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News
Ocado fourth-quarter sales jump 13% as order numbers continue to grow
Online grocer Ocado has reported a 13% jump in fourth-quarter retail sales to £351.8m as order numbers also climbed.
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Sports Direct profits rise as it drives sales of higher quality products
Sports Direct has reported a 3.6% jump in underlying pre-tax profits during its first half as it drove higher sales of better quality products.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retailers should take heart despite golden quarter woes
Reports of disappointing trading in November after Black Friday weekend do not bode badly for retail in the countdown to Christmas.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Morrisons and Sports Direct
Retail news round-up on December 10, 2015: Workers at Morrisons launch legal action against grocer, and Sports Direct could be queried over working practices.
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Christmas spend to hit £16bn with discounters to win share
Christmas spend is set to rise to £16bn this year with discounters winning market share across food and general merchandise, according to analysts.
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Analysis
People moves: End of an era at McColl’s and all the moves in November
James Lancaster to step aside at McColl’s, Pets at Home’s Phil Hackney leaves for Shop Direct and Tim Bettley joins The Original Factory Shop.
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Topshop partners with Appear Here on flagship store pop-up concessions
Topshop has partnered with retail property start-up Appear Here to launch pop-up concessions in its flagship Oxford Circus store.
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The White Company full-year profits nearly double to £12.8m
Profits at fashion and homewares retailer The White Company soared 97% in the year to the end of March after a shift in buying strategy.
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House of Fraser boosted by online as third-quarter sales and profits up
Department store House of Fraser has reported a rise in third-quarter sales and profits helped by a jump in online revenues.
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Analysis
Analysis: The fulfilment challenge as Black Friday moves online
As Black Friday shifts online, retailers are feeling the pressure and looking to more efficient and creative ways to deliver products.
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Tesco-owned garden centre chain Dobbies slumps to £48.4m loss
Tesco-owned garden centre chain Dobbies has slumped to a full-year pre-tax loss of £48.4m after writing down the value of its portfolio.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Jigsaw ups design stakes with ceiling 'tunnel'
Known for enticing people with stunning interiors, Jigsaw’s new store in Westfield has gone the classic design route with a wooden ceiling.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct, Tesco's Dobbies and more
Retail news round-up on December 9, 2015: Sports Direct takes over upmarket gym in west London and Dobbies garden centre falls deep into red.
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News
Shoppers continue to shun physical stores in favour of online bargains
Black Friday and Cyber Monday kept shoppers away from stores last week as footfall fell 2.7%, according to data from analyst Springboard.
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Opinion
Opinion: JD Sports is emerging a true champion of the sector
As retailers race towards the Christmas finish line, king of trainers JD Sports has delivered something of a personal best this year.
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News
Christmas retail sales could jump 4% after Black Friday disappoints
Retail sales could grow by up to 4% in December and surpass the £42.5bn mark, market research firm Mintel has predicted today.
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Analysis
Analysis: November Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
Retail sales fell 0.4% on a like-for-like basis as Black Friday promotions failed to bring an expected boost to sluggish November spending.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Customer communications application Gnatta
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Gnatta is in the spotlight.
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News
Co-op chain loses £43,000 after accidentally offering shoppers 20% off
A regional Co-op chain accidentally offered customers a 20% discount across its entire store estate, costing it more than £40,000 in sales.
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Ao.com boosted by investment from US hedge fund Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
Ao.com’s share price surged yesterday after the retailer revealed that a US hedge fund had taken a stake in the business.