All The Entertainer articles – Page 5
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AnalysisEight trends retailers should look out for in 2017
For retailers, 2016 was both a year of triumph and torment, but what does 2017 have in store?
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AnalysisRetailers bank on last-minute shopping rush
Shoppers are testing retailers’ patience this year with businesses across the industry expecting a later Christmas surge than ever before.
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InterviewWhy The Entertainer boss is confident about Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for toy retailers, and The Entertainer boss Gary Grant is feeling chipper.
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NewsAnn Summers boss questions Boxing Day petition
Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold has voiced reservations over a 220,000-strong petition calling for shops to close on Boxing Day.
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AnalysisHow will retailers and consumers cope with rising prices?
The warnings have started to come thick and fast. Inflationary pressures and the decline in the value of sterling are putting pressure on price.
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NewsThe Entertainer to debut in Cyprus with Debenhams concessions
The Entertainer is poised to launch concessions in Cyprus next month via a franchise partnership with Ermes Group, which operates Debenhams in the country.
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VideoThe Retail Week: John Lewis, Tesco, Co-op and Next
The team round up the news this week by discussing the new boss at John Lewis, price warnings across retail and Next’s upcoming results.
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NewsThe Entertainer boss: Brexit will push prices up 10%
The Entertainer founder and managing director Gary Grant has warned that retail prices will jump 10% next year following the Brexit vote.
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NewsWatch: The Entertainer bags Brian Blessed for Christmas ad
The Entertainer has launched its first ever Christmas TV advert, enlisting the help of legendary actor Brian Blessed.
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NewsThe Entertainer has seventh year of growth and pushes for personalisation
The Entertainer has posted a seventh consecutive year of sales growth in what founder Gary Grant described as a “momentous period”.
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NewsWaitrose and Morrisons bosses weigh in on failed Sunday trading reform
Retail bosses including Mark Price and Mike Greene had mixed reactions to the Government’s failed move to liberalise Sunday trading.
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NewsThe Entertainer reveals Christmas sales up as online drives trade
The Entertainer had a strong Christmas trading performance as sales were driven by a 40% uplift in online revenues.
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DataChristmas trading 2015: Retailers battle it out for the top spot
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas trading period with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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NewsRetail chiefs fear revealing true impact of living wage, according to Morgan Stanley
Retail bosses are reluctant to reveal the true impact the living wage will have on their businesses, claims Morgan Stanley.
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NewsThe Entertainer accelerates store roll-out as profits and sales surge
The Entertainer is upping its store expansion plans after full-year sales and profits rocketed in a gangbuster year for toys.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top 10 fastest-growing retailers in the UK, 2015
Our list of the fastest-growing retailers in the UK highlights businesses that have excelled at increasing profits in the past year.
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NewsRetail Week Live: The Entertainer has 'already ordered' this year's Black Friday stock
The Entertainer boss Gary Grant admits the retailer has already ordered the toys it will sell at knock-down prices on this year’s Black Friday.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Bringing retail’s biggest names and innovations together
Retail Week Live will feature the biggest names in retail and a start-up campus showcasing the latest thinking in retail technology.
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NewsThe Entertainer's Christmas sales jump as use of click-and-collect surges
The Entertainer has recorded a jump in Christmas sales on the back of strong online growth as shoppers turned to its click-and-collect service.
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NewsChristmas success rides on final days after shopping patterns skewed
Retailers are banking on a last-minute shopper rush for seasonal success after Black Friday disrupted shopping patterns in the golden quarter.