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Co-op profits shrink but sales grow in its half-year amid investment drive
Like-for-like sales at Co-op’s convenience arm jumped 4.3% in its half-year, but profits sank 51% following investment and pay increases.
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Australian retailer Typo confirms first UK store opening for December
Typo has confirmed it will open its first UK store in Westfield Stratford in December, Retail Week can exclusively reveal.
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Former Tesco executives to plead not guilty to fraud charges
The trio of former Tesco executives accused of fraud by the SFO have indicated that they will fight the charges in their first court appearance.
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Mike Ashley takes helm of Sports Direct as chief executive resigns
Sports Direct chief executive Dave Forsey has quit and the retailer’s founder Mike Ashley has taken on the role “with immediate effect”.
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Retail diary: Made.com’s store sleep-over and Sainsbury’s added spice
Made.com has kept shoppers in-store overnight, Sainsbury’s needs to wash its mouth out and John Lewis’ boss is marching online for followers.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can retailers portray their values to incoming staff?
How can retailers portray their values to incoming staff?
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Analysis
The Brexit effect: How will global retail supply chains be impacted?
With the UK’s out vote inevitably impacting retailers, Nick Hughes investigates the wide-reaching implications for the global supply chain.
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Analysis
Infographic: Next's Lord Wolfson on margins, plus the latest retail stats
The week in words and numbers, September 23, 2016: Next’s boss Lord Wolfson elaborates on the company’s potential hike in prices.
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The Retail Week: Majestic, Bonmarché, fashion woes and changing employment
Looking back at the week the team discusses fashion issues and innovators and the changing face of employment within the sector.
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Agenda: Sainsbury's, Boohoo, Moss Bros and MySale post updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Sainsbury’s, Boohoo, Moss Bros and MySale all on the agenda.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on UK supermarkets and Smiggle
Retail news round-up: British supermarkets plan to reduce packet sizes to curb prices, and Smiggle plans to expand in Scotland
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Opinion
Blog: Sales is vanity, profit is sanity - except in online?
’Sales is vanity, profit is sanity’ goes that old retail idiom. But why does that not apply to the world of online delivery?
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Analysis
Analysis: Why retailers need to create better jobs – and how they can do it
Retail is rightly proud of its meritocratic employment and promotion track-record, but a new approach is needed in changing times.
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Amazon squares up to Etsy and Notonthehighstreet with UK Handmade launch
Amazon has announced that it will be expanding its Handmade ecommerce offer in an effort to boost its artisanal credentials to shoppers.
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Sainsbury's exits digital entertainment and offloads ebook business
Sainsbury’s is to close its digital entertainment arm and hand off its ebook business to online bookseller Kobo to streamline its offer.
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Ex-Tesco trio plead not guilty over fraud and false accounting charges
Three former Tesco executives have pleaded not guilty to fraud charges and false accounting in relation to the grocer’s accounting scandal.
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Asda launches second wave of price cuts in less than a fortnight
Big four giant Asda has launched a fresh wave of price cuts, less than two weeks after it last slashed prices, Retail Week can reveal.
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N Brown faces £8m costs after customer compensation error
N Brown faces costs of up to £8m after it wrongly calculated compensation after complaints from customers in its financial services division.
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Gallery
Store gallery: H&M's biggest UK store opens at Westfield London
Swedish fashion retail giant H&M opened its biggest UK store at Westfield London on Friday, continuing its British expansion plan at a pace.
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M&S staff that reject pay changes could lose jobs, says MP
MP Siobhain McDonagh claims that leaked documents from Mark & Spencer indicate the retailer could cut staff that reject a pay deal.