All General merchandise articles – Page 59
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InterviewRetail Week Live: Q&A with Pets at Home boss Ian Kellett
Pets at Home chief executive Ian Kellett speaks at Retail Week Live next March. We find out more about him.
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NewsRetail diary: HMV’s rendezvous and Dixons Carphone’s hat-trick
Schuh’s retired finance boss marches on, Dixons Carphone goes for a charitable hat-trick and HMV is slicker than your average.
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NewsPets at Home upgrades its website to boost sales
Pets at Home has partnered with Amplience to improve its online customer experience and target like-for-like growth.
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AnalysisSecret success: Home Bargains – from single store to value powerhouse
It began with takings of only £85 a week. Today, however, the value retailer Home Bargains turns over almost £1.5bn annually.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to bring a business back from the dead
All eyes are on BHS to see if new owner Al Mana Group can succeed in breathing fresh life into the brand with its ecommerce site.
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NewsBusiness confidence overall rebounds to pre-Brexit levels
Confidence among UK businesses has returned to pre-EU referendum levels, helped by growing optimism for the UK economy, according to latest figures.
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NewsRetail diary: Japanese queue-beating and Sainsbury’s new cheese ‘Gary’
Sainsbury’s makes vegan cheese a brie-ality, Apple accessories firm markets new Mac-scented candle and Japan negates the need to queue.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five lessons retailers can learn from Metro Bank
Metro Bank was founded only in early 2010, but the company’s fresh approach to financial services has shaken up the banking industry.
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NewsAgenda: WHSmith, N Brown and Ted Baker post financial results
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days in the industry with updates from WHSmith, N Brown and Ted Baker on the agenda.
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NewsShop prices dive, driven by drastic deflation in clothing
Shop prices fell once again in the first week of September, driven by falling fashion prices, according to the BRC Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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NewsTheo Paphitis’s Ryman acquires specialist London Graphic Centre
Retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis’s Ryman stationery business has bought art and design materials specialist London Graphic Centre.
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NewsNext founder George Davies calls for more women in top roles
Next founder George Davies has said that more women need to be hired for top jobs in British fashion as they have “more vision than men”.
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NewsGame bags £13.5m in sale and leaseback deal on head office
Game is set to gain some “much needed” cash after striking a sale and leaseback deal on its head office and distribution centre.
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NewsCard Factory profits rise but 'softer' footfall hampers like-for-likes
Card Factory has posted a rise in half-year profits and sales but claimed softer footfall resulted in “lower than normal” revenue growth.
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NewsStationery retailer Smiggle on track to meet target of 200 UK stores
Australian retailer Smiggle has ploughed on with its global expansion plans and said it is on track to open 200 stores in the UK by 2019.
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NewsBHS website to relaunch this week under new Qatari owners
BHS is to return to the UK retail scene this week with the relaunch of its website, just a month after the last of its stores closed.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Typo, the Australian chain set to make its UK debut
Retail Week takes a closer look at Typo, the homewares and stationery specialist that has pencilled its debut at Westfield Stratford.
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NewsSteinhoff seals £610m capture of Poundland after court approval
South African retail giant Steinhoff has completed its £610m capture of value retailer Poundland, two months after a deal was first agreed.
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GalleryMarks & Spencer pilots in-store click-and-collect lockers
Marks & Spencer is testing in-store lockers in an effort to further tap into the trend for click-and-collect and lure customers into its shops.
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NewsAustralian chain Typo pencils in UK debut at Westfield Stratford
Australian stationery and homewares specialist Typo is on the brink of making its UK debut, Retail Week can exclusively reveal.