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News
Lidl to launch its first ever Black Friday Sale
Lidl is participating in Black Friday for the first time this year, with a Sale that launches on November 23.
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News
Asda hails second consecutive quarter of sales growth
Asda has posted its second consecutive quarter of sales growth as its turnaround efforts gather momentum.
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News
Retail sales in first year-on-year fall since 2013
October’s retail sales fell for the first time since 2013 on a year-on-year basis, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Analysis
Blog: Retailers’ Christmas payday is a way off yet
Last week – with the onset of colder weather and the much-hyped reveal of retailers’ Christmas adverts – felt like the beginning, in earnest, of the lucrative festive season.
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News
Farfetch losses widen despite soaring sales
Farfetch’s losses have increased in its last financial year amid the business gearing up to prepare for a float.
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News
Holland & Barrett revs up for 'aggressive' EU expansion
Holland & Barrett’s chief financial officer Chris Keen said its new owners L1 Retail have ‘taken the shackles off’ its international expansion ambitions.
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Ted Baker beats tough conditions with sales rise
Ted Baker has posted a third-quarter sales rise, despite tough trading conditions in some of its markets.
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Tesco-Booker merger plan blasted by leading shareholder
Tesco’s planned merger with wholesaler Booker has been attacked by one of the grocer’s top shareholders.
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Christmas spending to rise almost 2%, Deloitte forecasts
Shoppers are expected to increase their Christmas spending by 1.8% this year.
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Analysis
Retail Week Live: Steve Rowe's new vision for M&S
One of the keynote speakers at Retail Week Live 2018, Steve Rowe and his chairman Archie Norman set out their vision for M&S last week.
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Analysis
Analysis: Lessons from the 'death' of US shopping malls
Across the US, retail headlines are announcing the imminent ‘death’ of the American shopping mall.
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Retail Voice
Every retailer needs a new operating model
Michael Ross of retail analytics system DynamicAction discusses the need for a new retail operating model in the digitally enabled world.
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Data
Data: Retailers set for disappointment this Black Friday
Retailers have overestimated the consumer appetite for Black Friday this year, according to exclusive Retail Week data.
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News
John Lewis sales tumble despite beauty boost
John Lewis’ revenues dropped last week despite excellent beauty sales as falling fashion and home sales hit the retailer.
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Data
Data: Top 10 most expensive shopping streets by rent
New Bond Street has been ranked as Europe’s most expensive shopping street for retailers to have a store on.
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News
Waitrose rolls out self-service click-and-collect
Waitrose has launched self-serve check-in points for click-and-collect shoppers in 140 of its stores for Black Friday.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: The battle of the Christmas ads
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on John Lewis and Marks & Spencer battling to win this year’s Christmas advert crown.
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News
Card Factory sales rise but 'external' pressures bite
Card Factory said sales grew 6.7% in the nine months to October 31, but warned that it still faces pressure from slumped Sterling and rising wages.
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Game full-year profits slide amid 'volatile' markets
Game has racked up full-year losses as the retailer battled with a ‘volatile’ UK gaming market and invested in its fledgling events and esports business.
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Gallery
WHSmith: The 225-year-old chain through the ages
At 225, WHSmith is the oldest retail chain in the world. Retail Week chronicles its history, looks back at store fronts through the ages and speaks to its high street boss about the retailer’s future.