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Retail Acumen · 6M ago

Best Buy closing UK stores, Comet sold by Kesa, What a week for Dixons :-)

What a week this has been in the electricals retail sector… firstly it was announced that Carphone Warehouse was to shut all 11 Best Buy shops (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15616445) and then it was announced this morning that Kesa had sold off Comet … Continue reading →
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Retail Acumen · 6M ago

The Retail Conference 2011

The Retail Conference 2011 took place in London on 21st September 2011 at the America Square Conference Centre. Over 200 retail delegates were in attendance and it was a great day for all involved, retailers and sponsors alike. Rather than … Continue reading →
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Retail Acumen · 10M ago

Employees who are left behind…. Guest Blog by Karen Young, Founder of HR Innovate

This is a guest blog by Karen Young, founder of HR Innovate, an HR expert and advisor who previously had senior management roles within major UK retailers including Dixons Stores Group… I thought it appropriate to write this particular blog … Continue reading →
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Retail Acumen · 10M ago

Range Rationalisation: Why less is more…

The concept of “less is more” is a bit of a paradigm shift for many retailers. In the past extending the range has been a sure fire way to increase sales. Perhaps so… but if you’ve heard the saying “sales … Continue reading →
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Retail Acumen · 11M ago

I shouldn’t have gone to Specsavers?

At 7:30am on morning of Saturday 18th June my 5 year old son presented me with his newly snapped in half glasses… the glasses he must wear all the time due to very long sightedness causing a bit of a … Continue reading →
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Retail Acumen · 11M ago

PRESS RELEASE: INDEPENDENT RETAILER MONTH APPOINTS THE RETAIL CHAMPION AS OFFICIAL UK PARTNER

INDEPENDENT RETAILER MONTH APPOINTS THE RETAIL CHAMPION AS OFFICIAL UK PARTNER New York, NY, (June 2, 2011) – USA born Independent Retailer Month is today announcing its UK partner The Retail Champion as the initiative expands globally to celebrate independent … Continue reading →
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Retail Acumen · 12M ago

Maldistribution leads to lost sales and increased mark down spend…

I’ve had a couple of conversations in the past few weeks which have ultimately all come back to the importance of optimisation of stock flow through the retail supply chain. It is of course a balancing act – trading off … Continue reading →
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Retail Acumen · 1Y ago

Would your boss be pleased with a 2.5% LFL increase?

This week our sister company e-mphasis Internet Marketing came to the team at Retail Acumen for some detailed analysis to help them demonstrate to a significant client the benefit of a multi-channel search marketing trial that they had been running… … Continue reading →
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Retail Acumen · 1Y ago

Retail Acumen has transformed!

In my blog “Retail Acumen is Changing…” I explained a bit about what I was up to in terms of shaping the future direction of the business. Since then the designers at Rubber Cheese have helped with the new website … Continue reading →
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Retail Acumen · 1Y ago

The Retail Breakfast – Adding mobile to your multi-channel offer…

The first ever Retail Breakfast, a spin-off from The Retail Conference, took place in London today (2nd March 2011). Over 40 retailers were in attendance who heard presentations from Hash Ladha, Group Multi-channel Director from Aurora Fashions; Andrew Rayner, Founder … Continue reading →...
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