All articles by Ellis Hawthorne – Page 12
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NewsBoohoo’s London office buyer has walked away from the £60m sale
Boohoo’s financial recovery efforts are under pressure after a potential property investor abandoned negotiations to purchase its London office.
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NewsFrasers has won approval for its mega-HQ plans despite concerns
Frasers has won backing for a new mega-HQ despite environmental concerns over its location.
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AnalysisAsda chief executive rumour mill: Who does retail think is in the running for the top job?
Asda chair Allan Leighton already knows what’s top of his to-do list for 2025 – hire a new chief executive. Retail Week has pulled together a very unofficial list of the most-speculated names being banded around by the sector during industry cocktail parties and inside WhatsApp group chats.
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NewsCurrys sees profits rise but it warns of “inevitable price rises” due to the Budget
Currys has recorded improved sales and profits but warned of the consequences of the new government’s Budget, which it described as “unwelcome headwinds”.
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AnalysisBlag Friday? 40% of shoppers convinced deals aren’t real
Despite more shoppers reporting that they would be looking for bargains on the weekend than not, 40% of UK shoppers don’t believe that Black Friday discounts of 50% or more are actually real.
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NewsNaked Wines has narrowed its losses and said its turnaround plan is working
Naked Wines has insisted it’s in a “better position” as it narrowed its losses for the first half of its financial year.
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NewsBoohoo has urged shareholders to consider Frasers Group's 'true motivation'
Boohoo has written to shareholders urging them to consider the “true motivation” behind Frasers’ behaviour as they prepare to vote for Mike Ashley’s resolutions at a general meeting tomorrow.
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NewsPoundland impairment charge has cost Pepco hundreds of millions in losses
Poundland owner Pepco has reported a net loss due to a non-cash impairment charge for the high street discounter.
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NewsDobbies has confirmed store closures after restructuring plan approved
Dobbies has confirmed it will close several garden centres after its restructuring plans were approved.
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AnalysisReviewed: the top 10 retailer Christmas adverts of 2024 according to the experts
We’ve gathered a panel of experts from Adland who have worked with some of the best-known retailers and brands in the world to deliver their verdict on some of the biggest retailer adverts of 2024.
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NewsAliexpress has beaten Temu to become one of Brits’ favourite Black Friday retailers
Exclusive: Aliexpress has emerged as the winner of Brits’ Black Friday shopping sprees as traffic to the Chinese retailer more than doubled this year.
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DataRanking: The 50 most popular retail websites on Black Friday
Payday weekend propelled Black Friday into a bumper shopping weekend for Brits but which retailers lured in the most shoppers? Thanks to exclusive data compiled by Similarweb for Retail Week, we can reveal the victors of the promotional bonanza
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NewsSofology’s managing director has stepped down as DFS ‘simplifies’ its management team
Sofology boss Emma Dinnis is set to step down alongside two other members of the senior leadership team as DFS pursues a “more simplified structure” within the group.
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GalleryDunelm has opened its first small-format store in Westfield London
Dunelm has made its debut in the centre of the capital with a new smaller-format store in Westfield London.
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NewsRetail sales slip in frosty start to Christmas trading season
A late Black Friday meant Christmas trading got off to a frosty start this year, according to new figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), but IGD asserts that, “festive optimism” is still there.
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NewsAsda stares down refinancing challenge ahead of Walmart repayment
Asda is staring down at what may be a potentially complex financial restructuring ahead of steep payment owed to its former owner.
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NewsRuggable is opening its first physical store-in-store inside John Lewis
Ruggable is set to open a concession store inside the John Lewis store on Oxford Street, the first of its kind for the brand worldwide.
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InterviewQ&A: Ruggable UK and Europe vice president Clay Wertheimer on fast growth and its first foray into physical retail
As Ruggable prepares to launch its first physical store-in-store within John Lewis’ Oxford Street flagship, Retail Week caught up with its vice-president of UK and Europe Clay Wertheimer.
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NewsM&S and Kingfisher are among the retailers circling Homebase stores
Two of the UK’s biggest retailers are among the names circling a number of Homebase stores following the DIY retailer’s collapse into administration just weeks ago.
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NewsCotswold Co has opened a shop-in-shop point inside Peter Jones ahead of its revamp
The Cotswold Company is partnering with John Lewis to launch a range in Peter Jones ahead of its ‘world flagship’ transformation.