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Analysis
Mothercare's interim results: What the analysts say
Maternity specialist Mothercare, which new chief executive Mark Newton-Jones aims to turn around, has posted first-half numbers.
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News
Asda exec questions if Morrisons has brought Sir Mervyn King back from retirement
Asda’s Barry Williams take a swipe at Morrisons, Screwfix is called upon by Pudsey Bear and SuperValu’s comedy roadworks sign.
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News
Mothercare reduces UK losses as turnaround continues
Mothercare’s group underlying pre-tax profits were up 65% to £3.3m in the half year with the UK loss lessening as it continues its turnaround.
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News
Retailers gear up for Black Friday bonanza as sales expected to double
An unprecedented number of retailers are poised to take part in a Black Friday deal frenzy that is expected to deliver £200m of sales.
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Opinion
Comment: Online shoppers are ready for a connected Christmas
With Christmas fast approaching, the wonderful and sometimes weird internet of things will change how people live and shop.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on M&S, Inditex and Amazon
Retail news round-up on November 20, 2014: M&S to reduce clothing lines; Online sales up at Inditex; and Royal Mail hurt by Amazon’s own service.
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News
France reveals plans to loosen Sunday trading rules
France is poised to loosen Sunday trading rules, with a planned draft bill including proposals to deregulate trading hours.
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News
House of Fraser launches early morning delivery service
House of Fraser has started offering guaranteed delivery before 9am for online orders that are placed before 7pm the night before.
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News
Michael Kors unveils Instagram social shopping feature
Michael Kors has begun offering a social shopping feature that will allow customers to more easily shop its products showcased on Instagram.
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Opinion
Comment: As Asda’s sales decline, could the golden era of grocery be over?
Despite growth in convenience and online retail, the big four grocers continue to struggle to maintain share in a competitive market.
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News
Retailers in London's West End forecast "strongest Christmas in years"
Retailers in London’s West End are bullish about Christmas this year, with sales in the area expected to grow by 5-8% in December compared to last year.
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News
Superdry partners with University of Gloucestershire for fashion course
Cheltenham-based Superdry has teamed up with the University of Gloucestershire to help create a fashion design course.
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News
British Property Federation calls for overhaul of business rates
The British Property Federation (BPF) had urged the government to reform the business rates system ahead of the Autumn Statement.
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News
Aldi partners with chef Jean-Christophe Novelli on restaurant pop-ups
Aldi has partnered with chef Jean-Christophe Novelli to create a series of pop-up restaurants in five cities as part of its Christmas campaign.
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News
John Lewis to step up store-based omnichannel projects
John Lewis is poised to step up its focus on store-based omnichannel projects next year in a bid to make its customer offer more personalised.
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News
In pictures: Marks & Spencer reveals new spring/summer fashion range
Marks & Spencer has unveiled its latest spring/summer clothing range, which focuses on trends such as denim and 1970s looks.
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News
Asda sets up tech hub in Leeds to rapidly fix all Walmart sites
Asda has set up a technology unit at its Leeds office to monitor Walmart’s websites and allow it to fix technical issues five times faster.
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News
Tesco poised to part ways with auditor PwC following accounting scandal
Tesco is understood to be on the verge of ditching its auditor PwC following the accounting scandal which saw the grocer report a £263m profits overstatement.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Carphone Warehouse, B&M and more
Retail news round-up on November 19, 2014: Tesco board unhappy; Retail sales in Scotland down; B&M in talks with retailers; UK inflation accelerated; and more.
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Opinion
Comment: Retailers should not let big data cloud the big picture
Big data is an essential tool for retailers but it shouldn’t get in the way of good old-fashioned intuition and judgement.