All articles by Emily Hardy – Page 24
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NewsGear4music profits and sales soar in harmonious year
Musical instrument and equipment etailer Gear4music unveiled bumper profit and sales growth in its second full year since it floated on AIM.
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VideoWatch: Bathstore boss unveils new fascia Haus Store
Bathstore chief exec Gary Favell explains why the retailer has branched out into the kitchen and bedrooms markets and opens up about business post-Brexit.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: The firms rebuilding the DIY sector
DIY is the focus of the first article of Retail Week’s new ‘The disruptors’ series, which looks at the businesses creating waves across retail.
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NewsToday in retail: M&S ends week with heavyweight hire
M&S dominated the headlines for the third day running today by unveiling its new chairman – ex-Asda boss Archie Norman.
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NewsBurberry to relocate 300 staff to Leeds to cut costs
High-end fashion retailer Burberry has unveiled plans to transfer around 300 of its head office staff to a new base in Leeds, Yorkshire.
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NewsBig ticket bank holiday trade hit by 'tough' market
Big ticket and DIY retailers bemoaned lukewarm trading over Easter and the May bank holiday this year amid “tough” market conditions.
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NewsShop prices fall but change in sight as rate slows
Overall shop prices deflated 0.5% year-on-year last month, off a 0.8% decline in March, marking the shallowest rate of deflation in over three years.
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NewsData: Grocers buck trend with best sales of the year
Supermarkets recorded their best sales figures of the year to date in April, even when the positive impact of the late Easter is stripped out.
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NewsM&S poaches Halfords boss McDonald to lead clothing
Halfords chief executive Jill McDonald has resigned from the cycling retailer to join Marks & Spencer as managing director of clothing, home and beauty.
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NewsSainsbury’s buoyed by Argos as costs climb in full year
Sainsbury’s full-year profits slipped, with bumper festive sales at Argos propping up its core food business.
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NewsApple suffers surprise decline in iPhone sales
Technology giant Apple narrowly missed sales forecasts following an unexpected decline in iPhone sales during its second quarter.
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AnalysisDixons Carphone's HoneyBee – what you need to know
Dixons Carphone – seller, and now fixer, of all things electrical – is not best known for its connected world services business.
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NewsToday in retail: M&S eyes online as Debs bolsters team
Marks & Spencer was centre of attention today after declaring its intentions to finally board the online grocery train later this year.
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NewsDebenhams bolsters top team with double exec hire
Debenhams has appointed two new executive directors, Angela Morrison and Sally Hyndman, who will join the retailer next month.
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NewsSainsbury’s sweetens offer with tasty new tie-up
Sainsbury’s has struck up a partnership with upmarket cake brand Patisserie Valerie and is expanding its tie-up with Sushi Gourmet.
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VideoWatch: B&Q launches first ever pop-up garden
B&Q has launched its first pop-up garden event in Soho Square, London, as it reappraises its brand image and attract a new, younger market.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Shop Direct, Oddy joins The Range and BHS
The team discuss the week’s biggest stories, including Shop Direct’s possible sale, Nigel Oddy’s move to The Range and how BHS’s demise has impacted retail one year on.
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NewsSports Direct staff agency on brink of administration
Transline Group, which staffs Sports Direct’s largest warehouse – Shirebrook – has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why has ex-HoF chief Oddy joined The Range?
Nigel Oddy quit the top job at House of Fraser last year and was this week named chief executive of homewares retailer The Range.
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NewsBoohoo profits double in 'momentous' full year
The acquisitive online fashion business Boohoo has doubled its earnings in what the joint chief executives have termed a “momentous year”.