals, Black Friday has become a promotional marathon. Here we document retailers’ Black Friday deals and their duration.
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Opinion
This week in retail: Black Friday madness begins
It’s finally here – Black Friday week. Or Black Friday fortnight for some.
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Analysis
Retail Week Awards: Spotlight on the etail contenders
As the shortlist for the Retail Week Awards 2017 is unveiled, we take a closer look at the etailers contending for the OC&C Pure-Play Etailer accolade.
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News
Shop Direct to open staff hub in London’s Victoria
Shop Direct will open an office in London in a bid to attract more talent and develop its technological capabilities.
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Analysis
What are the new innovations in ecomm fulfilment?
From one-button orders to next-gen lockers, retailers are upping their game when it comes to fast, efficient and convenient fulfilment.
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News
Shop Direct launches chatbot technology on Very app
Shop Direct has integrated conversational technology on Very’s mobile app to answer customer queries in real time.
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Analysis
Analysis: How AI tackles retail’s ‘unsolvable problems’
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology may sound like science-fiction novel fodder, but it’s fast becoming an increasingly attractive investment to retailers.
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Analysis
Shop Direct’s Alex Baldock on digital transformation
At Retail Week Live 2017 Shop Direct chief executive Alex Baldock will discuss how new technology will reshape retail.
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Analysis
Analysis: How to bring a business back from the dead
All eyes are on BHS to see if new owner Al Mana Group can succeed in breathing fresh life into the brand with its ecommerce site.