All Very Group articles – Page 16
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NewsShop Direct's digital transformation pays big dividends
The winner of the AlixPartners Growth Retailer of the Year Award is now far removed from its origins as the Littlewoods catalogue business.
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NewsWinners of the Retail Week Awards 2016
Waitrose managing director Mark Price won the Oracle Outstanding Contribution to Retail accolade at the Retail Week Awards with Oracle.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Retail bosses urge UK to stay in the EU
The chief executives of Shop Direct, Carpetright and Boden have all thrown their weight behind Britain remaining in the European Union.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Building a culture of innovation in retail
John Lewis and Shop Direct discuss how innovation is engrained in their culture as technology plays an ever-increasingly role in retail.
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OpinionOpinion: What is ‘intrapreneurship’ and why is it important for retailers?
As retailers from John Lewis to Shop Direct invest in retail labs the importance of internal innovation is more important than ever.
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NewsRibble Cycles poaches Shop Direct Director and appoints former AO.com head
Ribble Cycles has drafted in a former Asda and Shop Direct executive as its new boss to spearhead the retailer’s ambitious expansion plans.
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NewsLeading retailers shortlisted for prestigious growth award
The shortlist for The AlixPartners Growth Retailer of the Year award at the Retail Week Awards with Oracle 2016 has been announced.
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DataData: Top 10 ranking of the UK’s biggest online retailers in 2016
Although Amazon is at the forefront of ecommerce, multichannel retailers dominate the top 10 list of online leaders overall.
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NewsShop Direct delivers strong Christmas driven by m-commerce
Etailer Shop Direct has reported a strong Christmas, helped by its m-commerce experience, as sales advanced 6% in the seven weeks to December 25.
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DataChristmas trading 2015: Retailers battle it out for the top spot
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas trading period with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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NewsData: Top 30 retail and brand websites by customer satisfaction
Amazon’s UK website has been named the online business with the highest levels of customer satisfaction in Britain, according to new data.
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AnalysisReview of the Year: Retail technology and ecommerce trends
In a year of personalisation, mobile payment and drones, we look back at some of the biggest innovations in retail technology in 2015.
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AnalysisPeople moves: End of an era at McColl’s and all the moves in November
James Lancaster to step aside at McColl’s, Pets at Home’s Phil Hackney leaves for Shop Direct and Tim Bettley joins The Original Factory Shop.
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NewsBlack Friday spend spreads as retailers run extended promotional periods
includeRetailers’ plans to avoid a pinch point on Black Friday paid off as MasterCard data showed strong sales ahead of the event.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will Black Friday play out next year?
Stacks of heavily discounted flat-screen TVs, irons and blenders remained on the shelves at Tesco’s Orpington store two days after Black Friday.
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NewsShop Direct appoints Pets at Home logistics boss to operations director role
Shop Direct has appointed Pets at Home’s logistics and business systems director Phil Hackney to the newly-created role of operations director.
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AnalysisStart-up success stories: Retail Week's Pitch Perfect winners
Retail Week catches up with the three joint winners of our inaugural Pitch Perfect start-up competition to find out how they are faring.
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NewsShop Direct boss denies two-week long Black Friday is 'vanity exercise'
Shop Direct boss Alex Baldock says the retailer has “big plans” for its two-week long Black Friday and denies it is a “vanity exercise”.
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NewsShop Direct profits surge after focus on personalisation and big data
Very owner Shop Direct has reported full-year pre-tax profits up 78% to £71.7m, driven by investment in big data and personalisation.
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AnalysisZapp admits delays over Pay by Bank app as retailers left waiting
Zapp has admitted its mobile payments app launch has been delayed, while Sainsbury’s said the app is no longer a priority.
