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Opinion
This week in retail: All eyes on Tesco for signs of turnaround progress
On Thursday, top retailer Tesco posts its first-quarter update, providing a chance to gauge how boss Dave Lewis’s turnaround is progressing.
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News
Walmart pilots robotic shopping trolleys to drive store experience
Walmart is developing robotic shopping trolleys that can help customers find items on their shopping lists and drive themselves around stores.
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Dobbies' new owners set out ambitions to add shops and bolster online offer
The new owners of Dobbies Garden Centres have vowed to add more stores to the chain and boost the retailer’s ecommerce offer.
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Analysis
Who are the key figures behind the Dobbies Garden Centres takeover?
As the past and present bosses of BHS are quizzed by MPs, there has never been greater scrutiny on retail ownership and corporate governance.
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News
Analysis: Central Group reveals objectives for 2020, including Euro push
Central Group Thailand has unveiled its plan for the next five years, aimed at achieving double-digit sales growth in most overseas markets.
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News
Mike Ashley convinced he had struck deal to buy BHS post-collapse
Mike Ashley was under the impression he had struck a deal to acquire BHS after it had gone into administration, it has emerged.
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Opinion: Despite Tesco's missed opportunities, competitors should be worried
This slide from one of Philip Clarke’s final presentations as Tesco boss highlights the retailer’s family of operations and brands.
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News
Power List: 'Ones to watch' list dedicated to female talent in retail
As part of Retail Week’s #BeInspired campaign, we have dedicated this year’s Power List ‘ones to watch’ to talented women in the industry.
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Opinion
Opinion: CVAs are no magic wand for embattled retailers
The collapse of two major retailers within weeks shows that no company, no matter how iconic or well established, can rest on its laurels.
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Video
Watch: 'I want to apologise to all of the BHS people' says Sir Philip Green
Answering questions from the committee of MPs investigating BHS collapse, Green tells inquiry that “nothing is more sad than how it ended”.
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Opinion
Opinion: Never mind the omnijargon – today it’s just retail
Bricks-and-mortar retail is not dying. Online retail isn’t stealing real world sales. Ultimately, retail only exists as one entity.
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Video
Watch: Sir Philip Green tells 20,000 BHS pensioners he 'will sort this'
At the committee hearing into the BHS collapse on Wednesday, Green says that the company’s pension deficit is “resolvable” and “sortable”.
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News
Retail diary: Holland & Barrett for the Kardashians and shopper's Brexit divide
Iceland warms Scandinavian football fans at the Euros, a Kardashian aims to make a skincare buzz, and Morrisons’ terrible Typhoo typo.
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News
Convenience store numbers reach 'saturation' after surging 21% in five years
The growth of convenience stores may have reached “saturation” point in the UK after the number of smaller shops surged 21% in just five years.
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News
JD boss Cowgill expects ‘excellent’ first-half results after Euro 2016 boost
JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill expects the retailer to unveil “excellent” results for the first half of its current financial year.
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News
Tesco offloads Dobbies Garden Centres to investor group for £217m
Tesco has sold Dobbies Garden Centres to an investor group for £217m as boss Dave Lewis continues to offload the grocer’s non-core businesses.
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News
John Lewis unveils its first ever luxury womenswear label
John Lewis is launching a new “affordable luxury” womenswear label amid a drive to provide customers with alternatives to fast fashion.
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Opinion
Blog: Is it time for retailers to start charging for click-and-collect?
Click-and-collect has undoubtedly been a hit with shoppers. At John Lewis, for example, more than half of online orders are picked up this way.
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News
Retail Week Buzz preview: Five speakers not to be missed
Retail Week’s Buzz event on September 14-15 is designed to break down silos and bring retail success through technology. Here we detail five key sessions
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News
Agenda: Tesco update, Majestic Wine full-year results and the EU referendum
Retail Week looks to next week with Tesco’s first-quarter update, full-year results from Majestic Wine and the EU referendum on the agenda.