More on Me + Em – Page 487
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News
Sainsbury’s boss Coupe to tackle ailing toys and gaming sales
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has hinted that the retailer could reduce its exposure to the challenged toys and gaming categories following a turbulent Christmas.
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Topps Tiles posts quarterly sales fall
Topps Tiles has reported a decline in like-for-like sales in its first quarter, when political uncertainty hit trade.
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Shoe Zone suffers profit fall after tough year
Shoe Zone has posted a fall in annual profits and hit out at the burden of business rates.
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Greggs celebrates strong end to ‘exceptional year’ with staff pay-out
Food-on-the-go specialist Greggs has posted a strong fourth-quarter performance and full-year profit will be ahead of expectations.
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Sainsbury’s sales edge down over Christmas as general merchandise hit
Sainsbury’s has reported a fall in sales over the Christmas quarter, when strong food sales were undermined by a decline in general merchandise.
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Analysis
Analysis: How can retailers stem the returns avalanche?
As the glow of the golden quarter begins to dim, retailers face a surge of returns. What can they do to keep the spiralling cost of processing returns down?
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Opinion
Opinion: The 2010s, the decade when retailers started to listen
The last decade saw many famous retailers go out of business. Names that we grew up with are no longer with us.
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Analysis
Who will be retail’s winners and losers of 2020?
Who will rise to the top in 2020 and who will struggle? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead
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News
Furniture Village reports sixth consecutive year of growth
Furniture Village posted an increase in turnover as losses narrowed in its full-year results despite “subdued consumer confidence”.
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John Lewis sales buoyed by start of Clearance
John Lewis & Partners has posted an uplift in sales as the first full week of its Clearance Sale drove its top line.
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Asda kick starts the year with new exec appointments
Asda has made several new board appointments as part of its strategy to grow the business “this year and beyond”.
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Data
Retail league table: Christmas trading 2019
Find out how retailers performed during the critical 2019 Christmas trading period with our league table comparing sales.
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Supermarket sales fall flat as golden quarter fails to fizz
Supermarket sales growth for the 2019 golden quarter was the slowest since 2015 as a decline in the sale of traditional festive staples and a political hangover hit food retailers.
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Morrisons ‘missed’ Black Friday halo effect at Christmas, says Potts
Morrisons boss David Potts admitted the grocer “missed” the halo effect of holding a Black Friday promotion before Christmas after rowing back from the discount frenzy.
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Retail park to be converted to warehouses for ecommerce
A north London retail park has been acquired by the world’s largest warehouse company in a landmark deal that will see it converted into space for fulfilling online deliveries.
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Majestic Wine toasts ‘impressive performance’ during festive period
Majestic Wine has posted an uptick in sales during the festive period following a “year of uncertainty”.
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News
Morrisons posts falling sales during ‘unusually challenging’ Christmas
Morrisons has registered declining like-for-like and total sales during the crucial Christmas trading period.
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Analysis
Analysis: The six tech trends tipped to take off in 2020
What burgeoning technology will really take off in 2020 and what will it enable retailers to do? We put the question to a panel of tech experts.
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Data
Data: The gig economy – four retailers on why it’s the future
With the industry facing a recruitment crisis, Retail Week’s latest in-depth report explores how names such as Marks & Spencer are leveraging the gig economy to cut costs and ramp up productivity.
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Retail Voice
How retailers can provide personalised in-store experiences
As we enter a new decade, retailers can no longer offer their customers “one-size-fits-all” experiences – they need to personalise them to increase loyalty and revenue, explains JRNI.