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NewsKingfisher profits rise, RFU chairman replaces Bernard
Kingfisher has revealed rising profits and like-for-likes and named Rugby Football Union chairman Andy Cosslett as its chairman, succeeding Daniel Bernard.
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NewsToday in retail: Food price hikes drive inflation
Rising food prices helped drive up inflation to 2.3% last month – its highest level for three-and-a-half years
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NewsThe Range plots new HQ with scope to create 570 jobs
Value home retailer The Range has unveiled plans for new purpose-built headquarters in its home town, Plymouth.
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NewsScS posts rise in sales and earnings in first half
ScS, the sofas and floorings specialist, has reported a rise in interim profits and expects to meet full-year expectations.
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NewsToday in Retail: Tesco and White Company look overseas
As many retailers face into turbulent trading conditions on home soil, two of Britain’s finest have made headlines with their international operations today.
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NewsWhite Company set to enter US with New York store
The White Company is set to enter the US market with a store on New York’s Fifth Avenue opening this summer.
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AnalysisAgenda: Next, Kingfisher and ScS financial updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from Next, Kingfisher and ScS all on the agenda.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: House of Fraser and Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Retail news round-up: House of Fraser cuts brands amid transformation and Edinburgh Woollen Mill at forefront to buy Jaeger
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NewsIkea vows to take action on lorry driver conditions
Ikea has promised to take action after the poor working conditions of some lorry drivers transporting its goods in Europe were uncovered.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are the disruptors in the UK furniture market?
Pureplay furniture retailer Made.com was dubbed a game-changer when it launched in 2010.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Sports Direct, Scottish retail sales and more
Retail news round-up: Sports Direct increases its bet on Debenhams, retail sales in Scotland decline, Bunnings to launch transactional website in UK
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DataData: The UK’s top 30 retailers by productivity
Retail Week Prospect ranks the top 30 most productive retailers in the UK, measured by sales per employee.
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GalleryStore gallery: B&Q mini format opens on Holloway Road
B&Q’s new local store on London’s Holloway Road follows the trend of big merchants moving closer to town and city centres.
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VideoWatch: DFS boss confident about challenging year ahead
DFS boss Ian Filby joins the Retail Week studio to discuss the challenging year ahead in the furniture sector and the issue of business rates.
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InterviewWatch: Kingfisher's Woreczek talks bold leadership
Kingfisher chief customer officer Pierre Woreczek explains how strong leadership is the key to avoiding becoming lost in a busy marketplace.
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AnalysisDobbies’ new green-fingered boss Nicholas Marshall
To describe Dobbies’ new chief executive Nicholas Marshall as a garden enthusiast would be an understatement.
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AnalysisAnalysis: February retail sales sector-by-sector
Retail like-for-likes slipped 0.4% in February as non-food sales suffered their first quarterly decline for more than five years.
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NewsNon-food sales fall for first time since November 2011
Non-food retail sales suffered their first quarterly decline for more than five years amid a “challenging” period of trading.
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NewsToday in retail: Sweet Dreams for Mike Logue
Four years ago today, Dreams collapsed into administration, heralding hundreds of job losses and scores of store closures.
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NewsDobbies boss Cleland quits after eight months in charge
Dobbies chief executive John Cleland has quit the garden centre business and been replaced by former Wyevale boss Nicholas Marshall with immediate effect.