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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on supermarkets, Ikea and Amazon
Retail news round-up on February 11, 2016: Watchdog to ban misleading offers by supermarkets, Ikea recalls Lock and Hyby lamps and Amazon's share buy back.
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Analysis
People moves: Steve Rowe steps up to top M&S job, and all the January moves
Internal move for M&S’s new chief executive, Karen Hubbard joins Card Factory and Geraldine Higgins heads up Bonmarché’s product department.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Online search analysis tool Adthena
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Adthena is in the spotlight.
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News
Clarks confirms 170 jobs to go as part of global restructure
Footwear retailer Clarks has confirmed that 170 staff will be made redundant across its global business in the next month.
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News
Dunelm like-for-likes and profits soar: What the analysts say
Dunelm has reported strong half-year pre-tax profits and like-for-like sales buoyed by curtains and bedding. Here’s the City’s reaction.
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Analysis
Profile: Asda's new chief customer officer Andy Murray
In the week his tennis star namesake became a dad, news Andy Murray will be Asda’s chief customer officer didn’t serve up as many headlines.
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News
Wiggle gears up to acquire rival Chain Reaction Cycles
Sports etailer Wiggle is expected to agree a deal to acquire online rival Chain Reaction Cycles, according to reports.
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Opinion
Opinion: Forget convenience shopping, the future’s about experience
Convenience has become a modern fixation. Retailers provide it constantly, creating new and smarter ways to make shopping easier and faster.
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News
Waitrose boss Mark Price named Trade Minister for Foreign Office and BIS
Outgoing Waitrose boss Mark Price has been unveiled as Trade Minister for the Foreign Office and the Department for Business.
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Analysis
Analysis: Grocers kick off 2016's price war – but will value remain king?
It didn’t take very long – just 31 days into the new year and the starting gun was fired on 2016’s supermarket price war.
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Data
Data: Retail share price index – February 5, 2016
February 5, 2016: This week’s data on the biggest risers and fallers plus a comprehensive list of share price results in the retail sector.
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News
Dunelm boss Browett targets London as part of store expansion plans
Dunelm boss John Browett is targeting more London stores for the homewares retailer and has not ruled out trying to acquire Argos sites.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Sir Stelios' easyFoodstore runs into turbulence
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on easyFoodstore being forced to turn customers away after selling out of 25p stock.
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News
Tesco takes full ownership of Harris + Hoole coffee chain
Tesco has taken full ownership of its coffee shop business Harris + Hoole three years after its launch, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Dunelm boosted by curtains and bedding as profits and sales rise
Dunelm has posted a 10.7% rise in half-year pre-tax profits, while sales were driven by a “strong” performance in curtains and bedding.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Sneakerhead steps up store design with all-white flagship
Russian footwear specialist Sneakerhead’s new flagship store uses stark white interiors to bring sophisticated minimalism to Moscow.
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Video
Watch: Tesco turnaround gathers pace with warehouse transformation
Tesco has invested in a raft of changes to modernise its Fenny Lock general merchandise warehouse, located in Milton Keynes.
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Data
Data: Top 30 bricks-and-mortar retailers by sales densities
Discount grocer Aldi has surged into the UK’s top five retailers by sales densities, but technology titan Apple leads the way.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Sunday trading, Burberry and The Body Shop
Retail news round-up on February 10, 2016: Sunday trading shake-up, Burberry files lawsuit against JC Penney and The Body Shop's ethical vows.
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Analysis
At a glance: Finery, the fashion etailer hitting John Lewis’ shelves
Fashion etailer Finery has agreed a concession deal with department store John Lewis. We take a closer look at the online business.