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News
New Look launches CVA following new financing
Under-pressure fashion retailer New Look has unveiled CVA proposals after conducting a £440m debt-for-equity swap and with lender backing.
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Debenhams gears up for business rates battle to decide its future
Department store chain Debenhams is gearing up for a battle over a proposed business rates hike on one of its stores that it says could decide the future of the whole group.
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Frasers Group considers mothballing Bob’s Stores chain after Nike severs ties
Frasers Group has launched a strategic review of its Bob’s Stores chain in the US after Nike revealed it will stop supplying product to the business.
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Analysis
Retail job cuts: is there any end in sight?
As the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic hammer the economy, the retail industry has been among the hardest hit when it comes to job losses. Retail Week explores whether there is an end in sight and if further cuts could be prevented.
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Data
Five ways retailers can find recovery this Christmas
With the festive shopping season forecast to look very different compared with previous years, Facebook has shared insights on how retailers can make gains this Christmas period.
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Gallery
In pictures: Morrisons’ new ‘part grocery, part takeaway’ format in Manchester
Morrisons has launched a new Market Kitchen format in Manchester, which it describes as a “part grocery, part takeaway” concept.
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Opinion
‘Tesco and AO can kick-start the retail jobs evolution’
Sixteen thousand people. That’s enough to fill Hampshire Cricket’s Ageas Bowl, where England have been taking on Pakistan in a test match this week.
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John Lewis launches virtual queueing trial in stores
John Lewis and Waitrose are piloting virtual queuing technology in stores to eliminate physical queues and protect customers from coronavirus.
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DFS reports trading ‘significantly ahead of expectations’
DFS, the specialist sofa retailer, has reported strong trading in recent weeks as consumers splashed out on their homes.
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Arcadia under fire over furlough redundancy terms
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia fashion empire has been accused of possible law-breaking over redundancies connected to the government furlough scheme.
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Next to open beauty stores in former Intu Debenhams branches
Fashion giant Next has signed deals with retail property group Intu to open new-concept beauty halls.
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Treasury denies chancellor is looking to ditch digital sales tax
The Treasury has denied it is considering ditching the £500m digital sales tax first introduced in March, following reports at the weekend.
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Studio Retail profits grow as it anticipates ‘strong’ Christmas trading
Online value retailer Studio has reported positive full-year results, which have since been strengthened by trading throughout the last 20 weeks.
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Home secretary urges Boohoo to take charge of its supply chain
Home secretary Priti Patel has sent a letter to Boohoo chief executive John Lyttle, calling on the retailer to ensure the protection of all its workers.
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London and Southeast bounce back as rate of footfall growth jumps fourfold
Retail footfall across the UK jumped 4.1% last week, driven by surges in Greater London and the Southeast.
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Tesco to create 16,000 jobs to support online growth
Tesco will create 16,000 jobs to support the “exceptional” growth in its online business during the coronavirus pandemic.
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M&S gets into gear for drive-up click and collect
Marks & Spencer is piloting drive-thru order collection as part of an initiative with specialist technology partner Doddle to extend its click-and-collect proposition, Retail Week can reveal.
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Retailers and landlords clash over rent holiday
The biggest lobby groups representing retailers and landlords have become embroiled in a row over rent holidays amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Frasers Group rescues DW Sports from administration in £37m deal
Frasers Group has rescued Dave Whelan’s DW Sports from administration in a £37m deal.
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Debenhams parent company Celine teeters on brink
Debenhams’ parent company has drafted in advisers as it prepares to enter administration, just months after the department store chain collapsed for the second time in a year.