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News
Inditex global profits up as online sales jump
Inditex’s full-year profits and sales have risen during a year in which the retail giant ploughed ahead with global expansion.
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News
Best bet for Bunnings is to exit UK, said JP Morgan
Analysts at JP Morgan calculated that the “least bad outcome” for Bunnings-owner Wesfarmers would be to pull out of its fledgling UK operations.
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News
eBay launches AI-powered celebrity style matcher
eBay has launched AI-powered celebrity style-matching content for its fashion offer, using visual search to link outfits with its inventory.
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News
Toys R Us to close all stores as search for buyer fails
Administrators have failed to secure a buyer for Toys R Us and have informed staff that all of its 100 UK stores will close over the next six weeks.
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Bargain Booze owner Conviviality hit by cash crisis
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality is facing a cash squeeze after discovering it must pay HMRC £30m by the end of this month.
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Report Store
Exporting Ecommerce – How to Thrive Online in France
To help retailers plan their digital expansion into France, this Retail Week guide – in association with Exporting is Great – looks at the nuances of the French etail market and its consumers compared to the UK.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Retailers in fighting spirit
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on retailers fighting a difficult outlook for the retail industry.
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News
Morrisons like-for-likes up as profit climbs
Morrisons like-for-likes and profits rose over its last year, making the period its third consecutive year of growth.
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Analysis
Store of the week: The Tea Centre, New South Wales
When it comes to tea retailing – or coffee, for that matter – the Australian merchants seem, increasingly, to have things sewn up.
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Retail Voice
Sharing the cost of data analytics with your peers
Just as retailers are coming under intense pressure to get closer to their customers, marketing budgets are being squeezed.
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Analysis
How-to guide: the secrets to online success in France
French ecommerce sales will surpass €90bn (£80bn) this year and reach €100bn (£89bn) in 2019, making the market an attractive prospect for UK retailers.
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News
John Lewis sales buoyed by early Mother’s Day
John Lewis sales blossomed last week, as Mother’s Day gave the retailer’s clothing and gifting categories a lift.
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News
Chancellor unveils business rates changes
Chancellor Philip Hammond has confirmed in his Spring Statement that business rates will now be reviewed every three years.
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Maplin sale hopes fade as retail rivals circle stores
A clutch of retailers are circling Maplin’s store estate as its hopes of securing a rescue deal rapidly evaporate.
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Opinion
John Lewis’ profit challenge applies across retail
John Lewis’ results showed that today in retail you need to run to have the slightest hope of even standing still, never mind advancing.
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News
The Original Factory Shop makes pair of senior hires
The Original Factory Shop has drafted in a new finance boss and chief operating officer as the retailer shapes its senior leadership team.
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News
Major retailers back sustainability and equality drive
A swathe of top retailers including John Lewis, M&S and Sainsbury’s have signed up to an action plan aimed at driving sustainability, development and equality.
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News
French Connection trims losses amid store closure plan
French Connection has narrowed its full-year losses and pledged to close more outlets this year.
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Retail Voice
Creating a single customer view in the era of GDPR
With GDPR soon to be upon us, retailers need to understand the big changes it will bring to the way they use and analyse customer data.
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News
Move of the week: Shop Direct’s new chief executive
The appointment of Henry Birch as the new chief executive of Shop Direct shows the changing face of retail.