All Debenhams articles – Page 15
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News
Debenhams warns on profits as Christmas sales fall
Debenhams’ Christmas like-for-like sales dropped despite increased promotional activity in what boss Sergio Bucher called a “challenging” period.
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Analysis
Retail resolutions for 2018: Debenhams, Ikea and Bathstore bosses
Retail’s leaders share their resolutions for 2018 with Retail Week.
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Debenhams appoints new boss of fashion and home
Debenhams has appointed Steven Cook as its new fashion and home managing director as it reshuffles its management team.
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Top five store design trends to expect in 2018
In 2018 store design will mean more than just good-looking shops, as retailers adjust to the reality of uncertainty for the foreseeable future.
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Video
Watch: Debenhams CEO shows off first new-look store
Debenhams chief executive Sergio Bucher takes John Ryan around the new store format in Stevenage.
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Primark and Sports Direct fined for underpaying staff
Primark and Sports Direct have been fined after the Government found that both retailers had underpaid their staff.
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Opinion
Keynote: In the age of robots, human contact will be key
In the rush to keep up with consumer habits, such as the rise of social media and consumers’ desire for convenience and speed, the industry could be overlooking one of its strongest suites in the deck – people.
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News
Black Friday 2017: Which retailers are doing what?
Black Friday deals are already underway for 2017 as retailers are slashing prices ahead of the main event.
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Opinion
Traditional shops can outshine etailers on the high street
There is a tendency to worry about online retailers opening physical stores. But is there anything that more traditional retailers can do to compete?
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Data
Data: Top 30 retailers in the UK, according to shoppers
Amazon has been knocked off the top spot of customers’ favourite places to shop by M&S’ food division, according to exclusive survey data from OC&C.
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News
Debenhams hires new womenswear director
Debenhams has recruited a new womenswear director, poaching Sara Bradley from BHS International where she was consultant brand director.
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Video
Watch: Debenhams' Cinderella-inspired Christmas ad
Debenhams has lifted the lid on its 2017 Christmas campaign on the same day as department store rival John Lewis is set to unveil its hotly anticipated advert.
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Opinion
Opinion: Next can’t keep blaming it on the weatherman
“Maybe I can pray. Maybe I can wait. Maybe I can blame it on the weatherman.”
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News
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct launches BrandsMax fascia
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct is developing a new business, BrandMax, which may be a bid to win trade from TKMaxx.
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Debenhams shares may prove costly for Sports Direct
Sports Direct acquired shares in department store group Debenhams last week and might have paid more than they are worth.
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Data
Department store wars: How Debenhams stacks up to rivals
Debenhams’ 2016/17 results, underlined the initial impact of Sergio Bucher’s ‘Debenhams Redesigned’ strategy on its bottom line.
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Analysis
Buy, sell or hold? Sports Direct takes stock of shares
Sports Direct has drafted in a head of strategic investments to review the shareholdings the retailer has built up in other businesses.
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Video
The Retail Week: Debenhams, Bunnings, New Look and M&S
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories from the week, including Debenhams’ full-year results and people moves at New Look and M&S.
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Analysis
Is Bucher’s grand plan for Debenhams paying off?
Looking at the numbers, it can’t be said to be the best first year a chief executive has ever clocked up.
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News
Today in retail: A tale of two department stores
Department store retailer Debenhams reported a 44% full-year profit drop today that risked testing the patience of its shareholders.