All articles by Luke Tugby – Page 136
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NewsSmiggle hits accelerator on UK expansion and click-and-collect roll-out
Australian retailer Smiggle is hitting the accelerator on its UK expansion amid plans to open one store per week during the next three years.
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NewsBrantano: A list of the 57 stores that remain on the market
Alteri has bought the majority of footwear business Brantano out of administration, but more than 50 of its stores remain on the market.
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NewsGame acquires online platform SocialNAT to drive eSports and events arm
Game has acquired Spanish online platform SocialNAT as it continues to drive the expansion of its eSports and events division.
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NewsAlteri buys bulk of Brantano UK business out of administration
Investor Alteri has bought most of footwear business Brantano out of administration less than a month after administrators were called in.
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NewsAldi campaign dubbed 'misleading' and 'a sign of desperation'
Aldi’s latest promotional campaign counterattacking Morrisons’ Price Crunch has been dubbed “misleading” and a “sign of desperation”.
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NewsWyevale Garden Centres owner Terra Firma mulls £700m sale
Wyevale Garden Centres owner Terra Firma is mulling over a sale of the business after four years of ownership, according to reports.
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News99p Stores pre-tax losses ballooned prior to Poundland takeover
Pre-tax losses at 99p Stores ballooned to more than £11m in its last full year of independence before being acquired by rival Poundland.
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NewsM&S accused of paying Asian workers less than living wage
Marks & Spencer has been accused of failing to pay Asian workers making its clothes sufficiently, six years after supporting a living wage.
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NewsMountain Warehouse to ramp up US expansion ahead of £200m IPO
Mountain Warehouse is poised to accelerate its US expansion as boss Mark Neale bids to grow its overseas presence to “half of the business”.
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NewsRappi app lets users shop for groceries by swiping smartphone screens
A start-up in Colombia has launched a smartphone app that allows users to shop for groceries by swiping their fingers across a screen.
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NewsJD hires Andy Rubin as non-exec director to drive overseas expansion
JD Sports Fashion has drafted in Andy Rubin, a director at the retailer’s largest shareholder Pentland Group, as a non-executive board member.
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NewsAldi launches counterattack on Morrisons with fresh wave of price cuts
Aldi has launched a counterattack on Morrisons by investing in a fresh wave of price cuts – and vowing never to be beaten on price.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Co-op sales, Asda appointment and Wiggle eyes cycle rival
News editor James Wilmore and grocery reporter Luke Tugby discuss this week’s news as the Co-op’s sales grow and Asda hires Andy Murray.
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NewsThe Body Shop returns to ethical roots as fourth quarter like-for-likes slide
The Body Shop is launching a fresh ethics push after its boss pledged the retailer would become the world’s most sustainable business.
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NewsEx-Sainsbury's boss Justin King slams 'unfair' business rates bills
Former Sainsbury’s boss Justin King has labelled business rates as a bigger problem for British retailers than the corporation tax scandal.
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NewsCMA denies it is poised to ban buy-one-get-one-free grocery deals
The competition watchdog has rebuffed media reports that it was poised to ban supermarkets from using buy-one-get-one-free deals.
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NewsAnalysis: Was Tesco right to take full ownership of Harris + Hoole?
Three years after buying into Harris + Hoole alongside venture partners the Tolley family, Tesco has acquired the remainder of the business.
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NewsSainsbury’s to scrap multi-buy promotions by the summer
Sainsbury’s will axe “the vast majority” of its multi-buy promotions by the summer in favour of investing in regular low prices.
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AnalysisProfile: Asda's new chief customer officer Andy Murray
In the week his tennis star namesake became a dad, news Andy Murray will be Asda’s chief customer officer didn’t serve up as many headlines.
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NewsWaitrose boss Mark Price named Trade Minister for Foreign Office and BIS
Outgoing Waitrose boss Mark Price has been unveiled as Trade Minister for the Foreign Office and the Department for Business.