All Department stores articles – Page 70
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DataData: When will M&S’ clothing strategy pay off?
M&S’ poor clothing and home sales are a well-known tale of woe, with positive quarters a rare cause for celebration.
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NewsM&S stems fashion decline as full-price sales spike
Marks & Spencer has stemmed the rate of sales decline in its crucial fashion division and hailed further growth in full-price sales.
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OpinionOpinion: The future of shopping – functional or fun?
The general consensus is that in the future shopping will be either functional or fun.
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NewsAgenda: Marks & Spencer, Burberry, Eve and Asos update
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Marks & Spencer, Eve and Asos on the agenda.
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NewsHouse of Fraser kicks off redundancy consultations
An undisclosed number of House of Fraser head office staff will enter consultation as part of the department store retailer’s five-year strategy.
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NewsHouse of Fraser digital director to exit after six months
House of Fraser digital director David Seeby is understood to have resigned from the business after six months in the role.
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AnalysisRoadtrip: Wales and the Southwest
In the first instalment of this year’s retail road trip, Retail Week heads to Wales and the Southwest and discovers a diverse yet fertile retail landscape.
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NewsHouse of Fraser hires chief people officer from Aviva
Michelle Maynard has been appointed the new chief people officer at House of Fraser.
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NewsGreen sold BHS to dodge pension cost, regulator claims
The Pensions Regulator has pointed the finger of blame at Sir Philip Green, claiming he sold BHS to avoid the burden of paying its insolvent pension schemes.
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NewsToday in retail: Up the creek with a paddle
This morning brought news from three very different retailers, all united by a common, somewhat reassuring thread.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales slip despite upturn in fashion
John Lewis’ sales slipped last week as the later fall of its Clearance Sale shifted revenues.
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NewsDebenhams warns of 'market volatility' as sales fall
Debenhams has cautioned that full-year profits could be “towards the lower end” of market expectations as it grapples with turbulent trading conditions.
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NewsM&S fashion boss misses out on £1.7m Halfords bonus
Marks & Spencer’s new clothing chief Jill McDonald will miss out on £1.7m of bonuses after stepping down from her current role as boss of Halfords.
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DataSales tracker: Buoyant footfall fails to revive sales
Sales from the week ending June 18, 2017: Father’s Day, the hot weather and buoyant footfall were not enough to revive sales this week.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales slip as fashion and home stutter
John Lewis suffered a fall in sales last week as slowdowns within fashion and home dragged on its bottom line.
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AnalysisBloggers, boxes and brands: Beauty's new battlegrounds
Beauty has proven a resilient retail sector, but as the market becomes more crowded, are there stormy skies ahead for its traditional behemoths?
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NewsRetail sales grow at slowest rate for four years
UK retail sales grew at their slowest rate for more than four years in May as rising inflation following the Brexit vote dragged on spending.
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VideoWhat can we learn from the decline of BHS?
JML chief executive Ken Daly discusses how ignoring the changing expectations and behaviours of customers contributed to the demise of BHS.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales boosted by price-match promotions
John Lewis’ sales jumped last week as price-matching promotions across clothing, cookware and dining products wooed shoppers.
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NewsBHS: Retail Acquisitions’ liquidators appointed
Liquidators have been appointed to Retail Acquisitions, the consortium that owned BHS at the time that the retailer entered administration.