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OpinionOpinion: The M&A world of retail comes full circle
As I bow out after more than 30 years in retail, I reflect upon some of the permanent changes and trends that have come full circle within the industry.
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AnalysisSpecial report: How shoppers’ senses drive retail sales
The new generation of consumers demands a different kind of sensory experience. Victoria McDermott takes a look at some of the insights gleaned from Retail Week and Mood Media’s new Shopping with Emotion report
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AnalysisAgenda: Boohoo and N Brown update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from fashion rivals Boohoo and N Brown both on the agenda.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Will Debenhams' profits suffer?
Debenhams boss Sergio Bucher says the department store group has “a successful and profitable future”, but will the redesigned business be more or less profitable?
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Tesco profits and Booker
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Tesco’s lift in full-year group profits despite shareholder discontent at its share price fall amid the Booker acquisition
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OpinionOpinion: A real brand is more than a name on a label
What makes a brand really worthy of the name?
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AnalysisBHS one year on: Repercussions of the retailer’s demise
The collapse of BHS had a far-reaching impact across retail and has influenced attitudes on everything from corporate governance to the future of department stores.
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AnalysisBHS one year on: Where are the key players now?
A large cast of characters featured in the bleak plot of BHS’s high-street demise. One year on, what’s happened to them all?
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OpinionWhat to expect from Debenhams' strategic update
When Debenhams’ new chief executive Sergio Bucher unveils his strategy next Thursday, expect to hear about what might be described as social shopping.
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OpinionTesco is on the up, even if its share price isn't
Sometimes the market moves in mysterious ways. If its reaction to Tesco’s prelims were anything to go by, you would have thought profits had nosedived.
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AnalysisIs it short-term pain, long-term gain for Dunelm?
Dunelm’s quarterly update this week echoed some of the concerns and challenges the retailer raised at its interims, when it suffered a 26% drop in pre-tax profits.
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AnalysisAgenda: Debenhams, Primark, Burberry and Zalando
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from Primark, Debenhams, Burberry and Zalando all on the agenda.
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AnalysisData: Can Dave Lewis overcome Tesco’s margin challenge?
Tesco’s recovery is in full swing, but much work remains to reach its ambitious margin target
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AnalysisAnalysis: Seven things we learned from Tesco’s results
Tesco’s turnaround gathered further momentum today as it unveiled a spike in operating profit. Here are seven things we learned from its full-year results.
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OpinionClive Black: Tesco under pressure to deliver good news
Tesco’s preliminary results reveal more good progress with the recovery that has been engineered and delivered through Dave Lewis.
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OpinionReal-life retail: JD on the ascent as Jaeger falls
George MacDonald on JD Sports, Jaeger and good corporate citizenship..
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OpinionReal-life retail: Tesco/Booker, and US appetite for UK
A daily eavesdrop on retail talking points and the latest industry developments – please share your thoughts in the comments section.
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AnalysisProfile: Findel's new chief executive Phil Maudsley
Retail Week finds out more about Findel chief executive Phil Maudsley and whether he can calm disruptive shareholder Mike Ashley.
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AnalysisAgenda: Tesco, JD, WHSmith and Dunelm updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from Tesco, JD, WHSmith and Dunelm all on the agenda.
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AnalysisAnalysis: One Stop – Tesco’s own ‘mini-Booker’
When Tesco unveiled plans for a £3.7bn takeover of wholesaler Booker, supplier to thousands of independent convenience stores, it took the market by surprise.