More on Me + Em – Page 584
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Analysis
Homebase boss McGloughlin confident as losses narrow
As Easter approaches, Homebase chief executive Damian McGloughlin can look forward to DIY retailers’ equivalent of Christmas with more confidence than he could last year.
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News
Morrisons to appeal to Supreme Court over data breach
Morrisons has been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court after losing a major legal case involving a data leak.
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News
Global Fashion Group launches sustainable search tool
Global Fashion Group has added the ability for customers on its Iconic ecommerce platform to search for products using sustainable criteria and filters.
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Retail Voice
How retailers are evolving into ‘intelligent enterprises’
The retail c-suite is focused on automation strategies to drive customer experience and increase operational efficiency, a recent survey has found.
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Analysis
Analysis: The secrets behind JD Sports' success
JD Sports has posted a stellar set of full-year results as EBITDA rocketed more than £100m and sales sprinted ahead.
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News
Card Factory set on expansion despite profit decline
Card Factory posted a fall in full-year profits due to lower footfall but will continue its growth strategy with the aim of 1,200 stores.
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News
BrightHouse poaches new boss from Thomas Cook
BrightHouse has announced it has appointed a new chief executive after former boss Hamish Paton stepped down at the beginning of the year.
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News
MP criticises Asda for proposed contract changes
MP Siobhain McDonagh has written to the chief executive of Asda asking to clarify a number of issues around the grocer’s proposed changes to the contracts of its hourly paid staff.
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News
Ocado to deliver from Andover site by end of month
Ocado has begun the process of clearing the ruins of its Andover warehouse site and installing temporary refrigeration in a bid to resume deliveries by the end of the month.
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News
JD Sports posts record profits as sales sprint ahead
JD Sports posted a surge in full-year profit spurred by strong sales as boss Peter Cowgill says the business will “continue to exceed consumer expectations”.
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News
Card Factory profits fall against ‘tough' consumer backdrop
Card Factory has recorded a decline in its full-year profits as sluggish customer footfall stunted the retailer’s sales growth.
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News
Sports Direct to axe 300 jobs as it shutters Wigan warehouse
Sports Direct is set to close its warehouse in Wigan, Greater Manchester in June, with up to 300 roles to be cut as a result.
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Opinion
Opinion: Grocers are making real progress in the war on plastic
It can often be difficult, for a cynic such as myself, to differentiate between an outbreak of opportunistic bandwagon jumping and a genuine sea change in corporate behaviour.
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News
High street to lead Easter footfall revival
Retailers can expect much improved footfall across the long Easter weekend, driven by warmer weather and when holiday falls in the calendar.
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News
AO.com launches global search for 'digital disruptors'
AO.com has launched a global search for the next “digital disruptors” in partnership with innovation advisory firm L Marks.
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News
Monsoon becomes latest retailer to mull potential CVA
Monsoon has said it is looking to “accelerate” the process of its store closures as it mulls a potential CVA in order to restructure its estate.
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Data
Retail weather: Feeling like spring again
The retail weather forecast from Saturday April 20 to Friday April 26, 2019
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News
Lord Rose criticises Mike Ashley for high street ‘oligopoly’ plans
Former Marks & Spencer boss Lord Stuart Rose has lambasted Mike Ashley over his plans to create a UK retail high street “oligopoly”, and said the sector is still too focused on bricks and mortar.