More on Me + Em – Page 685
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News
Fashion market value could drop £350m over next year
The value of the UK fashion market could fall by £350m over the next 12 months as shoppers limit their spending sprees.
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Data
Data: 58% of retailers don’t receive mall footfall figures
Less than half (42%) of retailers in shopping centre locations currently receive footfall data from landlords, Retail Week research has found.
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Opinion
Is your spreadsheet addiction leading to administration?
With sky-high consumer expectations and a difficult economic environment to contend with, retailers must have robust planning and forecasting processes.
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Future Leaders
Be Inspired: Leaders reveal secrets to career success
With Be Inspired back and bigger than ever for 2019, we look back at some of the insights from retail leaders at last year’s event.
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News
Wickes hiring 900 staff in bid to poach B&Q expertise
Wickes is hiring 900 new staff in a bid to capitalise on B&Q’s decision to scrap its kitchen and bathroom fitting services.
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Opinion
Opinion: John Lewis update is a warning to all in retail
2018, and the many retailer collapses that it has brought, is not the end of the revolution engulfing retail. It may only be the start.
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News
Bonmarché to cut 140 store assistant roles
Bonmarché is making around 140 store assistant roles redundant in a bid to cut costs and weather the market downturn, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Be Inspired: 20% of women quit over flexible working
Retailers need to create more flexible conditions for working mothers to stop losing talented employees, sector leaders have warned.
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News
John Lewis sets out vision as profits shrink
John Lewis has revealed its strategy for the coming years and admitted its first-half profits will be “close to zero”.
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Cartoon
Retail cartoon: Damage control with Philip Green
Patrick Blower’s take on a difficult week for Sir Philip Green
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News
JD Sports boss Cowgill’s pay probed by investor group
An influential investor group has urged JD Sports shareholders to rebel against executive chairman Peter Cowgill’s pay package.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five ways Carpetright aims to get back on track
Floorcovering specialist Carpetright has capped a torrid year with £70.5m of pre-tax losses.
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Opinion
Opinion: How Primark thrives without doing digital
Talk to almost any retailer at the moment and it will only be a couple of minutes before things digital form part of the discussion.
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Analysis
Blurred lines: Are the big four becoming discounters?
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that really is the case, Aldi and Lidl have every reason to be pleased with themselves.
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Data
Data: Half of retailers view FMCG brands as threat
Retail Week’s latest white paper explores the marketing strategies retailers should be implementing to combat the direct-to-consumer trend.
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News
The Original Factory Shop tables CVA proposal
The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) has become the latest retailer to launch a CVA amid harsh retail conditions, Retail Week can reveal.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retailers must wake up and smell the coffee on values
Having won approval for one of the most controversial CVAs of recent times, it’s now up to House of Fraser to create value from the restructuring.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can Big Tech partnerships reboot retail?
Where once a retail deal might have meant a merger or acquisition, the focus now is increasingly on partnerships – especially with technology companies.
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News
Carpetright swings to massive full-year loss as sales fall
Carpetright swung to a loss amid falling sales last year as the struggling business launched a CVA.