More on Me + Em – Page 1143
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on BRC retail sales and Dick Smith
Retail news round-up on January 12, 2016: Disappointing December for retailers and Dick Smith chief departs following administration.
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Tech Sprint event focuses on innovation in the delivery space
Retailers and tech start-ups will join together for the 24-hour Tech Sprint event to develop solutions around fulfilment.
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Sports Direct’s results and profit warning: What the analysts say
Sports Direct issued a shock profit warning to the City on Friday. Here’s the City reaction.
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Matalan warns on full-year profits after mild weather hits festive sales
Matalan suffered a sharp drop in online sales during the festive period and has been forced to revise its full-year profits forecast again.
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Opinion
Opinion: Sports Direct's bad form has nothing to do with bad press
It wasn’t a boycott by Guardian readers that tripped up Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley, but a failure to manage City expectations.
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Analysis
Analysis: Walgreens Boots Alliance faces challenges with Rite Aid deal
Takeover of drugstore chain Rite Aid will solidify WBA’s position as US market leader but integrating the business won’t be easy.
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Opinion
Opinion: A Sainsbury’s/Home Retail deal makes sense on paper… but in reality?
When Sainsburys updates on Wednesday there will be as much interest in its potential tie-up with Argos as about grocery conditions.
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Analysis
Original Factory Shop posts Christmas like-for-likes up 2.5%
The Original Factory Shop has reported a 2.5% increase in like-for-like revenue over Christmas, as online sales soared 226%.
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Strong fragrance and make-up sales help Superdrug record healthy Christmas
Superdrug sales increased 6.8% over the Christmas period, helped by strong demand for its fragrance lines and make-up gifts from brands such as Maybelline, GOSH and Makeup Revolution.
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Opinion
Opinion: An open letter to incoming Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe
As Steve Rowe prepares to take up the reins at M&S, here are a few ideas for him to consider around the retailer’s stores and product lines.
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House of Fraser reveals strong Christmas trading as online boost sales
House of Fraser has reported a 5.3% lift in like-for-likes over Christmas boosted by its biggest-ever online trading day on Black Friday.
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Fashion etailer Koovs gets 'spectacular' boost from first ad campaign
Indian fashion etailer Koovs has reported a leap in sales following the launch of a five-week multichannel marketing campaign.
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Sainsbury's prepares formal bid of £1.2bn for Home Retail
Sainsbury’s is preparing a formal bid of £1.2bn for Home Retail and is already lining up a buyer for Homebase, according to reports.
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Asda ploughs extra £500m into price cuts as boss warns of 'turbulence'
Asda boss Andy Clarke has unveiled an extra £500m investment to cut its prices but warned of more “turbulence” for the struggling grocer.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Asda, Sainsbury’s and Joules
Retail news round-up on January 11, 2016: Asda to invest £500m in price cuts, Sainsbury’s to double Netto stores and Joules has strong Christmas.
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Mountain Warehouse bucks the trend as Christmas like-for-likes jump
Mountain Warehouse has revealed a 14.7% jump in like-for-likes over Black Friday and Christmas and aims to open 15 more UK stores this year.
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Aquascutum losses balloon despite revenues advancing 52%
Aquascutum’s full-year pre-tax losses have widened despite the luxury retailer reporting a sales jump of 52%.
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Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing cuts profits forecast as warm weather hits sales
Fast Retailing’s first-quarter group profits have dived after mild weather hampered sales at its Uniqlo business.
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Analysis
Opinion: How consumers really shopped over the festive period
What can retailers learn from consumer spending habits during the golden quarter of 2015 to help them succeed in the year ahead?
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Video
The Retail Week: Sainsbury's bid, M&S and Sports Direct with Tony Shiret
Tony Shiret joins the team to discuss Christmas trading results, Sainsbury’s bid for Home Retail and Sports Direct’s profit warning.