More on Me + Em – Page 549
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News
Sales value and volume increased in June, ONS reports
Retail sales by both value and volume edged up during the month of June, according to the latest Office for National Statistics retail sales figures.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: M&S hopes Evans will give its fashion spark
On the face of it, Maddy Evans has executed an astute escape plan by swapping her role as fashion director at Topshop for the task of revitalising Marks & Spencer’s clothing offer.
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Video
Watch: How off target is Ashley's plan for Sports Direct?
After Sports Direct delayed its full-year results for up to a month, the team discuss the challenges facing Mike Ashley’s empire and the implications for the wider high street.
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Analysis
Retail 100 2019: Who are the ones to watch?
Retail Week recently unveiled its ranking of the most influential leaders of 2019 and shared the 16 new names it predicts will have the biggest impact in 2020.
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News
Waitrose offloads seven stores putting 700 jobs at risk
Waitrose & Partners is to pull down the shutters on seven branches as it focuses on profitability, affecting almost 700 employees.
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Online retail sales climb in June driven by fashion
Online sales bounced back in June, registering the strongest rate of growth so far this year bolstered by clothing.
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News
Debenhams to seek additional £50m from lenders
Debenhams is set to ask its lenders for a further £50m cash injection to carry the struggling retailer through Christmas trading.
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News
Eve Sleep halves losses as sales continue to fall
Eve Sleep has reduced its underlying EBITDA losses but continued to struggle against a “backdrop of substantial retail headwinds” as sales fell.
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News
Amazon boasts record-breaking Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day broke records for the online giant as sales surpassed its previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales combined.
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News
Asos issues profit warning due to ‘operational issues’
Asos has lowered its full-year expectations for the second time this year after its US and European arms suffered ongoing “operational issues”.
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Analysis
Analysis: How can Topshop conquer online?
Topshop owner Arcadia has pledged to invest significantly in its online operations following its CVA, but it needs to spend wisely to compete with its pureplay rivals.
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News
Amazon facing EU probe over data misuse allegations
Amazon is being investigated by EU antitrust regulators over allegations that it misuses “sensitive data” from retailers that sell on its ecommerce marketplace.
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News
Watches of Switzerland mulls travel retail growth
Watches of Switzerland boss Brian Duffy said travel retail could be a potential growth area for the luxury jewellery retailer as its store in Heathrow airport is “very, very successful.”
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News
Shop Direct poaches Boots exec for trading director role
Shop Direct has snapped up Boots own-brand boss Guy Farmer to helm the etail group’s trading division.
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News
Hotel Chocolat full-year sales climb driven by ‘innovation’
Hotel Chocolat has recorded a healthy rise in its full-year sales bolstered by “strong growth” across all divisions of its business.
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News
Watches of Switzerland profits soar in maiden results
Watches of Switzerland recorded surging profits bolstered by rising sales in what boss Brian Duffy described as a year of “strong, profitable growth”.