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NewsToday in retail: Frenetic Friday for Wilko and Jigsaw
Retailers are living in turbulent times – and a frenetic Friday has only added to the sense of struggle.
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GalleryStore gallery: Stranger Things have happened at Topshop
Topshop has transformed its Oxford Street flagship into a shrine to hit Netflix show Stranger Things, in an attempt to capture the imagination and spend of teenage shoppers at Halloween.
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NewsJigsaw owner puts fashion chain up for sale
Jigsaw is on the hunt for a new owner as the high street chain grapples with an increasingly turbulent fashion market.
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GalleryStore gallery: Is Bunnings giving Homebase enough TLC?
Bunnings has a mountain to climb when it comes to converting the Homebase estate to match the store format it revealed earlier this year in St Albans.
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NewsRetail diary: This year's standout advent calenders
Which retailers are selling the best Christmas advent calenders this year and which business is the nation’s silver spenders pining for?
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GalleryFirst 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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NewsAmazon 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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NewsWilko 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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OpinionOpinion: 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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NewsFootasylum 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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NewsLloydsPharmacy 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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NewsShopper 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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NewsAgenda: 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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AnalysisInfographic: 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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DataDepartment 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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AnalysisBuy, 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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VideoThe 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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AnalysisSupply 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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OpinionThe 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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AnalysisIs 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.