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Opinion
Move of the Week: ‘Beating heart’ of Pret A Manger steps down
It will very soon be the end of an era at Pret A Manger, following the news that Clive Schlee will step down as chief executive at the end of September after 16 years leading the business.
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Opinion
Opinion: Online retailers must face up to inconvenient truths
Online retail sales growth slowed to 0.6% in the 12 weeks to June 2, versus 8% in 2018. While we can point to the weather as being partly to blame, I think there are a few larger trends at play here.
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Analysis
In pictures: Boots vs the beauty titans
Can Boots’ new Covent Garden store help it compete with beauty brands and department stores? John Ryan reports.
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Analysis
Analysis: How The Hut Group is supercharging its growth
The Hut Group has recorded another year of swelling sales and profits – Retail Week speaks to boss Matthew Moulding about how it has done it.
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News
Asda and Just Eat launch 30-minute grocery deliveries
Asda is to launch 30-minute grocery deliveries after extending its tie-up with Just Eat.
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Video
Watch: Can Coupe get shoppers and shareholders back on side?
This week, the team discusses the predicament of Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe as shareholders vote on his £3.9m pay packet following poor results and the failed Asda merger.
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News
Dixons Carphone to axe 140 jobs in transformation drive
Dixons Carphone is to axe 140 jobs across its central functions as boss Alex Baldock ramps up his transformation plans.
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Cartoon
Retail cartoon: A nightmare on High Street
Patrick Blower’s take on Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s fears of a Halloween Brexit.
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News
The Uptick: High-flying leaders and high street heroes
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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News
Game management to sell shares to Ashley
Game’s management has told its shareholders to accept the offer of 30p per share made by Sports Direct mogul Mike Ashley.
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News
Primark new space drives growth as like-for-likes shrink
Primark sales have risen thanks to new space as like-for-likes declined over the past three quarters.
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News
Superdry hires former M&S and New Look finance chiefs
Superdry has hired the former chief financial officers of M&S and New Look to its board.
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Opinion
Leader: Retail must help itself on Brexit if new PM won’t
As the clock ticks into a pivotal month for the future of the UK and its economy, retailers could be forgiven for feeling far from optimistic.
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Opinion
Bryan Roberts: Sainsbury’s stores still a mixed bag
Against a backdrop of relentless discounters, a resurgent Tesco and a recovering Asda, Sainsbury’s put out its first-quarter update this morning, putting a brave face on what might be considered a tepid set of numbers.
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News
Monsoon Accessorize CVA passed by creditors
Monsoon Accessorize’s CVA has been passed by its creditors, paving the way for hefty rent reductions at around half of its stores.
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News
Sosandar sales rocket as losses narrow
Sosandar has registered a surge in sales and narrowed losses during its full-year results as it “continues to expand its product range” to fuel “future growth”.
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News
Coupe: ‘You couldn’t choose a worse date’ for Brexit
Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe has lamented the timing of Brexit and insisted “you couldn’t choose a worse date” than October 31 for Britain to leave the EU.
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News
The Hut Group sales and profits soar in ‘landmark year’
The Hut Group has posted an uplift in full-year sales and profits bolstered by international growth as the retailer scaled up investments across its brands and technology.
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News
The Works profits dip as like-for-like sales rise
The Works reported a decline in its profit before tax, despite an increase in its like-for-like sales.