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NewsRetail sales tumble to seven-year low as fashion hit
Retail sales plunged to the lowest level last month since the recession as fashion retailers continued to suffer, according to new figures.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Automation and the future of the retail workforce
It’s a hot topic across the industry, but will an increase in automation necessarily lead to mass job losses? Susie Mesure investigates
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NewsWyevale hires former Homebase exec Paul Emslie in shake-up
Wyevale Garden Centres has hired former Homebase executive Paul Emslie as the retailer continues to reshape its senior management team.
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NewsAnalysis: What can retailers learn from Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City?
After Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester clinched the Premier League title, Retail Week looks at what the club’s fairytale season can teach retailers
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NewsIkea names first city-centre location for small-format store
Ikea has revealed plans to open its first city-centre store as the furniture giant steps up its pilot of small-format sites across the UK.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Turning virtual reality into a tangible retail tool
From tardis car showrooms to try before you fly holidays, augmented reality is making its presence felt in the retail industry.
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NewsScS promotes sales and HR bosses to managing and customer directors
ScS has promoted its sales director and long-time employee to managing director and its HR chief to corporate services director.
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NewsBHS former owner moves closer to making a bid to buy back chain
BHS’s former owner Dominic Chappell said talks with US investors were at a “mature” stage as he plans a bid to buy the beleaguered chain.
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NewsWilko overhauls digital strategy to drive online conversions
Wilko is implementing a new online strategy to drive web revenue, focusing on improving conversion rates and customer experience.
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NewsArgos owner Home Retail posts pre-tax loss but Walden hails 'landmark' year
Argos owner Home Retail Group has slumped to a full-year pre-tax loss of £804m after one-off charges relating to the Sainsbury’s bid.
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NewsMPs to probe BHS's pensions deficit as pressure mounts on Sir Philip Green
MPs are launching an investigation into the potential impact of BHS’s collapse on the state-backed Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis fashion sales drop but home and electricals soar
John Lewis suffered a sharp drop in fashion sales last week, but furniture and electrical sales gave the department store a boost.
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VideoDarren Topp on BHS's survival plans, mere weeks ahead of its collapse
BHS chief executive Darren Topp outlines the department store group’s fightback plan, just six weeks before it filed for administration.
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NewsCarpetright maintains profit expectations as like-for-likes creep up
Carpetright’s profit expectations are unchanged as the group reported a 0.7% increase in UK like-for-likes during its fourth quarter.
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NewsMPs speak out over BHS collapse as government urges buyers to come forward
MPs have voiced their concern over the collapse of BHS, while a government minister has urged potential buyers to come forward.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What BHS's administration means for high streets and landlords
It was once one of the biggest names on the high street, but talk has turned to how BHS’s administration will impact locations across the UK.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things that led to the collapse of BHS
As department store chain BHS files for administration, we examine what has gone wrong for the 88-year-old retailer.
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NewsBHS officially enters administration, 11,000 jobs under threat
Department store chain BHS has filed for administration after a last-ditch effort to save the ailing retailer failed.
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OpinionOpinion: How bad is the retail sector’s productivity problem?
It is no secret that the UK economy has a productivity problem. What may come as a surprise is that the retail sector has actually fared better than most.
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NewsWyevale Garden Centres’ bid to acquire Dobbies could ‘risk hundreds of jobs’
Wyevale Garden Centres’ bid to snap up rival Dobbies from Tesco could ‘risk hundreds of jobs’ in both head office and in garden centres.