More on Me + Em – Page 518
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Is Kingfisher’s new CFO a jack of all trades?
When your boardroom has as many empty chairs as it has full, it makes sense to hire people with a good breadth of skills.
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News
Analysis: Notonthehighstreet profits climb despite flat sales
Notonthehighstreet.com has recorded a jump in full-year operating EBITDA spurred by cost efficiencies as the business gears up for growth.
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Video
Is Hays Travel bonkers to buy 555 Thomas Cook stores?
After Hays Travel bought more than 500 Thomas Cook stores, potentially saving thousands of jobs, following its recent collapse, the team debate if the move is savvy or reckless, and what the deal means for the wider high street.
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Opinion
Leader: Thomas Cook deal is vote of confidence in high streets
The acquisition of Thomas Cook by Hays Travel is potentially great news for high streets, one shaft of sunlight to pierce the clouds hanging over town centres.
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News
Dunelm sales rise after ‘particularly strong’ first quarter
Dunelm saw both like-for-like and total sales increase in what it described as a “particularly strong” first quarter of trading.
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News
N Brown back in the black as online powers growth
N Brown reported a return to profit in its interim results, citing its focus on ecommerce as one of the key reasons for its turnaround.
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Interview
Interview: Gousto founder’s ingredients for grocery success
Gousto’s chief executive and founder Timo Boldt talks attracting tech talent, democratising home food delivery and how the big four supermarkets have “lost the licence to innovate”.
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News
The Uptick: Eco-conscious stores and influencer fashion wars
Welcome back to The Uptick, Retail Week’s monthly newsletter bringing a fresh perspective on retail to your inbox by focusing on the stories, people, innovation and inspiration that make the sector such a vibrant place to be.
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Analysis
What retail supply chains must look like in 2020
Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2020 report reveals how retailers are winning in the first and final mile through analysis of the latest trends
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News
World Mental Health Day: Retailers launch staff support scheme
Seven leading retailers have joined together in a bid to improve the mental wellbeing of retail staff, with the help of Samaritans.
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News
Made.com losses widen despite ‘record’ sales
Made.com’s losses widened despite posting record full-year sales bolstered by international expansion and redevelopment of its flagship London showroom.
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News
Debenhams wins £50m backing to fund peak trading
Department store group Debenhams has secured an additional £50m of funding that will enable it to trade at full-tilt over the vital Christmas period, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Links of London tumbles into administration
Jewellery chain Links of London has tumbled into administration, putting up to 350 jobs at risk in what is another blow to the ailing UK high street.
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News
Shearwood heads for High Court clash with Clarks
Former Clarks boss Mike Shearwood has pressed the button on court action against the footwear giant.
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Report Store
International Retail Index 2019
Driving innovation, embracing new tech platforms and speedier fulfilment are some of the characteristics defining international success, a new 30-retailer benchmarking report finds.
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News
Marks & Spencer bolsters food team with new directors
Marks & Spencer has strengthened its food division with the appointment of four new directors ahead of its launch online with Ocado.
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News
Kingfisher appoints new finance chief
DIY giant Kingfisher has named Bernard Bot as its new chief financial officer.