More on Me + Em – Page 776
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Gallery
First look: Made.com and Heal’s open at the Mailbox
Made.com and Heal’s were among a handful of homewares retailers that opened at the Mailbox in Birmingham this week.
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News
Amazon profits fall despite third-quarter sales surge
Amazon profits fell in its third quarter but shares in the business soared as it beat market expectations.
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News
Wilko sheds 1,000 staff following consultation
More than 1,000 people are to exit variety store group Wilko following a redundancy consultation involving 3,712 staff, Retail Week can reveal.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retail’s Black Friday fate hinges on mobile
As a consumer, the prospect of Black Friday means to start planning ways to put yourself into financial ruin nice and early.
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News
Footasylum set for £170m valuation on AIM
Footasylum expects its market capitalisation to be £171.3m when it launches its IPO on AIM next week at the price of £1.64 per share.
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News
LloydsPharmacy to close 190 stores due to funding cuts
LloydsPharmacy plans to close nearly 200 of its UK stores as government funding, business rates and the apprenticeship levy have made “market conditions challenging”.
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News
Shopper spending power falls as inflation bites
Consumers’ disposable income fell in 10 out of 12 UK regions last month as gains in salary were offset by the rising cost of household bills.
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News
Agenda: Morrisons and Next update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with third quarter updates from Morrisons and Next on the agenda.
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Data
Department store wars: How Debenhams stacks up to rivals
Debenhams’ 2016/17 results, underlined the initial impact of Sergio Bucher’s ‘Debenhams Redesigned’ strategy on its bottom line.
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Video
The Retail Week: Debenhams, Bunnings, New Look and M&S
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories from the week, including Debenhams’ full-year results and people moves at New Look and M&S.
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Analysis
Buy, sell or hold? Sports Direct takes stock of shares
Sports Direct has drafted in a head of strategic investments to review the shareholdings the retailer has built up in other businesses.
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Analysis
Infographic: Retail job cuts and Harrods’ profits
Words and numbers, October 27, 2017: Retail job cuts, including Sainsbury’s plan to axe 2,000 staff, Shop Direct’s refinancing deal and Harrods’ full-year profits
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Analysis
Supply chain: Balancing profitability and experience
Retailers are having to rapidly re-adjust business models to keep up with the demands of the hyper-connected consumer.
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Opinion
The importance of mentoring from within
On National Mentoring Day, Hermes HR director Jill Maples looks at the positive impact mentoring can have on employee engagement and development.
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Analysis
Is Bucher’s grand plan for Debenhams paying off?
Looking at the numbers, it can’t be said to be the best first year a chief executive has ever clocked up.
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News
Today in retail: A tale of two department stores
Department store retailer Debenhams reported a 44% full-year profit drop today that risked testing the patience of its shareholders.
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News
Move of the week: Jo Jenkins leaves M&S for White Stuff
Executive search is a rigorous process that requires bespoke solutions and deep market knowledge.
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Opinion
When personalisation is creepy, not cool
I’m sure every one of us has seen the famous Piccadilly Lights in London – the neon extravaganza that has illuminated Piccadilly Circus for decades.
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News
Selfridges profits jump as investment plan pays off
Selfridges has posted a jump in profits as its ambitious investment strategy began to bear fruit.
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News
Record fall in retail employment as jobs and hours cut
Retail employment fell at the steepest rate in almost a decade over the three months to September.