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NewsM&S boss Rowe pledges action on racism and diversity
Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe has made a personal commitment to staff to take “urgent action” to address racism and diversity in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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AnalysisJohn Lewis, Superdry, Lush and Waterstones on trading in retail’s new normal
After three months of shuttered doors due to the coronavirus, English non-essential retail reopened to the public on Monday. Retail Week analyses the lessons to be learnt from the first days of trading.
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NewsIn pictures: Primark and Sports Direct drive footfall as non-essential retail reopens
Retail destinations across England saw footfall numbers soar on the day that non-essential retailers were allowed to reopen stores, with queues forming for the likes of Primark, H&M and Zara.
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NewsRetailers to reopen today after three months in lockdown
Retailers across England will reopen their doors today for socially distanced shopping after almost three months in lockdown.
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NewsLiberty rebrands digital flagship as it celebrates 145 years
London department store Liberty has completed a rebranding including a new logo and redesigned website, as it celebrates its 145th birthday this year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What high street will emerge from the pandemic?
Already under enormous pressure before the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, the high street has taken another battering. What will it look like as the crisis subsides?
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DataData: New forecasts for the post-pandemic retail landscape
New data from Edge by Ascential shows a vastly changed outlook for retail channels across the UK as the Covid-19 pandemic has drastically altered the retail landscape and consumer spending habits.
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VideoFace time: John Lewis ops chief Andrew Murphy on post-lockdown stores comeback
John Lewis Partnership executive director of operations Andrew Murphy talks to Retail Week about store reopening plans, the retailer’s ‘customer-led’ post-pandemic strategy and the ‘exciting opportunity to reshape the business’ in future.
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NewsDebenhams closes more stores after failing to agree terms with Intu
Department store chain Debenhams has confirmed the closure of a further three stores after failing to agree to terms with institutional landlord Intu.
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NewsM&S chair Norman: We are working in ‘ways we have never operated before’
The chair of Marks & Spencer says the coronavirus emergency has forced the retailer to operate “in ways we have never operated before”.
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NewsDebenhams chief executive steps down as reopening nears
Debenhams’ chief executive Stefaan Vansteenkiste has stepped down as the department store group prepares for the next phase of its turnaround.
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NewsHarrods to launch outlet store at Westfield London
Harrods is to open an outlet store at Westfield London to help it shift excess seasonal stock that has gone unsold during the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsDebenhams cuts head office jobs but secures key stores
Department store group Debenhams is cutting head office jobs as it seeks to put itself in shape for a turnaround and has secured two key trading locations that it had faced losing to Next.
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils ‘gradual’ phased reopening plans
John Lewis has unveiled its plans for a “gradual” reopening beginning with two stores on June 15, with customer and staff response to social distancing to be taken into account ahead of further openings during the summer.
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NewsFrasers boss blames Cummings effect for store reopening delay
Frasers Group finance chief Chris Wootton has blamed the controversy engulfing Boris Johnson’s advisor Dominic Cummings for later than expected store reopenings which he said will “finish off” some retailers.
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NewsMike Ashley praises staff as Frasers Group readies to ‘potentially’ reopen stores
Frasers Group, formerly known as Sports Direct International, has said that it will pay 100% of salaries for the majority of its employees in May.
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AnalysisDeep dive: Can M&S become the nation’s favourite shop again?
Marks & Spencer is often referred to as the nation’s favourite retailer, a stalwart of the British high street that has clothed and fed families for generations. But M&S has been floundering for almost two decades as its clothing offer fell out of favour and it was usurped by younger, cheaper rivals such as Zara and H&M. The retailer has gone from turnaround plan to turnaround plan since 2000, but time is starting to run out.
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OpinionOpinion: JC Penney is a cautionary tale of how not to run a retailer
JC Penney has been a staple of the US retail landscape for as long as most Americans can remember.
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NewsFortnum & Mason to reopen food departments tomorrow
Landmark London store Fortnum & Mason is to begin a phased reopening tomorrow when it will come out of coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsEx-Debenhams workers in Bangladesh plead to be paid
Former Debenhams staff in Bangladesh have uploaded a video to YouTube pleading to be paid following the department store group’s administration.