All articles by Luke Tugby – Page 70
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NewsTesco apologises after complaints of 'rotten' turkeys
Tesco has been forced to apologise to customers following a series of complaints about its “rotten” Christmas turkeys.
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NewsBoxing Day footfall drops after online Christmas boost
Retail footfall slumped on Boxing Day as the ongoing “structural shift” in festive spending drove shoppers online on Christmas Day itself.
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NewsJD.com to roll out hundreds of checkout-free stores
Chinese etail giant JD.com has laid down the gauntlet to Amazon after revealing plans to open hundreds of checkout-free convenience stores.
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NewsAmazon tackled by MPs over delivery driver treatment
Amazon has been tackled by MPs over concerns that its delivery drivers are effectively being paid less than the national living wage.
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NewsSteinhoff chairman Wiese quits amid accounting scandal
Steinhoff chairman Christo Wiese has stepped down from the role in the wake of the group’s accounting scandal.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Are the mega-mall mergers bad news?
In this week’s episode, the team debate the merits and pitfalls of Unibail-Rodamco’s $25m bid for Westfield and Hammerson’s acquisition of Intu.
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DataData: Aldi and Lidl to take near 20% of market by 2022
Discount duo Aldi and Lidl will wrestle control of almost one fifth of grocery spend in the next five years, according to Retail Week data.
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OpinionOpinion: A cracker for grocers, turkey for the rest?
’Tis the season to be jolly, but it might only be the grocery retailers bringing good tidings from the industry this Christmas.
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AnalysisHammerson's Intu deal – pain or gain for retailers?
This year started with one of the biggest corporate surprises in recent memory – Tesco’s £3.7bn acquisition of wholesale giant Booker.
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NewsEast of England Co-op to sell food after best before
The East of England Co-op has started selling food past its ‘best before’ date in a bid to slash food waste in its stores.
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NewsJohn Lewis names Murphy new CIO as Coby exits
The John Lewis Partnership has named Andrew Murphy as its new chief information officer, to succeed Paul Coby.
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NewsSix shops per day disappearing from high streets
Six shops have disappeared from UK high streets every day during the past seven years, according to analysis of new government data.
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NewsAmazon outpaces Lidl with rapid warehouse expansion
Amazon has snapped up more than five times as much warehousing space as its nearest retail rival this year, according to new research.
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NewsMcColl’s sales pass £1bn amid store acquisition plan
McColl’s has posted a spike in full-year revenues as its acquisition of almost 300 Co-op stores pushed top-line sales through the £1bn barrier.
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NewsMarks & Spencer may abandon new store developments
Marks & Spencer could pull the plug on dozens of building projects across the UK as boss Steve Rowe steps up his turnaround plans.
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NewsToys R Us bids to shutter quarter of UK stores in CVA
Toys R Us is poised to unveil plans to shutter a quarter of its UK stores through a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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AnalysisThe blurring line between food retail and wholesale
It was just 10 months ago that Tesco’s £3.7bn swoop for wholesale giant Booker sent shockwaves coursing through the grocery industry.
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NewsFirst look: Tesco and Next launch shop-in-shop tie-up
Tesco is piloting a shop-in-shop tie-up with fashion giant Next as the grocer seeks new ways to utilise excess store space.
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NewsSports Direct 'front runner' to buy Brixton markets
Sports Direct has emerged as the front runner to snap up Brixton’s covered markets in a £30m swoop.
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NewsShop price deflation ‘coming to an end’, BRC warns
A run of shop price deflation stretching back more than four years is about to come to an end, new figures have warned.