More on Me + Em – Page 1073
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John Lewis sales rise spurred by technology and furniture
John Lewis has reported a rise in sales for the 13th week of the year, with many categories across home, fashion and grocery delivering results.
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What impact will the sugar tax have on Coca-Cola?
Coca-Cola’s UK boss is in combative mood at Retail Week Live, speaking the day after the Chancellor unveiled surprise plans for a sugar tax.
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Sports Direct offloads shares in rival JD Sports as BHS bid beckons
Sports Direct has sold more shares in rival JD Sports as it continues to eye a move for collapsed department store chain BHS.
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Photobox boss Stan Laurent quits as he eyes new 'disruptive' opportunity
Photobox chief executive Stan Laurent has resigned from the online photo printing firm after a decade at the helm.
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Sainsbury's boss: BHS demise supports rationale for Argos buy
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe says the falls of BHS and Austin Reed have reaffirmed the grocer’s rationale for acquiring Argos.
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Grocery sales growth slows post-Easter as big four all suffer
Grocers have suffered a slowdown in growth since Easter, but Sainsbury’s continues to outperform its rivals and hold market share.
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Next lowers sales guidance after first-quarter revenue fall
Next has posted a 0.2% dip in total sales across its first quarter and has warned of a possible “wider slow-down in consumer spending”.
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Sainsbury’s swings to full-year profit in "rapidly" changing market
Sainsbury’s has swung to a statutory full-year pre-tax profit, but like-for-like sales dipped as the grocery sector continues to change “rapidly”.
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Shop prices continue to fall in April but cost of food edges up
Shop prices fell for the 36th consecutive month in April, driven by decreased clothing prices, but food costs reported a marginal increase.
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Analysis
Analysis: Automation and the future of the retail workforce
It’s a hot topic across the industry, but will an increase in automation necessarily lead to mass job losses? Susie Mesure investigates
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, BRC retail sales and more
Retail round-up on May 4, 2016: Sir Philip Green to answer queries on BHS, Sports Direct cuts stake in JD and Amazon Fresh could hit UK this month.
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Government launches full inquiry into the collapse of BHS
The government has launched an inquiry into the collapse of BHS, investigating the conduct of all directors involved in the retailer’s demise.
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Wyevale hires former Homebase exec Paul Emslie in shake-up
Wyevale Garden Centres has hired former Homebase executive Paul Emslie as the retailer continues to reshape its senior management team.
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BHS administrators hire Savills to advise on store portfolio
BHS’s administrators have appointed property agency Savills to advise on its portfolio as they step up efforts to sell the business.
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Analysis
Analysis: Joules in numbers as the retailer prepares to float on AIM
After Joules revealed its intention to float, Retail Week takes a closer look at the history of the retailer and its vital statistics
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Analysis: What can retailers learn from Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City?
After Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester clinched the Premier League title, Retail Week looks at what the club’s fairytale season can teach retailers
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Analysis
Analysis: What are the implications for retail of the vote on Brexit?
Britain has sensationally voted to leave the EU. Here’s a piece Retail Week wrote in April examining the claims of what a vote to leave could mean for retailers.
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Sainsbury's eyes 100 new click-and-collect food sites in fulfilment drive
Sainsbury’s is rolling out 100 new click-and-collect grocery sites during the next 12 months as it ramps up its multichannel offer.
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Co-op offloads former Somerfield sites as it increases c-store focus
The Co-op has offloaded a host of stores it acquired in the ill-fated purchase of Somerfield as it reshapes its core convenience estate.
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Conforama ups stake in Darty as tussle with Fnac continues
Steinhoff-owned Conforama revealed this morning that its shareholding of London-listed Darty now stands at 20.4% and is set to increase further.