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News
Oasis and Warehouse profits boosted by store closures
Oasis and Warehouse Group’s full-year profits have jumped despite what boss Liz Evans described as a “challenging” environment for retail generally.
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News
John Lewis hands Allam new director of services role
John Lewis & Partners has appointed its first ever director of services as it presses ahead with plans to broaden its proposition beyond retail.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Jack's shapes up versus Aldi and Lidl
Tesco has launched the Jack’s discount chain to take on Aldi and Lidl, but can Britain’s biggest grocer beat the German duo at their own game?
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Opinion
Opinion: Partnerships with start-ups are the future of retail
It’s hardly breaking news that large traditional retailers are struggling to keep up with growing transnational corporations.
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Gallery
Debenhams puts beauty centre-stage in Watford store
Debenhams this week opens the doors to its store at the Intu Watford extension, representing its latest thinking as it seeks to reignite the department store format’s appeal to contemporary shoppers.
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News
Hotel Chocolat targets US and Japan as profits jump
Hotel Chocolat will launch its first store in Japan and take a second crack at the US as the business ramps up its overseas push.
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News
Card Factory profits grow despite ‘challenging’ trading
Card Factory has registered an increase in half-year profits as it grew sales amid what it dubbed a “challenging consumer environment”.
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News
Next raises profit guidance as interim earnings edge up
Next has increased its profit guidance for the full year after sales and earnings bettered expectations in its first half.
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Data
Retailers aim for more than 75% recyclable packaging
Some 46% of retailers say they want to hit this sustainability target by 2020, Retail Week research has found.
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News
Asos swings axe on A-List loyalty scheme
Asos’ loyalty scheme – which allows shoppers to earn points on their purchases for vouchers – will be shuttered next month.
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News
B&M fined record £480k for selling knives to children
B&M Bargains has been hit with a £480,000 fine for repeatedly selling knives to underage shoppers as young as 14.
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News
Carrefour denies making Casino merger approach
Carrefour has refuted claims from French grocery rival Casino that it approached the business over a possible tie-up.
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Opinion
Why I’m certain department stores have a future
As he unveils his latest store, Debenhams’ chief executive explains why he’s confident in prospects despite tough conditions.
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News
River Island profits decline as it invests in strategy
River Island’s profits fell last year as the business ploughed investment into keeping up with “evolving consumer habits and expectations”.
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News
Arcadia suppliers have credit insurance cut
Arcadia suppliers have had their credit insurance cut in another blow to owner Sir Philip Green.
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News
Mike Ashley blames 'greedy landlords' for HoF closures
Mike Ashley has blamed “greedy landlords” for the closure of three House of Fraser stores in Edinburgh, Hull and Swindon after rent negotiation talks failed.
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News
Co-op latest grocer to ban single use plastics
The Co-op is the latest grocer to ban own-brand single-use plastics as part of a wider ethical scheme, unveiled later this week.
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Opinion
Opinion: Customers don't say goodbye when they leave
When customers start spending their money with newer retail firms, they won’t bother to say goodbye to you.
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Retail Voice
Ecosystems present new growth opportunity for retailers
At a time when retailers are struggling to maintain relevance with customers, could ecosystems be the answer?
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News
Food producers 'suffering 45-day payment delays'
Delays in payments from grocery retailers to food producers have increased to an average of 45 days, according to new research.