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News
Amazon to launch video-enabled Echo device in UK
Amazon has unveiled a host of new Echo devices at its Seattle headquarters as it prepares to launch its touchscreen-enabled Echo Show for UK shoppers.
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Moss Bros starts selling through Asos and Amazon US
Moss Bros has started selling selected ranges on Asos and Amazon’s US website as it bids to boost sales and brand awareness overseas.
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Ex-M&S boss Sir Richard Greenbury dies
Former Marks & Spencer chairman and chief executive Sir Richard Greenbury has died at the age of 81.
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Dyson to plough £2bn into 2020 electric car launch
Engineering company and retailer Dyson is planning to develop its own battery-powered electric car by 2020.
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Tesco Opticians-Vision Express deal held up by CMA
Vision Express’ acquisition of Tesco’s opticians business has been flagged by competition watchdogs as one that could “lead to a worse deal for some customers.”
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Moss Bros tailored for success as profits rise
Moss Bros has reported a jump in interim profits as like-for-like sales grew despite what boss Brian Brick described as “an unpredictable economic backdrop”.
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Video
Watch: Shoe Zone boss Nick Davis eyes 50 big box stores
Shoe Zone boss Nick Davis is targeting 50 big box stores in the coming years – and believes “the sky’s the limit” for the new format.
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Opinion
Disrupt or be disrupted? A question for retailers
Amazon is the ultimate disruptor of retail. First it was online retailing with faster and faster delivery, then it was subscription models with Amazon Prime, and the internet of things with the dash button.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Lavazza’s coffee shop in Milan
The blurring of the fine line between retail, leisure and entertainment is one of the features of many shopping districts and malls at the moment, and the newly opened Lavazza in Milan is a case in point.
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Opinion
Opinion: No one in big ticket is sitting comfortably
As inflation rises, wage growth stagnates and uncertainty abounds in the wake of the Brexit vote, consumer confidence cannot be taken for granted.
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News
John Lewis womenswear boosted as cold weather bites
John Lewis’ sales were boosted by a stellar womenswear performance as unseasonably cold weather started to bite.
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Hotel Chocolat and Boohoo deliver rollicking results
Boohoo and Hotel Chocolat bucked mixed retail fortunes today with a duo of doubled profit or revenue rises in their respective financial updates.
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Analysis
Analysis: How big could Boohoo’s brands become?
Boohoo may have reported its usual stellar set of results this morning, but there was one big difference.
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HoF’s Walmsley resigns, new CMO appointed
House of Fraser’s chief customer officer David Walmsley has resigned from the business following the appointment of a new chief marketing officer from Doddle.
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Hotel Chocolat to launch new subscription service
Hotel Chocolat is launching a new subscription service as part of a drive to give customers access to its products “wherever they are”.
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Opinion
Opinion: From start-up to big corporate and back again
Zalando has gone from start-up to retail titan in under a decade and is now partnering with smaller businesses – why aren’t more retailers following suit?
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: M&S’ one-hour food delivery
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Marks & Spencer piloting one-hour food delivery to customers in London.
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News
Boohoo ups sales guidance as profits and revenues rocket
Boohoo has upped its full-year sales guidance after hailing a spike in sales and profits during its first half.
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Hotel Chocolat tastes success as profits double
Hotel Chocolat has posted a surge in profits as sales growth, new store openings and margin gains sweetened its bottom line.