All Debenhams articles – Page 14
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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?
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VideoThe Retail Week: Time for Mike Ashley to quit gambling?
Mike Ashley likes a flutter in both his private and professional life, which has frequently worked in his favour. But Sports Direct’s profits took a £85.4m hit on its near-30% Debenhams stake over the year. We discuss whether it’s time for Ashley to quit gambling.
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NewsDebenhams denies cash crisis after credit insurance cut
Debenhams has insisted it is in a “healthy” financial position despite suffering a cut to its credit insurance.
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OpinionJohn Roberts: Complacency has killed high street jobs
The death of the high street is a much-used term, but some bricks-and-mortar retailers are starting to pay the price for not inventing their own future.
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AnalysisWhat the latest profit warning means for Debenhams
Debenhams issued its third profit warning in six months yesterday following poor trading over its third quarter.
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NewsDebenhams warns on profits as sales fall
Debenhams has issued its third profit warning of the year following a drop in sales.
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OpinionIs it game over for (mass market) department stores?
All but a few high-profile department stores seem to be in trouble, so has the market changed to the point where the sector is just an irrelevance?
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DataData: Which retailers stand to gain from HoF's CVA?
House of Fraser’s decision to shut 31 of its 59 UK stores will have an impact on high streets up and down the UK.
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NewsIn pictures: Debenhams and Estee Lauder’s new beauty hub
Estee Lauder has unveiled a multi-brand, tech-driven store-in-store in Debenhams’ Stevenage branch, with a further roll-out slated this year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Does the CVA need a restructure of its own?
It was an unprecedented step – and one that consequently sent tremors pulsing through the retail and property industries.
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Future LeadersBe Inspired: What makes Sir Ian Cheshire ‘batshit’ crazy?
Sir Ian Cheshire said that his time as a retail chief executive at B&Q was peppered with one very particular frustration.
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OpinionOpinion: The true cost of stores? Let's do the maths
“You ain’t seen nothing yet” would be my response to the sad stream of retail ‘accidents’ we have already endured in 2018.
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NewsDebenhams jobs at risk as it restructures central teams
Debenhams is poised to restructure a raft of central teams and will place a “significant” number of roles into consultation, Retail Week can reveal.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Debenhams results – the verdict
This week, the team discuss Debenhams’ half-year profit collapse – and assess whether the department store chain’s strategy will transform its fortunes.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Bucher's blueprint revive Debenhams?
Debenhams today reported that first-half profits had gone into tailspin – in fact, every significant number in its update was down rather than up.
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NewsDebenhams speeds up revival strategy as profits plunge
Debenhams is to accelerate its turnaround programme and has reported a steep fall in first-half profits.
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NewsAgenda: Primark, JD Sports, Debenhams and Bonmarché
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Primark, JD Sports, Debenhams and Bonmarché on the agenda.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to run your stores like a website
As online and offline retail merge, an increasing trend is the physical store that aims to behave like a website. John Ryan considers the implications.
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OpinionAsos and Tesco show power of own-brand in age of Amazon
Strong own-brands, always part of the retail armoury, have taken on even greater importance as Amazon has grown.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How landlords can better support retailers
In what is being dubbed the year of CVAs for retailers, what can landlords do to help them in the digital age?