All articles by James Wilmore – Page 28
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NewsMayors could raise business rates under new system as full review delayed
Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed plans to scrap the uniform business rate but said mayors will be able to increase rates.
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NewsFindel half-year profits flat as sale of Kitbag business is delayed
Home shopping group Findel has reported flat half-year sales and profits while the sale of its Kitbag business has been delayed.
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NewsIkea UK full-year sales up 11.3% as four new big stores planned
Ikea has revealed an 11.3% rise in full-year UK sales as it seeks to boost its presence with four new big-box stores and a new smaller format.
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NewsTrue Capital buys Ribble Cycles as Sir Ian Cheshire joins board
Private equity firm True Capital has acquired a majority stake in Cyclesport North – the owner of bike etailer Ribble Cycles.
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NewsArgos website crashes on day of Black Friday deals launch
Argos’s website went down temporarily today as it launched a 12-day Black Friday Sales event across thousands of products.
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NewsPoundland to trial multi-price format in former Family Bargains stores
Poundland plans to trial a new multi-price store format using some of the Family Bargains shops it picked up in its acquisition of 99p Stores.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why new 'athleisure' brand Zakti has a sporting chance
Mountain Warehouse founder Mark Neale explains the thinking behind his new women’s ‘athleisure’-wear brand and retail chain Zakti.
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NewsTed Baker sales jump 20.5% despite tough international markets
Ted Baker has reported a 20.5% jump in third-quarter group sales despite “challenging” conditions in some international markets.
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NewsMothercare half-year pre-tax profits more than double
Mothercare has reported a more than doubling of half-year pre-tax profits as its turnaround plan begins to have impact.
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NewsPoundland first-half profits drop 26% but total sales rise
Poundland has blamed higher costs and currency movements for the 26% dive in its underlying half-year profits.
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NewsScottish retail sales suffer in October as mild weather hits fashion
Scottish retailers suffered last month as industry like-for-like sales slipped 2.8%, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium/KPMG Monitor.
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NewsAsda ponders the future of its Price Guarantee scheme
Asda boss Andy Clarke has signalled it is considering the future of its Price Guarantee scheme as he looks to revive falling sales at the grocer.
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NewsSports Direct aims to get Lillywhites concessions into House of Fraser
Sports Direct is reportedly in discussions to introduce Lillywhites shop-in-shops in some of House of Fraser’s department stores.
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NewsMountain Warehouse launches women's athletic clothing brand and stores
Mountain Warehouse is taking on Sweaty Betty with the launch of a new athletic clothing brand and chain of stores for women.
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VideoThe Retail Week: John Lewis' Europe tie-up, Halfords and Sainsbury's
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from Retail Week news editor James Wilmore and stores editor John Ryan
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NewsHalfords boss eyes up to 50 Cycle Republic stores
Halfords boss Jill McDonald says she sees potential for up to 50 of its upmarket Cycle Republic stores as the chain is “resonating well”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The battle of the retail Christmas ads commences
The Christmas ad competition is on to win shoppers’ seasonal spend. Here are some of the retailers’ approaches adopted for this year’s campaigns.
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NewsZalando third-quarter sales soar but rising costs hamper earnings
Online fashion retailer Zalando has revealed its third-quarter sales soared 42% but pre-tax losses widened because of rising costs.
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NewsHalfords bags Sir Bradley Wiggins to launch new kid's bike range
Halfords is launching a new children’s bike range next year in conjunction with Olympian and Tour de France champion Sir Bradley Wiggins.
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NewsAsda unveils collect-and-return service for third-party retailers
Asda has launched a service to allow customers to collect and return orders from other retailers in-store as it refocuses its fulfilment offer.