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Retail Voice
The key behaviours of a retail disruptor
JDA Software vice-president of retail industry strategies JoAnn Martin looks at new research that explains how disruptive retailers are shaping the future of the industry.
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News
M&S hires food supply chain guru Lawrence Christensen
Marks & Spencer has recruited grocery supply chain expert Lawrence Christensen as an independent adviser.
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Analysis
Analysis: John Lewis will be 'a place to shop, do and learn'
Opened 10 years ago in White City, Westfield London’s most significant development will be unveiled this week – the opening of 740,000 sq ft more trading space.
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News
House of Fraser suitor issues profit warning
A Chinese investor behind a bid for House of Fraser has issued a profit warning, just weeks before a deal is expected to be finalised.
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Opinion
Conviviality must sober up for its walk of shame
Conviviality is suffering the hangover to end all hangovers as financial chaos threatens to undo years of progress and hopes for further expansion.
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News
Conviviality boss Hunter quits amid accounting crisis
Drinks specialist Conviviality’s chief executive Diana Hunter has stepped down a week after it disclosed accounting errors.
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Opinion
Sir Ian Cheshire: We must count the true cost of pensions
When BHS made the headlines for its pension scheme rather than its collapse, it highlighted the ticking time bomb for the whole of retail.
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News
Dreams' full-year profits jump amid tough market
Dreams has increased profits and sales for the fourth consecutive year, bucking the trend in a “challenging” big-ticket market, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Made.com secures £40m investment as sales spike
Made.com has secured £40m of fresh investment to accelerate its European expansion after registering a climb in full-year sales.
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News
Hammerson rejects £5bn takeover approach from Klépierre
Shopping centre landlord Hammerson has rejected a £5bn approach from one of Europe’s largest mall owners, Klépierre.
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News
Poundstretcher credit insurers reduce cover
Poundstretcher owner Crown Crest Group has had its credit cover cut as insurers continue to tighten terms for high street operators.
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Analysis
Analysis: Walmart vs Amazon – clash of the titans
Walmart last week unveiled a same-day online grocery delivery service that will cover about 40% of US households by the end of the year.
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News
Smiggle readies Oxford Street flagship as sales surge
Smiggle is preparing to open an Oxford Street flagship and has reported a surge in first-half sales outside of its homeland.
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Opinion
How to get your digital transformation off the ground
Digital transformation comes at a price: the cost of new technologies, the risk of embracing these; and the disagreements you face with those who say “but we’ve always done things this way”.
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News
Bunnings hires Wesfarmers lifer to head up merchandise
Bunnings UK & Ireland has appointed Glenn Avery as interim general manager of merchandise, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
L'Oréal snaps up AR-tech beauty firm ModiFace
L’Oréal has acquired Canadian augmented reality and artificial intelligence focused beauty company ModiFace to bolster its digital capabilities.
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Opinion
Inditex beats H&M hands down with its other brands
H&M’s non-H&M brands look expensive and unlikely to pay for themselves, says John Ryan
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News
Retail Diary: Let's not go bananas, says Morrisons boss
Morrisons’ fruitful endeavours, Catriona Marshall’s call for cyclists to take on the Cheshire Dash and the Retail Week runners clocking up the miles.
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News
Conviviality considers equity fundraising in cash crisis
Conviviality, the embattled drinks retailer and wholesaler, has had “constructive discussions” with lenders and support from stakeholders as it addresses a funding crisis and may launch equity fundraising as it seeks to stabilise.
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Analysis
Profile: Shop Direct's new boss Henry Birch
Shop Direct’s incoming boss Henry Birch’s career to date has spanned stints in the House of Commons and running William Hill’s online arm from Gibraltar.