All articles by Emily Hardy – Page 37
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NewsDixons Carphone boss: Black Friday will be 'huge' for us
Dixons Carphone boss Seb James is anticipating a “huge” Black Friday and predicts that the annual event will only grow “stronger and stronger”.
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NewsWatch: Currys PC World launches comedy Christmas ad
Dixons Carphone-owned electricals retailer Currys PC World has today launched its humorous ‘Get it Right’ Christmas campaign.
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NewsBunnings' first UK store location revealed
The UK’s first Bunnings store will open in St Albans as Homebase’s new owner strides ahead with its conversion plans, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMorrisons like-for-likes lift in third quarter
Morrisons boss David Potts said “there is a lot more we plan to do” despite the grocer’s like-for-likes rising 1.6% in its third quarter.
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NewsIkea pledges to pay newly increased ‘real living wage’
Furniture retailer Ikea has pledged to pay its UK staff the voluntarily introduced ‘real living wage’ at the higher rate of £8.45 per hour.
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NewsSir Philip Green hunted by pensions regulator over BHS
The Pensions Regulator has launched enforcement action against Sir Philip Green and other former owners of BHS.
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AnalysisWatch: DFS launches animated Christmas campaign
The sofa specialist has partnered with Aardman – the studio behind Wallace and Gromit – to create a series of animated Christmas TV adverts.
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NewsCath Kidston appoints former Harrods boss to board
Fashion and lifestyle retailer Cath Kidston has appointed former Harrods managing director Marty Wikstrom to its board.
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NewsHMV steals entertainment market share from Amazon
HMV has overtaken Tesco to reclaim second place in the physical entertainment market, while Amazon’s share of the CD, DVD and games market shrunk.
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NewsHomebase to split from Argos with new headquarters
Homebase’s new owners have unveiled plans to shift the DIY retailer’s store support centre to Witan Gate House, Milton Keynes in December.
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NewsRetail Diary: Digging for victory; a fifth birthday
Cheil Worldwide’s former president digs in and it is a glittering fifth birthday party for retail search specialist Clarity.
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NewsThe Entertainer to debut in Cyprus with Debenhams concessions
The Entertainer is poised to launch concessions in Cyprus next month via a franchise partnership with Ermes Group, which operates Debenhams in the country.
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VideoThe Retail Week: John Lewis, Tesco, Co-op and Next
The team round up the news this week by discussing the new boss at John Lewis, price warnings across retail and Next’s upcoming results.
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NewsThe Entertainer boss: Brexit will push prices up 10%
The Entertainer founder and managing director Gary Grant has warned that retail prices will jump 10% next year following the Brexit vote.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What’s the next big move for Apple?
Apple unveiled a full-year sales slide for the first time in over a decade. How can the tech giant get its mojo back?
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NewsDebenhams like-for-likes and profits edge up in full-year
Debenhams’ like-for-like sales and profits have crept up as its strategy to rebalance towards non-clothing starts to pay off.
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NewsCarpetright bosses up stake in company after sales drop
Carpetright chief executive Wilf Walsh and chief financial officer Neil Page have bought shares in the company following a drop in sales at the retailer.
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NewsM&S 'to close Paris flagship to scale back in Europe'
Marks & Spencer is set to scale back international operations and close its flagship store in Paris to focus on its core UK business.
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NewsMounting cost pressures lead to decline in retail jobs
The number of full-time jobs in the retail industry fell for the third consecutive quarter during the three months to September.
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NewsMPs to debate businesses' national living wage approach
So-called “unscrupulous employment practices” will come under scrutiny next month, as MPs debate actions by retailers to mitigate the cost of the national living wage.