All articles by Grace Bowden – Page 56
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NewsWalmart hires ex-NOTHS boss Belsham to lead Jet.com
Walmart has appointed former Notonthehighstreet.com chief executive and Tesco director Simon Belsham as president of its Jet.com ecommerce business.
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NewsHarvey Nichols boss Stacey Cartwright exits
Harvey Nichols’ deputy chairman Stacey Cartwright will leave the retailer next month after just four months in the role.
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AnalysisGymshark punches well above its weight to win
A born entrepreneur, Ben Francis started fitness brand Gymshark at the age of 19. Now just 25, he has built a global phenomenon. Grace Bowden reports on the OC&C Emerging Retailer winner
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NewsMaplin fails to secure buyer, axes head office roles
Maplin has made a further 66 redundancies at its head office as administrators confirmed that a buyer for the business has not been found.
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NewsTed Baker profits ascend despite 'challenging' market
Ted Baker has reported healthy rises in its full-year profits and sales in what boss Ray Kelvin labelled a “good performance”.
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NewsConviviality warns on profits as it seeks £125m funding
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality has kicked off a £125m fundraising round to “recapitalise” the business and warned that without additional investment it could collapse.
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NewsSuperdrug launches vegan beauty pop-up shop
Superdrug has opened a pop-up shop in London’s Shoreditch Boxpark to capitalise on the rapidly growing vegan beauty trend.
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NewsEsprit snaps up former New Look boss Kristiansen
New Look’s previous chief executive Anders Kristiansen has been appointed to the same role of fashion firm Esprit as it ramps up its Chinese growth ambitions.
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NewsLK Bennett drafts in new boss as Darren Topp exits
LK Bennett has appointed East’s chief executive Erika Vilkauls to succeed Darren Topp, who will step down from the helm of the fashion retailer next month.
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NewsInstagram ties up with M&S for Shopping UK launch
Instagram has bolstered its social commerce offer in the UK with a suite of tools that allow shoppers to buy items directly from in-app photos.
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NewsL'Oréal snaps up AR-tech beauty firm ModiFace
L’Oréal has acquired Canadian augmented reality and artificial intelligence focused beauty company ModiFace to bolster its digital capabilities.
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AnalysisProfile: Shop Direct's new boss Henry Birch
Shop Direct’s incoming boss Henry Birch’s career to date has spanned stints in the House of Commons and running William Hill’s online arm from Gibraltar.
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NewsZara launches AR-enabled app across flagship stores
Zara has unveiled plans to roll out an augmented reality (AR) experience across 120 of its global flagships.
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NewsAlibaba founders plough $20m into Rent the Runway
Alibaba’s co-founders Jack Ma and Joe Tsai have invested $20m (£14.3m) into Rent the Runway via their investment firm Blue Pool Capital.
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NewsToys R Us plans to close down all US stores
Toys R Us has reportedly told its US employees that it will sell or shutter all of its 885 US stores, putting 33,000 jobs at risk.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: Who are the new value retail players?
The value sector is the latest focus of Retail Week’s ‘The disruptors’ series, which looks at the businesses creating waves across the industry.
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NewsRetail footfall dip exacerbated by bad weather
Retail footfall registered a sharp decline in February as rising visits to retail parks failed to offset declines across shopping centres and high streets.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Does the new retail council have teeth?
It was revealed at Retail Week Live that the Government has set up a new council aimed at developing policies to help the retail sector.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Retail Week Live 2018 special
This week, the team discuss the main topics at Retail Week Live 2018, including artificial intelligence, International Women’s Day and our very own George MacDonald’s interview with Steve Rowe, chief executive of M&S.
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NewsMissguided CDO: New Look’s shoppers have gone online
Missguided’s chief digital officer Jonathan Wall said that New Look’s poor sales performances is down to its target customer shopping primarily online.