All Department stores articles – Page 59
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John Lewis Partnership director Tom Athron exits
John Lewis Partnership group development director Tom Athron will leave the business next spring.
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OpinionOpinion: How will you create your retail legacy?
With UK politics in such a precarious state, the huge unknowns flowing from the Brexit referendum and the changes in consumer shopping behaviour, I find it hard to remember a more difficult era for retailers to steer their businesses along the best path for long-term prosperity.
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NewsJohn Lewis fashion sales hit by milder weather
John Lewis suffered a slump in sales last week as milder than usual weather impacted its performance in fashion and home.
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GalleryStore gallery: Experiencing Oxford's John Lewis
John Ryan visits the new John Lewis in Oxford, which takes experience as its starting point, and builds from there.
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NewsDebenhams dismisses claims of 'immoral' supplier demands
Debenhams has hit back at accusations that it demanded “immoral” discounts from its suppliers, following reports over the weekend.
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NewsJohn Lewis raises bar on in-store experience
At a sneak preview of the new John Lewis store in Oxford, boss Paula Nickolds stated ambitions to reinvent the shopping experience.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches ‘concierge-style’ shopping
John Lewis is launching a ‘concierge-style’ shopping service as part of wider plans to “reinvent” its department stores.
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NewsAgenda: Debenhams updates the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with a preliminary update from Debenhams on the agenda.
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NewsToday in retail: Harrods boosted by Brexit Britain
Harrods was boosted by the influx in foreign tourists over its last full-year, becoming a rare retail beneficiary of the weakened pound.
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NewsDebenhams appoints former HoF executive Adams to board
Debenhams has appointed former House of Fraser deputy chief executive David Adams as a non-executive director.
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AnalysisThe City should give Debenhams’ Bucher breathing space
As the department store market comes under greater pressure perhaps than ever before, the job of turning around Debenhams looks more and more demanding.
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NewsHarrods profits soar as tourists snap up Brexit bargains
Sales and profits surged at Harrods during its last financial year as foreign shoppers capitalised on the weak pound to snap up cheaper luxury goods.
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GalleryStore gallery: Outfit comes to town in Newcastle
Arcadia’s catch-all format, Outfit, has opened its first store in a city centre – but will it work?
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DataData: John Lewis on how we shop, live and look
From the Olympics to Brexit, onesies to unicorns and courgetti to all things fermented, a lot can change in five years.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must invest in what Amazon can’t do
Ever-speedy delivery, subscription models, an online video streaming service, voice-automated ordering and a sizeable grocery business in the shape of Whole Foods.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales slip as fashion and homewares decline
John Lewis sales dropped last week as its fashion and homewares division dragged on the retailer’s performance.
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NewsDebenhams poaches Dixons Carphone and Dune executives
Debenhams has poached Dixons Carphone central operations director Paul Justice and Dune international boss Ben Jobling to beef up its executive team.
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NewsM&S reveals intention to exit Covent Garden store
Marks & Spencer is pulling out of its Covent Garden store and intends to close it in March, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsJohn Lewis poaches Arcadia property director
John Lewis has poached Arcadia group property director Chris Harris, who will join the department store retailer in the same role in March next year.
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OpinionOpinion: Harvey Nichols is wrong to axe its CEO role
Harry Gordon Selfridge famously said: ‘There must be one controlling spirit, one who stands for the policy, the principles and the personality of the house.’