All Series: City Insider articles – Page 2
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OpinionOpinion: Could M&S be on Amazon's wish list?
Amazon has been linked with a raft of UK grocers since its acquisition of Whole Foods last year – talk that has increased in fervency following the shock Sainsbury’s-Asda merger.
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OpinionOpinion: Baldock takes bull by horns at Dixons Carphone
Dixons Carphone’s top team has transformed beyond recognition as a mass exodus has paved the way for a fresh start at the retailer.
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OpinionOpinion: Boohoo's fashion prowess will spell success
Manchester etail phenomenon Boohoo will report its final results next week and is expected to reveal soaring sales and profits.
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OpinionOpinion: Next’s plan, not just profits, under scrutiny
Lord Wolfson deviated from the proverbial hymn sheet he’d been singing from for the past 18 months when Next last updated the market in January.
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OpinionDon’t underestimate Morrisons in fight with Tesco-Booker
The sheer scale of the challenge facing Tesco’s grocery rivals was hammered home this morning following its acquisition of retail and wholesale titan Booker.
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OpinionOpinion: City ignores potential for retail reinvention
“Not all retail is equal” was the overriding message today from David Atkins, the boss of shopping centre landlord Hammerson.
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OpinionOpinion: Forget P&H, McColl’s P&L deserves City focus
There were one billion reasons for McColl’s to be cheerful – but investors’ response to its full-year results will have dampened the mood at its Brentwood HQ.
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OpinionOpinion: Sports Direct deal takes Game to next level
When it comes to the maverick mind of Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley, it is rarely clear what game he is playing.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco's Wilson can cook up recipe for success
Tesco’s hat-trick of revelations ahead of the imminent completion of its £3.7bn Booker acquisition was greeted with a surprisingly subdued response from the market.
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OpinionOpinion: Etailers look primed for success in the City
If January is anything to go by, 2018 is shaping up to be the year of the etail stock.
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AnalysisDon’t begrudge Asos’ merry Christmas, learn from it
As some dire non-food Christmas trading results have rolled in, there were a couple of bright spots in an otherwise gloomy January sky.
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OpinionOpinion: Will 2018 be the year of the retail CVA?
“At this rate, you’ll only be writing about Amazon.”
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OpinionOpinion: A cracker for grocers, turkey for the rest?
’Tis the season to be jolly, but it might only be the grocery retailers bringing good tidings from the industry this Christmas.
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OpinionOpinion: Casino deal proves Ocado stock is not a gamble
The Ocado stock had always looked like an investment more akin to a gamble, rather than an odds-on winner.
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OpinionOpinion: Next can’t keep blaming it on the weatherman
“Maybe I can pray. Maybe I can wait. Maybe I can blame it on the weatherman.”
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OpinionSainsbury's lights right fuses, but don't expect fireworks
Bonfire night may be just around the corner, but don’t expect too many fireworks from Sainsbury’s when it updates the market this week.
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AnalysisThe City should give Debenhams’ Bucher breathing space
As the department store market comes under greater pressure perhaps than ever before, the job of turning around Debenhams looks more and more demanding.
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OpinionOpinion: Asos still leads the fast-fashion pack
It often seems as though a new fast-fashion etailer enters the market every week, as ever more bodycon dresses and Instagram influencers pile in.
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NewsOpinion: Hotel Chocolat is brewing a recipe for success
The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) has proven a hotbed for rapidly growing retailers in the UK since its formation just over 20 years ago.
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OpinionWill Kingfisher sink or swim after stormy first half?
Last month, B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher issued an underwhelming second-quarter trading update.