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InterviewInterview: Aldi bosses on winning Retailer and International Retailer of Year
Aldi has won Oracle Retailer of the Year and Heidrick & Struggles International Retailer of the Year. Joint managing directors Roman Heini and Matthew Barnes speak to Retail Week.
NewsThe Body Shop hires new retail director from Planet Organic
The Body Shop has hired former Planet Organic commercial director Linda Campbell as its retail director.
AnalysisIn the news: Tesco group chief executive Philip Clarke profiled
Tesco group chief executive Philip Clarke, a keynote speaker at Retail Week Live, last week unveiled plans to step up the pace of the grocer’s UK turnaround.
NewsDixons and Carphone Warehouse merger talks signal synced future
Dixons is poised to plug into hundreds more high street shops by creating a formidable click-and-collect offer with Carphone Warehouse if a merger of the two goes ahead.
NewsUPDATED: Rise in national minimum wage to £6.50 recommended
The Low Pay Commission has recommended that the national minimum wage for adults should rise to £6.50.
NewsAo.com valued at £1.2bn as it debuts on London Stock Exchange
Electricals etailer Ao.com has debuted on the London Stock Exchange at a value of £1.2bn, at the upper end of expectations for its IPO.
NewsTesco reveals online grocery profits as it builds multichannel offer
Tesco has revealed it made £127m of trading profit in its UK online grocery arm last year, lifting a shadowy veil from one of the biggest unanswered questions in grocery.
AnalysisAnalysis: A merger with Carphone Warehouse - what’s in it for Dixons?
Carphone Warehouse and Dixons yesterday revealed they are in early stage talks over a merger. Retail Week takes a look at the benefits for Dixons.
NewsAsda invests extra £100m in price cuts as it battles discounters
Asda is to add to its pot of £200m set aside to invest in prices this year with an additional £100m cash injection.
NewsTesco to further scale back new space growth
Tesco will today outline plans to cut back its investment in new space to no more than £2.5bn a year for the next three years.
NewsInternacionale poised to enter administration with 1,500 jobs at risk
Fashion retailer Internacionale is poised to appoint administrators to the loss-making business with 1,500 job losses expected.
NewsPrimark first-half like-for-like sales rise 4%
Like-for-like sales at Primark rose 4% in the first half buoyed by a strong performance at Christmas when its novelty jumpers flew off the shelves.
NewsMothercare chief executive Simon Calver exits
Mothercare chief executive Simon Calver has resigned from the retailer and will leave next month less than two years after joining the retailer.
NewsTesco expected to reset margins to woo more shoppers
Tesco is expected to reset its UK margins as it attempts to wrestle spend back and turn around its flagship business.
NewsHobbs chief executive Nicky Dulieu to stand down
Hobbs boss Nicky Dulieu is to step down from her position as chief executive after five years in the role, Retail Week can reveal.
NewsAsda dubs rivals’ money-off vouchers ‘an admission of guilt’
Asda food boss Barry Williams has called rivals’ money off vouchers an “admission of guilt” that shoppers had been charged too much for their groceries.
NewsAsda sales growth slows as retail terrain transforms
Asda boss Andy Clarke is “under no illusions” that seismic changes in the food retail sector are permanent after the grocer’s sales edged down over Christmas but held up over the year.
NewsJoe Fresh unveils global expansion plans as it inks new partnerships
Joe Fresh, the Canadian clothing retailer, has revealed international expansion plans that will see it expand outside North America for the first time.
NewsMorrisons family in talks with banks on private equity financing deal
Morrisons family members are working with bankers on a debt financing package worth up to £5bn to back a potential sale of the grocer to private equity firms.
AnalysisIn the news: Aurum chief executive Brian Duffy profiled
New Aurum chief executive Brian Duffy hopes to give the jeweller added sparkle.