More on Me + Em – Page 983
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Analysis
Opinion: Retailers must engage as workers' rights take centre stage
Etailer Asos must be desperately hoping that it will not become the ‘next Sports Direct’, as union GMB claims it might be.
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News
Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green reports soaring profits and sales
Menswear retailer Pretty Green’s full-year sales and profits rocketed in the year to September 30, 2015 and trading in 2016 has also been positive.
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Debenhams makes play for athleisure market with new concession
Debenhams has made a play for the activewear market with the launch of six concessions for Australian brand Lorna Jane.
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Woolworths mulls selling petrol station chain as it refocuses on grocery
Australian grocer Woolworths is considering selling its petrol station forecourt business in a move that could net it A$1.5bn (£890m).
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Analysis
Analysis: Who will succeed Andy Street as John Lewis boss?
John Lewis boss Andy Street will step down later this month, following his election as the Conservative candidate for Mayor of the West Midlands.
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Opinion
Opinion: Enjoy London’s shopping. This is as good as it gets
Business rates may not mean wholesale store closures, but they will sadly mean poorer shops.
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News
Cath Kidston sold to private equity group Baring Asia as chairman steps down
Lifestyle retailer Cath Kidston has been sold to private equity firm Baring Asia, and Asian expansion is at the top of the agenda.
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The Cotswold Company acquired by private equity firm True Capital
Private equity firm True Capital has acquired a majority stake in pure-play furniture retailer The Cotswold Company.
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Long Tall Sally uses 3D body scans to create mannequin modelled on customer
Specialist womenswear retailer Long Tall Sally has created a 3D-printed mannequin from a full-body scan of one of its own customers.
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Theo Paphitis’s Ryman acquires specialist London Graphic Centre
Retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis’s Ryman stationery business has bought art and design materials specialist London Graphic Centre.
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Opinion
Opinion: impact of the national living wage six months on
The introduction of the national living wage in April does not appear to have stifled the retail sector – at least not yet.
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News
Brexit won’t damage growth, UK’s top 100 retailers insist
The UK’s decision to quit the European Union will not damage economic growth, according to a survey of the country’s top 100 retailers.
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Wiggle sales rise but profits punctured by currency headwinds
Sports etailer Wiggle has reported rising sales in its last full-year but profits were hit as it was affected by currency movements.
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Lakeland cooks up sales growth but pre-tax profits slump
Lakeland has posted a 40% decline in full-year pre-tax profits as the cost of expanding its warehouse in Cumbria offset growing sales.
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Jack Wills sold to Liberty owner BlueGem as full-year profits tumble
Jack Wills founder Peter Williams has joined forces with Liberty department store owner BlueGem to acquire the fashion chain.
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Analysis
A look at Asos’s website through the years – Retail Week's Etail Evolution
Asos was one of the first online-only fashion retailers to enter the market, but how has its offer changed since it launched in 2001?
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News
Tesco faces £150m claim from shareholders after accounting scandal
Tesco is facing legal action from a group of 60 shareholders who claim to have lost £150m following the grocer’s accounting scandal.
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Opinion
Opinion: Tesco has momentum but faces a pension-shaped reality check
If there was a chance of Tesco investors or its executive team getting carried away with recent momentum, this week could provide a reality check.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Jack Wills, Lakeland and more
Retail news round-up: Tesco faces £150m claim from investors, Lakeland profits dip and Dominic Chappell under SFO probe
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News
London retailers dismayed as business rates revaluation sends costs soaring
Retailers in central London face “a hammering” financially as a result of the revaluation of business rates revealed on Friday.