All Department stores articles – Page 30
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News
Liberty 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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Analysis
Analysis: 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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Data
Data: 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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Video
Face 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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News
Debenhams 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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M&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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Debenhams 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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News
Harrods 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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Debenhams 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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News
John 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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News
Frasers 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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Mike 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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Analysis
Deep 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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Opinion
Opinion: 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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News
Fortnum & 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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News
Ex-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.
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News
Marks & Spencer to start reopening cafes
Marks & Spencer is to reopen 49 in-store cafes from tomorrow, serving takeaway hot drinks only.
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Opinion
Dispatch: How Spain’s El Corte Inglés is preparing for life after lockdown
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can Next become a force to be reckoned with in beauty retail?
Hours after Debenhams confirmed that it would exit its five store across Hammerson-owned shopping centres, Next unveiled details of an unikely swoop.
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News
Next swoops on Debenhams sites for new beauty store format
Next has snapped up five stores across Hammerson’s estate which Debenhams is exiting for the launch of a new beauty store concept.