More on Me + Em – Page 1084
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Available space in retail parks falls to lowest level since 2002
Available square footage in retail parks fell to just 5.9% during 2015, the lowest level since 2002, according to a new report unveiled today.
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Burberry warns next year's profits will be at bottom of City expectations
Burberry like-for-likes fell owing to plummeting sales in Hong Kong, which the retailer attributed to an ongoing decline in domestic tourism.
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Poundland close to conversion of 99p Stores but posts like-for-like fall
Poundland like-for-likes dropped but boss Jim McCarthy has hailed a “transformative year” as 99p Stores conversions are set to be completed this month.
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Mothercare UK sales advance but overseas revenues slump in tough conditions
Mothercare has reported a sales improvement at its core UK business but overseas trading has been challenging.
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JD Sports celebrates jump in profits as it targets further growth
JD Sports has posted a healthy rise in full-year earnings and is confident of continued momentum helped by growth in Europe.
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Debenhams posts profits rise as chief executive Sharp prepares to bow out
Department store group Debenhams has posted a rise in first-half earnings as strategic initiatives bore fruit.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Selfridges’ Body Studio hits the ground running
Oxford Street’s biggest department store is making retail history with the opening of its dedicated ‘athleisure’ area the Body Studio.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Ann Summers and Tesco
Retail round-up on April 14, 2016: Ann Summers Ireland returns to full-year profit, and Tesco set to hand every staff member a bonus.
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Millennial shoppers demand seamless digital experience on high street
Millennial shoppers are more likely to visit bricks-and-mortar stores than older consumers but would prefer an improved service.
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Analysis
House of Fraser’s Nigel Oddy on turning a profit for first time in 10 years
House of Fraser revealed positive profit-before-tax for the first time in 10 years this morning, despite challenging retail conditions.
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Opinion
Opinion: Clever shopping and the rise of artificial intelligence in retail
As retailers predict how consumers will shop in the future, artificial intelligence could have an impact in store, online and beyond.
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EBay partners with Facebook on automated messenger trial
EBay is piloting Facebook’s automated messaging technology to alert shoppers when an auction for an item they have bid on is ending.
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Analysis
Analysis: Eight things we learnt from Tesco’s full-year results
Tesco swung into profit and moved back into sales growth as it continued its turnaround. Here are eight things we learnt from its results.
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Halfords fourth-quarter sales rise: What the analysts say
Halfords earlier today posted a 2.6% rise in fourth-quarter like-for-likes as bike sales increased for a second consecutive quarter.
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Opinion
Opinion: Tesco has calmer seas ahead, but still faces headwinds
Tesco’s full-year results represented a sea of calm compared with the turbulent and chaotic waters that investors encountered a year ago.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: User-generated content marketing platform Yotpo
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Yotpo is in the spotlight.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Amazon to use Barclays branches as collection points
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Amazon’s tie-up with Barclays to trial using its branches as collection points.
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Analysis
WHSmith half-year profits up 11%: What the analysts say
WHSmith has posted an 11% jump in half-year profits with a strong performance from its travel division. Here’s the City’s reaction.
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Analysis
Tesco back in the black: What the analysts say
Tesco revealed this morning it has bounced back into the black in its full year. Here’s the City’s reaction.
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Reiss agrees majority stake sale to private equity group Warburg Pincus
Reiss is planning significant expansion as its owner has agreed to sell a majority stake to private equity group Warburg Pincus.