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NewsSainsbury's Argos and Boots partner with Tech.
Sainsbury’s Argos and Walgreens Boots Alliance have become the latest retail partners for Retail Week’s Tech. festival.
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OpinionOpinion: How the pound store is moving online
Poundland’s original founder Steve Smith has since launched Poundshop.com and is convinced ecommerce is the future for value-hungry shoppers.
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DataRetail weather: Plenty of showers followed by sun
The retail weather forecast from Saturday August 18 through to Friday August 24, 2018: Plenty of showers followed by sun
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NewsBHS auditor PwC slammed in damning watchdog report
Financial accounts of failed department store chain BHS contained “incomplete, inaccurate and misleading” statements following failings by auditor PwC, a new report has ruled.
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NewsJack Wills founder Williams ousted amid row with owner
Jack Wills founder Peter Williams is to exit the business following a bust-up with its private equity owner BlueGem.
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NewsSainsbury's pilots checkout-less scan-and-go payments
Sainsbury’s has launched a new scan, pay and go smartphone app that will allow shoppers to pay for products without visiting a checkout.
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NewsAmazon faces crackdown over ‘misleading’ delivery claims
Amazon is set to be told by the UK’s advertising regulator to stop claiming that it guarantees next-day deliveries through its Prime subscription service.
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OpinionOpinion: Why we won't give up on the high street
Hardly a day goes by without a headline lamenting the poor health and dire prognosis for the British high street.
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NewsAgenda: Asda and Kingfisher update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Asda and Kingfisher.
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NewsPhilip Hammond considering 'Amazon tax' for etailers
Chancellor Philip Hammond has said he is considering a tax on online retailers but steered clear of any pronouncement on business rates.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What Sports Direct's swoop spells for HoF
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley realised his dream of owning a department store business with an audacious £90m pounce on House of Fraser. Retail Week considers the implications.
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AnalysisAshley vs Day: The tycoons who clashed over HoF
Philip Day and Mike Ashley came head-to-head in the battle to save House of Fraser, with the latter eventually triumphing after a £90m swoop.
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NewsPoundworld brand could be resurrected by rescue bid
The Poundworld brand and a handful of its shops could be saved following an eleventh hour rescue bid by Irish retail family the Hendersons.
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VideoThe Retail Week: How HoF fits into Ashley's masterplan
Mike Ashley has snapped up House of Fraser hours after it entered administration. So where does the business fit into his strategy?
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NewsSports Direct acquires House of Fraser for £90m
Sports Direct has bought House of Fraser out of administration for £90m following a battle to control the beleaguered department store chain.
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NewsTopshop calls time on Chinese franchise partnership
Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green has suffered a fresh setback after calling time on his bid to crack China.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: The businesses revolutionising returns
Returns have long been a conundrum for retailers, increasing costs and shrinking availability. Retail Week profiles the businesses shaking up returns.
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NewsHouse of Fraser calls in administrators as rescue talks fail
House of Fraser has tumbled into administration after last ditch talks to save the business collapsed.
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NewsCard Factory trims profit guidance despite sales rise
Card Factory has downgraded its full-year profit expectations despite registering a boost in interim sales.
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NewsHoF creditors to pick a rescue bid as early as today
House of Fraser’s lenders could reportedly decide on bids from at least three white knights today, including Mike Ashley, Philip Day and Alteri Investors.