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AnalysisOutgoing Foyles boss says company is "hungry for expansion"
Sam Husain says the company is “hungry for expansion” but the opening of new shops depend on the deals it can strike with landlords.
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OpinionComment: Business rates are scaring off overseas retailers
The UK’s outdated business rates system is scaring off overseas retailers and we are losing much needed investment as a result.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Poundland purchases 99p Stores
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Poundland’s tie-up with with fellow single-price retailer 99p Stores.
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AnalysisDunelm profits and sales surge: What the analysts say
Dunelm has reported a pre-tax profits surge of 10.7% to £68.2m and like-for-likes growth of 6.2% for the 26 weeks to December 27.
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AnalysisSeven reasons why retailers need to support the UK textiles industry
Paul Short, chair of the N Brown Textiles Growth Programme, tells Retail Week why retailers need to support the UK textiles industry.
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OpinionComment: Investors hope to count the pennies as Poundland buys 99p Stores
Poundland’s proposed takeover of 99p Stores for the equivalent of over 55 million customer transactions pleased the market, sending its share price up 15%.
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AnalysisNeed to know: The Groceries Code Adjudicator's investigation into Tesco
The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) has begun an investigation into Tesco following its £263m overstatement of profits last year.
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OpinionComment: Are Waitrose’s January results a sign of things to come?
If Waitrose’s recent results are any guide life in the supermarket industry seems to have got a bit tougher again since Christmas.
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OpinionComment: Ocado’s first annual pre-tax profit is tribute to Tim Steiner
It still starts with an o and it ends in an o, but at last online grocer Ocado has recorded a full-year statutory profit.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Philip Green is looking for a BHS buyer
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Arcadia boss Philip Green looking for prospective buyers of fashion retailer BHS.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Christmas trading figures show the great retail divide
The festive season’s results inevitably have winners and losers, but this year’s OC&C Christmas Trading Index shows the gulf between them.
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OpinionComment: There could be life in BHS yet if it can find a buyer
As Arcadia boss Philip Green looks for potential buyers for BHS, can the fashion retailer be reinvigorated by new leadership?
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AnalysisCarpetright's third quarter: What the analysts say
Carpetright reported a solid set of results this morning, with like-for-like sales up 7.5% in the UK. Here is analysts had to say.
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OpinionComment: A Halfords-style servicing can make Tesco fully roadworthy
As Matt Davies prepares to move to Tesco, Halfords’ update brought clues about how he may put the wheels back on the grocer.
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AnalysisInternational new analysis: Deconstructing the Kroger rumours du jour
US supermarket group Kroger has gone through the rumour mill about prospective acquisitions, but is there any truth to the speculation?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley's busy start to 2015
After increasing his stake in Debenhams and buying USC out of administration, tycoon Mike Ashley is now rumoured to be circling Evans Cycles.
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Interview
Q&A: ScS boss David Knight on the company's impending IPO
ScS chief executive David Knight explains the company’s reasons for floating and lays out the future direction of the busines.
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AnalysisDixons Carphone Christmas trading: What the analysts say
Dixons Carphone has reported a strong festive season as it reported group like-for-likes up 7% during a ‘roller coaster’ Christmas. Here’s what the analysts say.
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OpinionComment: Lessons in merger success from Dixons Carphone
The successful merger of Dixons and Carphone Warehouse is a reminder to all retailers of the importance of executional excellence.
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OpinionComment: Dixons Carphone shows the way in adapting to changing shopper habits
Mergers frequently have a habit of failing to deliver the promised benefits, but not Dixons Carphone.