All The Entertainer articles – Page 3
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OpinionOpinion: Don’t let rogue warehouses spark an online retail lockdown
Mass store closures ordered by the government to combat the coronavirus crisis have dealt the retail industry a devastating blow.
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NewsThe Entertainer set to open in India with Reliance Retail partnership
The Entertainer has partnered with Indian retail giant Reliance Retail as part of its strategy to “tap into the booming Indian market”.
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AnalysisFrom shunning toys to value-led shopping – the trends that defined Christmas
It has been a festive trading period dubbed by the BRC as “the worst on record”. With this week bringing the departure of a retail boss from one business and a profit warning at another, it does have the markings of a bleak Christmas.
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NewsRetailers report subdued Christmas spend as footfall plummets
Retailers registered tough trading during December as footfall declined throughout the crucial post-Christmas period.
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AnalysisHappy Christmas from retail – 12 gifts from retailers to society in 2019
It may have been a tough year for retail, but that didn’t stop the industry from playing its part as a good corporate citizen and helping those in need, from the homeless to refugees. These initiatives are just the tip of the iceberg of retail’s engagement with the wider community.
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InterviewInterview: The Entertainer confronts challenging Christmas in Toytown
Gary Grant, the retail industry’s Santa Claus, tells Retail Week that he is doing his best to have a merry Christmas despite enduring the most challenging year of the past decade.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Christmas cheer beat festive fear as election looms?
The golden quarter is underway against a backdrop of worrying predictions on consumer spending, Brexit chaos and a possible general election. Retail Week looks at the industry’s prospects at this crucial time of year.
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NewsThe Entertainer defies high street gloom as sales and profits soar
Family owned The Entertainer recorded rising sales and profits last year despite ongoing struggles with the high street.
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NewsThe Entertainer appoints ‘most significant’ role in recent years
The Entertainer has hired former TK Maxx and White Stuff director Julie Price as its chief transformation officer in what founder Gary Grant called its “most significant hire in recent years”.
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NewsCurrys and Argos square up to Amazon Prime Day
As Amazon Prime Day rages on, rivals across electricals, entertainment and fashion have launched competing Sales initiatives in a bid to cash in on the retail event.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is a Halloween Brexit retail’s worst nightmare?
As the two remaining candidates for the Conservative Party leadership both pledge to leave the EU on October 31 come what may, retailers are growing increasingly anxious about the Halloween deadline.
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NewsThe Entertainer sales and profits climb
The Entertainer recorded a rise in profits bolstered by strong like for likes, which founder Gary Grant credited to its ”enthusiastic, loyal staff”.
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2019: The Entertainer puts values first
To remain relevant and avoid the pitfalls of many other retailers in the toy market, The Entertainer has not only embraced its core values, it has used them to help develop the sector
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NewsThe Entertainer buys Early Learning Centre from Mothercare
Toy specialist The Entertainer has acquired Early Learning Centre from Mothercare.
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NewsThe Entertainer posts Christmas sales boost
The Entertainer recorded a rise in festive sales bolstered by strong like-for-likes which boss Gary Grant said “caps a tremendous year of growth”.
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NewsThe Entertainer snaps up Spanish toy retailer Poly
Toy specialist The Entertainer has acquired Spanish counterpart Poly, which has 57 toy shops in its home country.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How would retail look if Amazon didn't exist?
So ingrained in the shopper psyche has the US etail titan become over the past 25 years, it’s almost impossible to remember life before Amazon.
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OpinionOpinion: How we changed our stores for people with autism
As Autism Hour Week draws to a close, The Entertainer co-founder Catherine Grant reveals why the retailer is backing the initiative.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to fix the broken property model
With both landlords and retailers seemingly unhappy, what can be done to make the UK’s property model fit for purpose? Mark Faithfull reports.
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AnalysisIn pictures: The products and trends of Christmas 2018
In an ultra-competitive retail environment, the golden quarter is make or break for many, but what products and trends will win out?