All articles by Matthew Chapman – Page 45
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Dixons Carphone to reimburse customers who ordered iPhones at Phones 4u
Dixons Carphone is stepping in to reimburse customers who pre-ordered an iPhone 6 with Phones 4u after its administrator reported pre-orders would not be refunded.
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HMV reports profits of £17m in 11 months after administration
HMV is set to report operating profits of nearly £17m during the 11 months after it fell into administration last year.
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Supermarkets face 'harsh reality' as spend drops 1.6%, Nielsen reports
Spend at the UK’s five biggest supermarkets fell 1.6% year on year in September as Tesco recorded the biggest fall in sales in the last 12 weeks, according to Nielsen.
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Analysis: Why Sainsbury's has cut prices and changed Brand Match
Sainsbury’s has stopped comparing branded goods prices with Tesco and slashed prices, but will it be enough to stop customers switching to Asda and discounters?
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Retail sales well above average in September despite grocery fall, says CBI
Retail sales were well above average for the time of year in September as department stores and furniture retailers performed strongly, according to the CBI
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Innovation: What retail's robots of the future could look like
Robots may currently be the stuff of science fiction films but they could be set to revolutionise the retail industry.
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Dreams forecasts return to profit as it eyes brand extensions
Dreams is confident it can turn a profit this financial year after reporting a loss in its most recent trading period.
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Lakeland 'disappointed' as annual profits halve to £3m after investment
Lakeland has reported a “disappointing” set of results as its profits for the year halved after it invested heavily and cut prices.
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Dixons Carphone hits out at PwC claims of limited interest in Phones 4u stores
Dixons Carphone said it is “surprised and disappointed” that Phones 4u’s administrator PwC said there was “limited interest” in the collapsed phone retailer’s stores.
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Opinion
Marketing campaign: Notonthehighstreet.com chooses a life less ordinary
Viewers are asked to ‘choose a life less ordinary’ in Notonthehighstreet.com’s new ad campaign.
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Analysis
Analysis: The six key elements of Mothercare's strategic plan
Mothercare hopes to raise £100m from a rights issue and has identified six key areas for investment. Retail Week looks at exactly where the money will be spent.
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Mothercare to raise £100m from rights issue to invest in digital transformation
Mothercare is seeking to raise about £100m by launching a rights issue as part of an ambition to make the company a “digitally led” business.
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Phones 4u administrator closes 362 stores with loss of 1,697 jobs
Phones 4u’s administrator PwC is closing 362 of the retailer’s stores permanently with the loss of 1,697 store staff.
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Tesco persuades M&S to release CFO Alan Stewart early amid accounting crisis
Tesco’s new chief financial officer, Alan Stewart, will join the grocer today after a deal was struck with Marks & Spencer to terminate his contract early.
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Amazon beats Apple and Argos to top online retailer crown, says IMRG
Amazon fended off competition from Apple and Argos to claim the top spot in a ranking of the retailers with the most online traffic, according to figures from IMRG.
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Vodafone acquires 140 Phones 4u stores as 628 head office staff made redundant
Phones 4u’s administrator has made 628 redundancies at its head office as Vodafone steps in to buy 140 stores and take on 887 of its employees.
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Card Factory to launch stores in Republic of Ireland next year
Card Factory will open a “small number” of stores in the Republic of Ireland next year as it continues its rapid store roll out following its IPO.
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Phones 4u eleventh hour rescue deal ruled out by administrator
Phones 4u administrator PwC has ruled out a last minute rescue plan that would have involved the retailer’s bondholders taking part in a debt-for-equity swap.
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Tech & Ecomm Summit: Dixons Carphone's IT overhaul will create 'huge benefit'
Dixons Carphone is overhauling its IT infrastructure to create a ‘huge competitive benefit’, according to its multichannel director Jeremy Fennell.
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Tech & Ecomm Summit: 'Checkouts have not moved on in 20 years', says Kamaluddin
Online checkouts have not moved on in 20 years and are holding back sales, says former Asos international director Jon Kamaluddin.