All articles by Grace Bowden – Page 54
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NewsEx-HoF CIO Burnett to lead retail at IBM
House of Fraser’s former chief information officer Julian Burnett has been appointed as head of IBM’s UK retail division.
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NewsIn pictures: Debenhams and Estee Lauder’s new beauty hub
Estee Lauder has unveiled a multi-brand, tech-driven store-in-store in Debenhams’ Stevenage branch, with a further roll-out slated this year.
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NewsMountain Warehouse eyes New Look stores as profits soar
Mountain Warehouse has posted its 21st consecutive year of sales growth boosted by overseas expansion as boss Mark Neale plots a Neon Sheep bricks-and-mortar roll-out.
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NewsM&S profits plunge as store closures hit bottom line
Marks & Spencer has recorded a slump in its full-year profits despite sales edging up due to costs associated with its store closure programme.
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NewsHolland & Barrett poaches Wilko director Houghton
Holland & Barrett has snapped up Wilko retail director Anthony Houghton to bolster its bricks-and-mortar expansion plans, Retail Week can reveal.
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InterviewInterview: Holland & Barrett chief's global ambition
“I’m a big fan of going and doing stuff, and then shouting about it,” says Holland and Barrett’s chief executive Peter Aldis.
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AnalysisAs GDPR goes live, how ready are retailers?
The General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect on Friday. Retail Week takes a look at retailers’ readiness.
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NewsPoundland owner holds 'urgent' restructuring talks
Poundland’s owner Steinhoff has kicked off restructuring talks with its lenders to address the group’s “critical” debt position.
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NewsPoundworld founder Chris Edwards eyes rescue bid
Poundworld’s founder and former boss Chris Edwards is mulling a move to rescue the embattled business.
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NewsWickes axes 100 of its head office roles
Wickes is cutting 100 jobs in its head office team in a bid to drive cost efficiencies across the business.
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NewsRetail footfall tumbles at 'unprecedented' rate
Retail footfall dropped sharply in April as wet weather spurred declines in shopper numbers across high streets, retail parks and shopping centres.
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NewsMothercare to seek fresh investment for rescue plan
Mothercare is set to tap up investors to bolster its restructuring plan with the launch of equity share placing alongside its full-year results this week.
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NewsPoundworld parent TPG parks CVA plan in favour of sale
Poundworld’s owner has halted plans for a possible Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) after receiving expression of interest from prospective buyers.
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NewsThe Hut Group obtains £600m loan to drive acquisitions
The Hut Group has secured a £600m revolving credit facility to supercharge its acquisition warpath and bolster its tech capabilities.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Is this a new dawn for fashion?
On this week’s episode of The Retail Week, the team discuss the latest BRC retail sales and Next’s quarterly results and ask, is it a new dawn for fashion?
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Future LeadersBe Inspired: What makes Sir Ian Cheshire ‘batshit’ crazy?
Sir Ian Cheshire said that his time as a retail chief executive at B&Q was peppered with one very particular frustration.
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NewsWalmart edges out Amazon with $16bn Flipkart deal
Walmart has snapped up India’s largest ecommerce retailer Flipkart for around $16bn (£11.8bn) after seeing off competition from Amazon.
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InterviewFeelUnique boss on growth ambitions and fresh investment
FeelUnique boss Joel Palix spoke to Retail Week about seeking fresh investment, international expansion and why bricks and mortar is “a headache”.
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NewsRetail sales suffer steepest drop on record in April
Retail sales tumbled in April as more clement weather failed to offset ongoing non-food sales declines and the early arrival of Easter.
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NewsOcado signs international deal with Swedish grocer ICA
Ocado has signed up another international partner to use its proprietary technology, bringing Sweden’s biggest grocer ICA on board.