All Specialist retailer articles – Page 9
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NewsEntertainer boss warns of Christmas shortages due to shipping ‘crisis’
The Entertainer founder and executive chair Gary Grant has told Retail Week pent-up shipping demand will impact product availability this Christmas.
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NewsHalfords enters the B2B software market with launch of new business Avayler
Halfords has entered the B2B software market by making its service delivery software available to other companies.
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GalleryStore gallery: Lego unveils its most experiential store in New York
Lego has opened its most experiential store yet in New York City, with new concepts that combine digital and physical elements.
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NewsStaycation boom to drive sales through autumn, says Halfords boss
Halfords expects current performance to continue as foreign holidays look increasingly unlikely.
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NewsHalfords drives profit growth as it accelerates transformation
Halfords has reported a strong full-year performance after increased demand for categories such as cycling, partly fuelled by the pandemic.
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AnalysisRevealed: The secrets of successful store managers
Retail Week’s latest report delves into what makes an exceptional store manager and the role they play in empowering frontline staff to deliver outstanding service.
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Opinion‘We’re removing barriers for LGBTQ+ colleagues – here’s how you can too’
June is Pride Month. As celebrations commence, Pets at Home vet in practice and British Veterinary Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Association senior vice-president Dan Makin shares how the retailer is stepping up to support the LGBTQ+ community and their allies
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NewsPets at Home to invest £70m as it targets pet ‘baby boomers’
Pets at Home is targeting three key areas for investment as it seeks to take advantage of the new wave of pet owners.
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NewsPets at Home profits rise as it eyes ‘strong momentum’ post-pandemic
Pets at Home has racked up an increase in sales and profits in what it dubbed “an extraordinary year” for the business.
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NewsThe Entertainer targets Spanish expansion with first branded store
Family-owned toy retailer The Entertainer has set its sights on expanding its own-brand store estate in Spain, following the opening of its first fascia in Valencia.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisHalfords (Overview)
Halfords is a UK retailer which operates in cycling, car maintenance and related accessories. Recent growth has been driven by services, which now account for more than half (51%) of total revenue sales, including the Autocentres business, which the group has been scaling up through acquisitions. The retailer trades through just some 385 eponymous stores, as well as operating two performance cycling store brands trading as Tredz.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisHalfords (SWOT)
Halfords’ broad product offer helps offset any adverse effects from the economic cycle. By weighting the business more heavily towards its motoring services, it has grown the part of the business that provides more resilient, needs-based revenue streams during economic uncertainty.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisHalfords (Strategy)
Motoring and cycling specialist Halfords has accelerated its ‘to inspire and support a lifetime of motoring and cycling’ strategy, under chief executive Graham Stapleton. It has been evolving into a consumer and B2B services-led business, building its needs-based revenue streams, which has helped its resilience amid a tough economy.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisHalfords (People)
Former Carphone Warehouse boss Graham Stapleton joined as chief executive in early 2018.
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VideoRetail Question Time with Gary Grant and Frances Bishop
As retailers prepare to reopen next month, toy retailer The Entertainer founder and chair Gary Grant and childrenswear specialist Pud Store founder Frances Bishop discuss their hopes and expectations, how consumers will behave and how their businesses have changed during the pandemic.
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NewsHalfords to repay furlough cash as cycling sales soar
Halfords is set to pay back its furlough payments in full as trading so far this year has been “stronger than initially anticipated across the business”.
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NewsPets at Home ups profit guidance again after strong fourth quarter
Pets at Home has upped its profit guidance for the second time in under two months, hailing continued strong trading in the fourth quarter of its current financial year.
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AnalysisGoing local: the retailers opening neighbourhood stores
With less commuting and more time spent exploring the shops and cafes on our doorstep, it comes as little surprise that localism is seeing a resurgence in 2021. Retail Week explores the small store formats popping up on the high street.
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GalleryIn pictures: Pets at Home’s London concept stores
Pets at Home has opened two new smaller concept stores in London, in the hopes of a further rollout within the M25 in the near future.
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NewsPets at Home sales climb as customer numbers soar
Pets at Home has recorded an uptick in sales over the golden quarter, as the retailer “adapted to the changing environment” amid the pandemic.