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AnalysisMike Dennis on Sainsbury's results and competition from the discounters
Cantor Fitzgerald’s managing director of consumer research talks about whether Mike Coupe’s plans for Sainsbury’s will prove successful.
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AnalysisSainsbury's full year: Five things to look for in the grocer's results
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s will unveil its full-year results tomorrow. Retail Week highlights five key areas to look out for.
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OpinionChinese interest in New Look may signal more retail deals in the East
Potential Chinese interest in acquiring fashion retailer New Look symbolises the growing economic power of China.
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InterviewQ&A: Touker Suleyman on joining Dragons’ Den and rebranding Ghost
Fashion guru Touker Suleyman lifts the lid on joining Dragons’ Den and turning around his brands Ghost and Hawes & Curtis.
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AnalysisConservative and Labour MPs answer Retail Week’s three burning questions
Retail Week questioned Conservative and Labour ministers on business rates, EU competition and digital infrastructure.
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OpinionComment: The parties’ electioneering has lacked substance for retailers
The main parties’ manifestos and policy pledges have been long on headline-grabbing gestures but short on ambition or detail.
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OpinionComment: Customers know best about the Poundland-99p deal, not the CMA
Poundland’s interrupted acquisition of 99p Stores shows how futile it is when institutions seek to determine which shops compete with each other.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top 10 fastest-growing retailers in the UK, 2015
Our list of the fastest-growing retailers in the UK highlights businesses that have excelled at increasing profits in the past year.
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AnalysisJohn Walden explains Argos's digital store rollout in two minutes
Argos chief executive John Walden tells Retail Week how its digital store programme is progressing and how customers have reacted.
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AnalysisHome Retail's full year: Five things to look out for ahead of its results
Home Retail will report its full-year results tomorrow, and is expected to reveal a jump in profits at Argos. Retail Week highlights five areas to look out for.
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OpinionSports Direct should leave zero-hours behind and focus on overseas growth
Few retail personalities polarise opinion as strongly as Sports Direct founder and executive deputy chairman Mike Ashley.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Tesco’s long road to recovery
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Tesco reporting its statutory pre-tax loss of £6.38bn from the year to the end of February.
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AnalysisBruno Monteyne discusses Tesco's results and Dave Lewis’s performance
Bernstein’s European food retail senior analyst Bruno Monteyne spoke to Retail Week about the fallout from Tesco’s latest results.
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AnalysisTesco reports full-year losses hit £6.38bn: What the analysts say
Tesco today reported full-year pre-tax losses of £6.38bn. However, fourth-quarter like-for-like UK sales volumes rose. Here’s what the analysts say:
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AnalysisTesco boss Dave Lewis’s three-point plan: the progress so far
Tesco boss Dave Lewis outlined a plan last year to turn around the grocer, which reported a £6.38bn loss today. We look at the progress made.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco's full-year performance in numbers
Tesco has revealed its worst-ever pre-tax loss of £6.38bn. Retail Week takes a look at the headline figures.
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OpinionComment: Primark is right to put shoppers before bottom line
Primark is usually as adored by the City as it is by customers. But despite posting rising profits, analysts reacted rather coolly.
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AnalysisTesco full-year: The five areas that are key to understanding its results
Tesco will unveil its full-year results on Wednesday, including an expected £5bn loss. Retail Week highlights five key areas to look out for.
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OpinionComment: The CMA's Poundland probe must have consumers at its heart
External intervention in the industry often ignores the fact that retail is fundamentally driven by shopper behaviour.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Majestic Wine acquires etail rival Naked Wines
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Majestic Wine appointing Naked Wines’ founder as its boss as it acquires the rival.