All articles by Grace Bowden – Page 31
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NewsSports Direct to rebrand as Frasers Group
Sports Direct International has unveiled plans to rebrand as the Frasers Group next month to reflect its ‘elevation’ strategy.
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NewsAsos recruits chief growth officer to bolster executive team
Asos has snapped up former Blink Health executive Robert Birge for the newly created role of chief growth officer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Kylie Cosmetics – has Coty paid $600m for 170 million Instagram followers?
Global beauty company Coty acquired a 51% stake in celebrity superstar Kylie Jenner’s cosmetics company for a cool $600m this week.
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NewsB&Q sales decline in ‘disappointing’ third quarter
B&Q parent company Kingfisher has registered falling sales as new boss Thierry Garnier says the group’s performance has been hampered by “organisational complexity”.
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NewsMajority of shoppers say election won’t impact Christmas spend
Over half of shoppers say political uncertainty will have no bearing on their spending this festive season, with the majority planning to spend the same or more this year as they did in 2018.
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GalleryIn pictures: Glossier unveils London pop-up store
Beauty brand Glossier has made its second foray into bricks and mortar in the UK with the launch of a pop-up on London’s iconic Floral Street.
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NewsThe Body Shop profits and sales rise bolstered by strong UK performance
The Body Shop has recorded an uplift in its third-quarter sales as parent company Natura&Co’s acquisition of Avon won shareholder approval.
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VideoRita Clifton: Why JLP and M&S hit the mark in festive ad battle
As John Lewis unveils its highly anticipated Christmas campaign, Brandcap co-founder and Asos non-executive director Rita Clifton joins Retail Week’s Grace Bowden to discuss the retailers that have pulled a Christmas cracker with their festive adverts.
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GalleryLush unveils ‘game-changing’ store concepts focused on product innovation
Lush has launched two new retail formats in Paris and Florence, reiterating its commitment to “ongoing investment in game-changing store concepts”.
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NewsThe Uptick: Fleabag, future food and in-store football pitches
Welcome back to The Uptick, Retail Week’s monthly newsletter bringing a fresh perspective on retail to your inbox by focusing on the stories, people, innovation and inspiration that make the sector such a vibrant place to be.
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NewsShop Direct secures funding from Barclay brothers
Shop Direct has secured £150m of additional funding from its parent company to plug a gap in equity triggered by an unexpected surge in PPI claims earlier this year.
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NewsKKR makes formal approach for Walgreens Boots Alliance buyout
Private equity firm KKR has reportedly made a formal approach to buy Boots’ parent company and take the business private in what could be the largest leveraged buyout on record.
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NewsMulberry losses widen as ‘challenging’ UK market hits sales
Mulberry has posted widening losses at the interim mark as it seeks to increase focus on its international portfolio to offset sluggish UK sales.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Should retailers focus on getting better, not bigger?
Despite the punishing retail climate, most retailers are still expected to grow. But is the right thing to do? Is it time for a reset of corporate expectations? Is it time for retailers to concentrate on getting better, not bigger?
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OpinionOpinion: Should B&M say auf wiedersehen to Germany?
The usually infallible B&M posted a subdued set of interim results this morning.
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NewsRetail store staff face fortnightly abuse from shoppers
The average shopworker is verbally abused, threatened or assaulted more than 21 times per year, according to a survey by Usdaw.
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NewsLovehoney unveils first bricks-and-mortar pop-up
Lovehoney has launched its first physical pop-up store in London in a bid to “experiment” with educating customers about their sexual happiness offline.
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VideoWatch: Boots ditches the schmaltz in Christmas campaign
Boots has unveiled its festive advertising campaign, which will be accompanied with pop-up shops in a bid to drive spend for shoppers struggling to pick what to buy for loved ones.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could and should Pessina take Walgreens Boots private?
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) executive chairman Stefano Pessina is understood to be making an audacious play to take the health and wellness group private. Could he, and should he, pull it off?
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NewsThe Works warns on profits as like-for-like sales suffer
The Works has issued a profit warning in its half-year trading update, as it says a “challenging consumer backdrop” and strong comparables hit its like-for-like sales.