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Opinion
Opinion: Why Primark is at the forefront of the value fashion market
Primark’s straightforward store design and willingness to experiment with digital elements mark it out as leader of the value fashion pack.
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News
Tesco considers axing 39,000 jobs over the next three years
Tesco could axe 39,000 jobs over the next three years as boss Dave Lewis bids to transform the grocer’s fortunes, according to reports.
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Analysis
Home Retail completes Homebase sale but battle for Argos continues
Home Retail Group has completed the £340m sale of Homebase to Australian group Wesfarmers after 99.3% of its shareholders backed the deal.
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News
Morrisons unveils Amazon supply tie-up to bolster online presence
Morrisons has unveiled a tie-up with Amazon that will see hundreds of its products become available to the etailer’s customers.
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News
Almost 1m retail jobs at risk from impact of digital and spiralling costs
Almost 1 million retail jobs could be lost in the next decade as high streets struggle with the impact of digital and spiralling costs.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Sunday trading, Sainsbury's and more
Retail news round-up on February 29, 2016: Churches against extension of Sunday trading hours and Sainsbury's mulls higher bid for Argos.
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News
Gap’s sales and profits tumble over Christmas and full year
Fashion retailer Gap has posted declines in both its profits and sales for its full year, after being plagued by below-par product.
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Analysis
Analysis: Macy’s fights back in the face of department store headwinds
Macy’s is tackling the mounting pressures of department store retailing head on by embarking on an ambitious transformation.
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Analysis
Analysis: What would a Brexit mean for the retail sector?
Britain may yet say au revoir to our continental cousins as the odds on a Brexit have shortened. So what could this mean for UK retail?
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News
Retailer sales rise at Trafford Centre and Lakeside owner Intu's malls
Retailer sales and footfall at Intu’s shopping centres – which include Lakeside in Essex and Manchester’s Trafford Centre – rose last year.
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News
TK Maxx parent TJX reports profits and sales up over full year
TK Maxx owner TJX has posted rising sales and profits over its full year as the US retailer “gains market share around the world”.
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News
Retail Diary: Ikea's king pins and My Local's Twitter beef
Ikea rewards long-serving staff with Allen key pins, My Local’s Twitter beef spills over and Majestic Wine changes its Stock Exchange ticker.
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Opinion
Lord Kirkham: 'Retailing is the greatest business on Earth'
Despite the tough headwinds rocking the retail industry, no other sector offers the potential to reap such significant rewards.
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News
'Small Ikea' Søstrene Grene eyes 150 UK stores ahead of Nottingham debut
Danish retailer Søstrene Grene is eyeing 150 UK stores as it targets “fast” expansion off the back of its impending launch in Nottingham.
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News
Asda to reinstate food banks in stores following public backlash
Asda is restoring permanent food banks to its stores just one week after scrapping them amid a review of its community programme.
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News
Sports Direct ups credit facility and halts borrowing from Mike Ashley
Sports Direct has increased its revolving credit facility with banks to £788m after “unjustified criticism” over loans from owner Mike Ashley.
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Video
Watch: A day in the life of a store manager at Halfords and Debenhams
How do store managers deal with the ever-growing pressure to engage with customers, to know more, to offer more and to close sales?
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News
Consumer confidence dips as concerns surrounding the UK economy rise
Consumer confidence dropped in February as customers’ outlook on the general economic situation suffered a sharp decline.
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News
Agenda: MySale interims and Wickes owner Travis Perkins full-years
Retail Week looks ahead to next week with MySale’s interim results and full-year figures from Wickes owner Travis Perkins on the agenda.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How online retail is impacted by European legislation
How has the growth of ecommerce affected cross-border retailing in Europe?