All Entertainment articles – Page 5
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NewsMusic Magpie profits and sales soar following float
Music Magpie has reported strong growth in profits and sales following its recent float on London’s junior market, with chief executive Steve Oliver hailing a “landmark period” for the retailer.
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NewsNetflix to diversify further with first retail store opening
Netflix plans to open its first permanent store in Tokyo in 2022, following the introduction of its online merchandise store last month.
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NewsHobbycraft sales slump following lockdown store closures
Hobbycraft sales and profits slumped due to coronavirus-related store closures, although trading has improved since April reopening.
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NewsEntertainer boss warns of Christmas shortages due to shipping ‘crisis’
The Entertainer founder and executive chair Gary Grant has told Retail Week pent-up shipping demand will impact product availability this Christmas.
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NewsAmazon acquires iconic Hollywood studio MGM for $8.45bn
Amazon has struck a deal to buy Hollywood institution MGM Studios as the tech titan expands its entertainment streaming business.
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NewsThe Works sales slide as coronavirus restrictions take toll
The Works revised its internal profit forecast earlier in January after store closures during the year tanked sales.
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InterviewInterview: Music Magpie boss on how recycling and reinvention has spurred success
As Music Magpie goes public, co-founder and chief executive Steve Oliver tells Retail Week about its brand evolution and how it is incentivising customers to buy into the green economy
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NewsRetail gets green light as Johnson confirms April 12 reopening plan
Boris Johnson has confirmed that non-essential retailers can open their doors on April 12 as planned.
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AnalysisFavourite websites: Where retail bosses love to shop online
After a year that saw ecommerce accelerate like never before as consumers flocked online, Retail Week asks CEOs to name their favourite retail websites and tell us what they love about them.
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NewsMoonpig set to double full-year sales after ‘strongest ever’ Valentine’s Day
Moonpig reported the strongest week of trading in its history in the run up to Valentine’s Day.
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AnalysisGoing local: the retailers opening neighbourhood stores
With less commuting and more time spent exploring the shops and cafes on our doorstep, it comes as little surprise that localism is seeing a resurgence in 2021. Retail Week explores the small store formats popping up on the high street.
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NewsWaterstones boss warns store closures loom without further rates relief
Waterstones boss James Daunt has warned that without either an extension to the business rates holiday or other reforms before April, he could be forced to close stores.
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NewsUK economy shrinks in November, ending six consecutive months of growth
The UK economy shrank in November as coronavirus restrictions on consumers and businesses reduced economic activity.
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NewsHMV eyes recovery under Putman’s ownership
HMV has announced marginal losses amid the coronaviurs pandemic and owner Doug Putman says he is “positive about the months and years to come”.
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DataData: Covid job crisis deepens as major retailers swing the axe
Retail job losses have accelerated in 2020 as the coronavirus crisis batters the sector.
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Opinion‘Retailers’ cash is stronger than expected, but the outlook has weakened’
HSBC UK head of retail and leisure James Sawley takes the temperature of retail performance and finances as a new lockdown begins.
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NewsStore closures hit record levels as 11,000 shut in first half of 2020
A record number of stores closed during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus crisis hammered high streets, shopping centres and retail parks across the UK.
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NewsRetail ‘will remain open’ under strictest local lockdowns, PM says
Retailers will be allowed to continue trading even under the strictest local lockdown measures coming into force on Wednesday.
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Opinion‘Whisper it for now, but retail is on the road to recovery’
One would be forgiven for thinking retail was on its proverbial deathbed given some of the media coverage of the past few days.
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DataLeague table: Who have been Covid’s retail winners and losers?
Retail is in the midst of one of the most challenging periods in its history as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc across the industry.