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OpinionOpinion: HoF needs to show signs of recovery – and soon
House of Fraser’s dismal set of results today came as a shock, even for those expecting bad news.
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AnalysisWhy JD Sports has laced up for South Korean expansion
JD Sports has quickly made good on its promise to expand into new territories and has snapped up a stake in South Korean footwear retailer Hot-T.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Have Next’s prospects really improved?
Next boss Lord Wolfson’s usual prudent outlook was tempered today by a rare positive note in his review of the fashion retailer’s half year.
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OpinionOpinion: Rates have retailers staring down the barrel
It almost beggars belief that the row over business rates continues to rage on.
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OpinionOpinion: Potts' Morrisons plan is far from finished
Almost exactly two years ago to this day, Morrisons’ recently-appointed boss David Potts unveiled a six-point turnaround plan to the City.
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OpinionWill Kingfisher sink or swim after stormy first half?
Last month, B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher issued an underwhelming second-quarter trading update.
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AnalysisCan Sports Direct score with investors and shoppers again?
The Sports Direct saga took what, for many onlookers, appeared to be an unexpected twist at its annual general meeting in Shirebrook.
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OpinionOpinion: Next won’t keep pace while overspaced
Moving out of retail’s typically slower summer months, the City is gearing up for a flurry of financial updates next week.
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OpinionOpinion: Asos sets benchmark for embracing tech change
Cast your mind back 25 years, to a world in which digital giants like Amazon and Asos didn’t exist.
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CartoonDixons' profit downgrade as people delay phone upgrade
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Dixons Carphone’s profit warning, as boss Seb James says consumers are holding on to their mobile phones for longer.
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon-Whole Foods deal will make waves in UK
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods will complete next week – a deal that will upgrade the niche grocer to a genuine disruptor in the UK market.
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OpinionOpinion: Card Factory exposes Clintons’ house of cards
As more and more shoppers jump on the Card Factory bandwagon, its biggest rival Clintons is fast being exposed as a house of cards.
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DataData: Asda’s three-year struggle for sales growth
After three years of sales decay, Asda finally turned the corner today by returning to like-for-like growth.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who is The Hut Group’s new asset, Glossybox?
Health and beauty etail titan The Hut Group has snapped up Glossybox – we take a closer look at the cosmetics subscription box business.
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OpinionOpinion: Asda sales will prove it is past its nadir
It’s been a long, dark tunnel for Asda – one it has been attempting to crawl its way out of for almost three years.
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OpinionTen years on, credit crunch lessons still apply
Ten years ago today, August 9, 2007, “the world changed”.
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OpinionOpinion: The grocery market is not Amazon's true target
Most commentators have portrayed Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods as a drawing of the battle lines in the grocery market.
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OpinionAndy Clarke: Regulation has not kept up with grocery
What is driving the apparent scramble for distribution and wholesaling businesses in UK food?
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AnalysisBig break or big mistake? The best and worst retail M&A
There were deals galore in last week as B&M snapped up Heron Foods and DFS bought Sofology. We look back at some of retail’s landmark deals.
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