More on Me + Em – Page 14
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Mountain Warehouse has returned to profit as it eyes Carpetright stores for expansion
Outdoor specialist Mountain Warehouse is looking to potentially take over former Carpetright stores after it reported a return to profit in the full year ending February 29, 2024. tores as it reported a return to profit in the full year ending February 2024.
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CMA has started investigating Amazon’s partnership with AI start-up
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun an investigation into whether Amazon’s £3bn investment into an AI start-up has caused less competition.
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Poundland is axing head office jobs to ‘work smarter and more efficiently’
Value variety retailer Poundland is cutting jobs across its head office in Walsall, West Midlands, as the business looks for ways to limit costs and work “smarter and more efficiently”.
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Analysis
Asda’s three new priorities to turnaround tumbling sales and evaporating market share
After a dismal set of financial results for the first half of the year, Asda has three new key priorities for the remainder of the year that it hopes will right the ship
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Analysis
Working from home: How many days do the UK’s biggest retailers allow?
As changes to hybrid working – whether through guidelines or rules – play out across much of the industry, Retail Week has compiled the in-office days from some of the biggest retailers in the UK
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Asda owner has blamed the ‘challenging retail environment’ as revenues and like-for-likes slump
Asda owner Mohsin Issa has blamed what he called a “challenging retail environment” for falling revenues and a slump in like-for-like sales at the grocer.
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Opinion
‘What should retailers do in response to more riots in the coming days?’
Retailers have prioritised the needs of colleagues during the recent rioting and are working closely with the police and authorities to make use of the latest intelligence, says BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson
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Lord Rose has become first patron of Fashion Retail Academy
Former Marks & Spencer chief executive Lord Stuart Rose, now chair of Asda, has become the first patron of the Fashion Retail Academy.
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Some retailers shutter stores early as sector braces for more rioting
Some retailers bracing for further far-right violence have decided to shut stores early following a meeting with representatives from the government and the police.
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Deliveroo has praised ‘strong growth’ in grocery after striking new retail partnerships
Deliveroo has enjoyed “strong growth” in grocery sales and expanded non-food retail partnerships with major brands in the UK and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Marks Electrical profits have plummeted in ‘challenging but rewarding year’
Marks Electrical profits have slumped even while sales increased in what its CEO described as a “challenging but rewarding year” for the retailer.
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Analysis
Alo Yoga: how the brand’s bizarre marketing is funding its brick-and-mortar explosion
As luxury activewear brand Alo Yoga opens doors to its first flagship store in the UK, Retail Week takes a closer look at the brand and its super-exclusive marketing approach to taking on giants like Lululemon
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An indoor adventure park is to open in a former John Lewis store
A specialist leisure business to take space formerly occupied by department store group John Lewis.
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Asos has teamed up with Microsoft to reach ‘operational excellence’ with AI
Fashion retailer Asos has teamed up with Microsoft to bolster its “operational excellence” via greater use of AI.
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Opinion
‘Riots are one more unwelcome challenge for troubled high streets’
Retailers and residents are acting to put communities back on their feet following widespread rioting. The new government should act quickly to put its town centre pledges into action, believes George MacDonald
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Bensons for Beds has snapped up Carpetright stores and will aim to rescue jobs
Bensons for Beds has snapped up almost 20 Carpetright stores in the wake of the carpet retailer’s collapse.
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Boohoo is mulling the sale of its London office
Fast-fashion giant Boohoo is reportedly eyeing a sale of its London office.
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Morrisons has extended its surplus food partnership to convenience stores
Morrisons is extending its partnership with surplus food marketplace Too Good To Go to allow customers to purchase bags of food at a reduced price at Morrisons Daily convenience stores.
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Interview
Q&A: B&Q commercial director on the new government, good business and making DIY greener
”I could talk about the tree-hugging stuff but I don’t think that’s relevant, but there is a point around responsible business being good business.”
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Opinion
‘Everyone is considering what would happen if their area was next for racist riots’
C-stores serve diverse communities and bring people together. It’s shocking that the people running and working in them face the threat of violence during riots in their neighbourhoods, writes Association of Convenience Stores chief executive James Lowman