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Today in retail: Tesco's triumphant turnaround
Three years since Dave Lewis took the reins at grocery Goliath Tesco, the transformation under his leadership has been nothing short of remarkable.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Ikea buys TaskRabbit
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Ikea buying odd-jobs firm TaskRabbit.
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News
Made.com generates maiden UK profits as sales rise
Online furniture retailer Made.com became profitable in the UK last year as its sales “fast approach” the £100m mark.
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Clive Black: Tesco is back on its grocery throne
Tesco’s recuperation from the depths of corporate despair has been a time-consuming one.
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Analysis
In numbers: First-half figures cement Tesco recovery
Tesco posted surging profits and sales in its first half as the grocer built further momentum in its turnaround journey.
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Tesco's Lewis: We're narrowing price gap to discounters
Tesco boss Dave Lewis insists Britain’s biggest retailer has narrowed the price gap to discount duo Aldi and Lidl, despite the inflationary grocery market.
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Topps Tiles says ‘tougher’ market will hit profits
Topps Tiles full-year profits are expected to come in at the lower end of expectations amid “tougher” market conditions.
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McColl's co-founder steps down from board
McColl’s co-founder James Lancaster has stepped down from the board with immediate effect.
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Tesco profits rocket as turnaround gathers pace
Tesco has posted surging half-year profits as the retailer clocked up seven consecutive quarters of sales growth in its core UK business.
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Opinion
Does Royal Mail strike spell Black Friday chaos?
Royal Mail workers have voted to strike over a dispute linked to pensions, pay and jobs.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Nash & Gardner’s Budgens, Islington
Very infrequently, it’s possible to single out a local Store of the Week, and Nash & Gardner’s Budgens in Islington makes the grade; a stone’s throw from your correspondent’s house.
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Shop prices herald imminent return of inflation
Shop prices are “teetering” on the edge of inflation, with deflation at its shallowest in four years.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retailers must invest in what Amazon can’t do
Ever-speedy delivery, subscription models, an online video streaming service, voice-automated ordering and a sizeable grocery business in the shape of Whole Foods.
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Analysis
Five things we learned from Shop Direct’s full years
Shop Direct posted its fifth consecutive year of growing sales and profits – and boss Alex Baldock is confident the business is on track to make it six.
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News
ScS sidesteps big-ticket slowdown with value credentials
Sofa and carpet specialist ScS issued some reassurance to those operating in the big-ticket sector today.
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News
John Lewis sales slip as fashion and homewares decline
John Lewis sales dropped last week as its fashion and homewares division dragged on the retailer’s performance.
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Asos agrees global scheme to protect factory workers
Asos has signed up to an agreement designed to protect labourers in textile factories across the globe.
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News
Debenhams poaches Dixons Carphone and Dune executives
Debenhams has poached Dixons Carphone central operations director Paul Justice and Dune international boss Ben Jobling to beef up its executive team.
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News
Retail jobs slump amid shift to online shopping
The number of jobs in the UK retail sector slumped by 62,000 in the second quarter of 2017, according to new figures.
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Reiss appoints new group trading director
Reiss has hired an ex-Mothercare, M&S and Next director as its new group trading director.