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NewsDebenhams owners hire turnaround expert
Debenhams’ new owners are set to appoint a turnaround chief just one day after seizing control of the business.
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NewsAsda contract changes could leave 3,000 staff worse off
Asda is in consultation with staff and unions over proposals to “streamline” the contracts of hourly paid staff, which could leave around 6,000 workers worse off.
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NewsLeonard Green ditches Topshop stake
US investment firm Leonard Green has sold its 25% stake in Topshop and Topman for an undisclosed sum to the brands’ parent company Arcadia.
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NewsDobbies snaps up 31 garden centres from rival Wyevale
Dobbies has acquired 31 stores from Wyevale, making it the largest garden centre operator in the UK.
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NewsLewis: Tesco will 'finish' turnaround this year
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has revealed the grocer is eyeing new avenues for growth and value creation following another “strong” year on its road to recovery.
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NewsTesco full-year profits climb as turnaround bears fruit
Tesco’s profit and sales rose as boss Dave Lewis says the grocer has “met or are about to meet the vast majority of our turnaround goals”.
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NewsAsos profits plunge as international costs bite
Asos has reported a nosedive in interim profits, which boss Nick Beighton attributed to “major capex” costs that “inevitably involved significant disruption and transition costs”.
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NewsDunelm delivers ‘strong' third-quarter sales growth
Dunelm has recorded a rise in its third-quarter sales as the retailer was spurred by an uplift in sales across its stores and online.
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NewsLush axes all UK social media channels
Lush is set to close its UK Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts by the end of the week, saying it is “tired of fighting with algorithms” and doesn’t want to “pay to appear” in customers’ feeds.
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GalleryFirst look: Inside Primark's new Birmingham flagship
Five floors, beauty parlours for men and women, Harry Potter and Disney shop-in-shops, as well as a Disney café on the top floor, are just a few of the elements that distinguish Primark’s new Birmingham branch.
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OpinionOpinion: JD Sports has plenty of track left to run
JD Sports holds the unique position of being both Sports Direct’s biggest rival and, in many ways, its polar opposite.
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NewsAshley labels Debenhams administration ‘national scandal'
Sports Direct founder and Debenhams’ largest shareholder Mike Ashley has vowed to “save as many Debenhams stores and jobs as I can” in an explosive stock exchange announcement.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What next for Debenhams?
Debenhams’ lenders took control of the department store business today through a pre-pack administration, and a sale is now likely to be pursued.
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NewsChinese firm closes in on LK Bennett acquisition
A Chinese firm which supplies LK Bennett is closing in on a deal to buy the beleaguered fashion retailer from administrators.
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AnalysisWatch: A look back at retail’s most iconic adverts
With the news last week that Marks & Spencer has revived its ‘this is not just food’ tagline, Retail Week looks at some of the most iconic retail adverts of all time.
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OpinionDebenhams needs renewed purpose post-administration
The redundancy of Debenhams’ once-vaunted claim to be ‘Britain’s favourite department store’ was sadly laid bare as it fell into a pre-pack administration today.
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NewsDebenhams put up for sale following administration
Debenhams has been put up for sale after lenders took control of the department store group through a pre-pack administration.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Debenhams faces Mike's lie detector
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley demanding members of Debenhams’ board take a lie detector test, as he tries to take control of the department store group.
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NewsNew Look to abandon in-store menswear offer
New Look is to stop selling menswear in its stores and will only offer the category online from this autumn.