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NewsMade.com co-founder Li to step down as chief executive
Made.com co-founder Ning Li is stepping down as chief executive at the online furniture retailer with a view to setting up a new business.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Black Friday is struggling in the US
Black Friday’s importance is diminishing in land in which it was born. Conlumino managing director Neil Saunders delves into the reasons why.
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NewsSmiggle boss defends rapid UK store expansion
John Cheston, boss of ‘tween’ stationery retailer Smiggle, has defended its rapid accumulation of stores in the UK.
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OpinionOpinion: Build stores not walls in Mexico
It would be wrong should the hostility to Mexico trumpeted by the US President-elect result in the Mexican wave becoming a sign of drowning.
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NewsGap sales slide for seventh consecutive quarter
California-based fashion retailer Gap said sales fell 1.5% to $3.8bn during its third quarter, with like-for-likes sliding 3%.
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NewsRetail Week Awards: The UK retailers ruling overseas
As the shortlist for the Retail Week Awards 2017 is revealed, we take a look at the retailers competing for the International Growth prize.
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NewsAsda like-for-likes tumble 5.8% in third quarter
Asda has posted a ninth consecutive quarter of falling like-for-likes as the Walmart-owned retailer reported a 5.8% slide in comparable sales.
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NewsTed Baker sales stay strong despite "challenging" conditions
Ted Baker has posted a 14.8% jump in third-quarter group sales despite continued “challenging trading conditions”.
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VideoWatch: Alibaba's Singles' Day, behind the scenes
Alibaba broke records when it amassed $17.8bn over 24 hours. We go behind the scenes of one of the world’s biggest days in retail.
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NewsToday in Retail: Black Friday battle kicks off
The fight for Black Friday got under way today as etail giant Amazon launched its deals for the sales extravaganza.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Alibaba's Singles' Day is reinventing ecommerce
When the clock struck midnight on 11.11 2016, all that was left for Alibaba’s team to do was wait.
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NewsAmerican Apparel files for bankruptcy for a second time
American Apparel has filed for bankruptcy in the US, less than one week after its UK subsidiary appointed administrators.
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OpinionOpinion: Marks & Spencer bites the bullet in changed times
The recent strategic update from Marks & Spencer perhaps marks a watershed moment for a business that has been a retail beacon for decades.
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NewsAlibaba takes record $18bn on Singles' Day
Alibaba amassed a record $17.8bn during its eighth annual 11.11 global shopping festival – dubbed Singles’ Day – exceeding last year’s total by 25%.
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NewsToday in Retail: Singles Day and seismic retail change
The big event that UK retailers should clock today occurred not across our sceptred isle but 4,000 miles away in China.
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NewsAlibaba smashes Singles' Day record in first hour
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has reported record sales in the first hour of its 24-hour shopping extravaganza Singles’ Day.
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NewsAmazon faces claims over delivery drivers' hours and pay
Amazon has been hit by allegations that its delivery drivers are frequently working more than 11 hours a day and get less than the minimum wage.
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OpinionOpinion: Donald Trump's triumph could help UK retailers
Not for the first time in his life, US President-elect Donald Trump has stunned the nation and the world.
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AnalysisIn, out, shake it all about – M&S’s overseas Hokey Cokey
Marks & Spencer is closing company-owned businesses in 10 foreign markets, but boss Steve Rowe says it is not turning its back on international opportunity.
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NewsToday in retail: Sainsbury's and The Donald in the news
The world has spent the day talking about Donald Trump and so have retailers mulling over the implications of his election as US president.