More on Me + Em – Page 531
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News
JD Sports sales and profits surge, driven by fashion
JD Sports has posted an increase in sales and profits at its half-year results bolstered by an improvement in sports fashion sales.
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Analysis
Analysis: Retail rents – how low can you go?
The wave of CVA activity this year has seen retailers begin to demand comparative rent cuts from landlords. Retail Week analyses whether rents will come down across the board.
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Retail Voice
Why soft skills are the future of the frontline retail workforce
Continuing on from lessons learned at Retail Week Live, Freeformers maintains the importance of the human element of the future of retail
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News
H&M launches music partnership to reward ‘loyal fans’
H&M has launched a music partnership to help boost the profile of independent musicians while rewarding its loyal customers with exclusive events.
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John Lewis Partnership appoints first independent directors
John Lewis Partnership has appointed its first independent directors in a bid to provide “insight and challenge” to the group.
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Primark aims to boost sales with more food and drink formats
Primark is set to roll out more stores featuring food, drink and beauty treatments following the success of its Birmingham mega-store that opened earlier this year.
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Data
Retail weather: Dry and relatively warm
The retail weather forecast from Saturday September 14 to Friday September 20, 2019
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News
Intu circled by buyout firms as it faces £1bn debt crunch
Retail property giant Intu is reportedly being considered for a private equity buyout by Orion Capital Managers.
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H&M squares up to landlords with aggressive rents stance
H&M has butted heads with landlords after demanding that new rent agreements deduct returns from revenue.
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Primark full-year sales rise driven by bricks-and-mortar expansion
Primark has recorded an uplift in full-year sales across the UK, Europe and the US as the fashion retailer’s expansion drive offset like-for-like declines.
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Analysis
Analysis: Why is the east end of Oxford Street still so grotty?
What looked like a renaissance for the east end of Oxford Street appears to have stalled, but what are the prospects for a revival?
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News
Footfall suffers ‘downwards trajectory’ in late summer
UK retailers suffered a tough end to the summer, as footfall continued its “downward trajectory” with little sign of the trend reversing soon.
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News
Naked Wines shareholders approve Majestic sale
Naked Wines shareholders have rubber-stamped plans to sell the Majestic Wine business to US private equity firm Fortress.
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News
Walgreens Boots Alliance poaches Kraft Heinz exec for CIO role
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has snapped up Kraft Heinz’s global chief information officer Francesco Tinto to take on the same role at the health and beauty titan.
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News
Agenda: John Lewis, Primark, JD Sports and Morrisons update
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from John Lewis, Primark, Morrisons and JD Sports all on the agenda.
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News
Holland & Barrett rows back global plans as international boss exits
Holland & Barrett’s international boss Echo Lu has stepped down following a review of its overseas expansion strategy, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Arcadia reports massive losses as scale of group’s problems revealed
Arcadia posted large losses and sales fell, while costs occurred from its battle with landlords bit into profitability, its latest full-year accounts disclose.
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News
M&S hires ex-Tesco Clubcard boss to ramp up digital and data drive
Marks & Spencer has hired the former boss of Tesco’s Clubcard loyalty scheme as it ramps up efforts to “substantially” grow its data teams and become a “digital-first” business.