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Shop Direct says “impressive growth” at its Very business outweighed a slowdown in its Littlewoods brand, resulting in a group revenue increase of 1.5% in the year to 30 June.

18 Sep 2018 COMMENT

London Fashion Week: Closing the gap between the dizzy heights of the catwalk and the shopping basket

Quill CEO, Ed Bussey, takes a look at the increasing use of technology at London Fashion Week.

18 Sep 2018 FEATURE

How Sonos reduced spreadsheet usage in planning process

Essential Retail assesses some of the systems newly-listed Sonos uses behind the scenes as its plans to grow its direct-to-consumer arm.

18 Sep 2018 FEATURE

Advent of Open Banking presents myriad opportunities

Essential Retail takes a look at the opportunities for retailers who embrace open banking following the introduction of PSD2.

17 Sep 2018 News

Tisci's Burberry designs exclusively available on social media

17 Sep 2018 NEWS

Robots and AI on catwalk at London Fashion Week

Silicon Valley robotics company partners with US designer to put robots on the London Fashion Week catwalk.

17 Sep 2018 News

Boohoo snares Primark COO John Lyttle for CEO role

14 Sep 2018 COMMENT

Will Tesco’s partnership with Jamie Oliver be a recipe for success?

KMMS takes a look at how retailers can benefit from influencer and celebrity partnerships.

14 Sep 2018 News

Hotter Shoes talks up social proof messaging software

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London Fashion Week: Closing the gap between the dizzy heights of the catwalk and the shopping basket

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Tisci's Burberry designs exclusively available on social media

Robots and AI on catwalk at London Fashion Week

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