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Analysis
Analysis: How coronavirus has shifted JD Sports boss Cowgill’s priorities
JD Sports has made a name for itself as one of UK retail’s star performers. And despite the hammer blows coronavirus has delivered to swathes of the sector, the sports fashion giant has emerged bruised but still swinging.
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News
Tiffany sues LVMH after it pulls out of $16bn takeover
The world’s largest luxury group LVMH is being sued by Tiffany after it said it was pulling out of its agreed $16.6bn takeover of the jeweller.
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News
Amazon pays £293m in direct UK tax despite £13.7bn revenue
Amazon paid out £293m in “direct taxes” on its UK operations in 2019, despite the group’s UK revenue surging to £13.7bn that year.
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News
Boden profits fall amid major investments in online and fulfillment
Boden reported a drop in profits for 2019, as it invested more in its online offerings and fulfilment capabilities, with a particular focus on the US.
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News
Iceland creates 3,000 new jobs to deal with ecommerce surge
Frozen food specialist Iceland has created 3,000 new jobs to help it cope with the boom in ecommerce demand driven by the coronavirus pandemic.
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News
New Look: Fate lies with landlords as sale option shut off
The future of fashion retailer New Look now relies upon landlords after a sale process conducted in tandem with a CVA proposal failed to produce a deal.
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News
Quiz wins better rental terms following stores administration
Fashion retailer Quiz has won more flexible leases after putting its stores business into administration to conduct a restructuring.
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News
Freemans marks relaunch as ‘digital department store’ with first prime-time TV campaign
Home-shopping specialist Freemans has rebranded and relaunched, and is marking the shift with a marketing campaign that includes TV.
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Retail Voice
Five ways online retailers can remain resilient against future disruption
As businesses count the cost of Covid-19 and prepare for the future, Citrix’s Rob Kenny highlights five key factors that will help online retailers to adapt and thrive.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can John Lewis finally crack fashion?
Could a host of new brands and fresh talent at the helm be the recipe for reinvigorating John Lewis’ fashion proposition? Retail Week assesses the latest changes.
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Opinion
‘Charles Wilson, retail legend – the industry will be poorer without him’
“Tesco might be buying Booker, but the biggest thing they are getting in this deal is Charles Wilson.”
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News
Fortnum & Mason chief executive to step down
Fortnum & Mason’s long-standing chief executive Ewan Venters is set to step down from his role in the new year.
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News
Travis Perkins profits fall following store closures
Travis Perkins has announced a decline in both profits and revenues after closing 165 stores in June, but the retailer remains adamant it is now on the path to recovery.
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News
JD Sports half-year profits slide as online sales costs mount
JD Sports has delivered a fall in pre-tax profit at the half-year mark despite a minimal sales decline due to steep costs associated with fulfilling its online orders.
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News
Halfords records sales acceleration but warns of ‘significant uncertainty’
Halfords has posted a surge in sales during the pandemic period driven by a spike in demand which has seen both its cycling and motoring divisions deliver growth.
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Analysis
Where are the new battlefields in urban grocery fulfilment?
The coronavirus pandemic has sent hordes of shoppers online for all their needs, and grocery is the category where the shift has been felt most profoundly.
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Data
Data: Less than a third of shoppers prepared to head back to stores
More than half of UK shoppers would rather buy online than go into a store, according to Retail Week’s new report Dynamic Supply Chains.
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News
Retail sales rise in August driven by homewares and grocery
Retail sales showed positive signs of growth in August, but bricks-and-mortar stores continued to struggle compared with online.
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News
New Look requires backing of half of large landlords to pass CVA
Embattled fashion retailer New Look will need to convince at least 10 of its 20 largest landlord creditors to support its CVA or risk “Armageddon”.