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News
Icandy enters administration, putting 79 jobs at risk
Gifting retailer Icandy has entered administration and shuttered four of its 14 outlets as it seeks a buyer.
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News
Mothercare chief financial officer resigns
Mothercare finance boss and executive director Richard Smothers has given notice and will leave the specialist retailer next year.
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Opinion
Opinion: Why mobile will kill the multi-brand etailer
When Amazon and Ebay launched they sold via the world wide web, which was created for desktop computers.
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News
Supergroup full-year sales jump bolstered by weak pound
Supergroup posted a leap in its full-year like-for-like sales, a third of which the retailer said could be attributed to currency fluctuations.
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Retail Voice
Making sustainability a retail reality
How can retailers balance consumer demand for faster delivery and still retain their green credentials? DHL Supply Chain explains how innovation can complement environmental initiatives.
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Interview
Listen: The Future Laboratory boss on AI and equality
Trevor Hardy, chief executive of trends forecaster The Future Laboratory explores some of the factors that will come to define the retail sector.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Next, AB Foods and more
Retail news round-up: Next and AB Foods boosted by broker upgrades, iCandy falls into administration and Matchless launches first London store.
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News
Labour pledges to hike corporation tax to 26%
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is set to impose a hike in corporation tax as part of the party’s manifesto.
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News
Today in retail: Election brings new profit threat
As the general election gets under way retailers face the possibility of yet more pressure on profits.
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Opinion
Opinion: The complex data of the customer journey
Think of that last significant purchase you made. New laptop? A holiday? New sofa? At this time of year maybe it was a new barbecue.
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Opinion
Opinion: London’s West End is changing for the better
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan continues to spread the message to the world that ‘London is open’.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: M&S calls in the SWOT team
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on new M&S recruits chairman Archie Norman and Jill McDonald as managing director of clothing, home and beauty.
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Analysis
Why are retailers suddenly in breach of NMW regulations?
John Lewis revealed yesterday that it is setting aside £36m to deal with the potential fall-out from not complying with national minimum wage rules.
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Opinion
Opinion: Good mentorship can bring a confidence boost
Mentorship is an important component of increasing the representation of women in tech and start-ups, explains Lucy Ward, managing director of Trouva.
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News
Retail warehousing vacancy rate hits 16-year low
The vacancy rate for retail warehousing has fallen to its lowest level for almost two decades, new research has revealed.
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News
Abercrombie & Fitch hires bankers amid takeover interest
Abercrombie & Fitch has drafted in an investment bank amid acquisition interest from retail rivals.
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News
BHS: Lobby group demands new rules for private firms
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has called for new governance rules for large private companies to avoid a repeat of the BHS pensions scandal.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Abercrombie & Fitch, Amazon and more
Retail news round-up: Abercrombie & Fitch search for takeover interest, Amazon upgrades its Echo device and private firms asked to adhere to governance rules
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Gallery
Store of the week: Veggie Pret opens in Shoreditch
Sometimes new formats really can surprise and the opening of a Veggie Pret on Great Eastern Street in London is a case in point.
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News
John Lewis won't be last to pay out over wage rules
John Lewis is the latest retailer to fall foul of national minimum wage rules.