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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Habitat's new mini-stores work?
When grocery giant Sainsbury’s snapped-up Habitat and Argos from Home Retail Group, the homewares brand’s future was thrown into doubt.
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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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NewsMove of the week: John Colley joins Hobbycraft
There’s no doubting that John Colley’s decision to join Hobbycraft from Majestic makes sense on a number of levels.
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NewsSainsbury’s ramps up plans for Argos and Habitat
Sainsbury’s is ramping up its efforts to integrate the Argos and Habitat businesses after lifting the lid on its latest plans to build the businesses.
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NewsAsda’s new value range reignites ‘fake farm’ brands row
Asda has reignited the row over the use of “fake farm” brands after relaunching its entry level food range.
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NewsPep & Co suffers loss as investment hits bottom line
Pep & Co suffered a pre-tax loss in its first 15 months of trading after ploughing investment into its rapid store opening programme.
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GalleryIn pictures: Retail lessons from Down Under
Australia has a fair amount of retail that might readily be overlooked, but there are a number of outfits that British shopkeepers should take note of.
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NewsRetail diary: Sainsbury’s, Fortnum’s and ‘kidults’
Big kids boost toy market, Fortnum & Mason teams up with the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and Sainsbury’s Styles-out sprouts trend.
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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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OpinionBlog: Hackathon offers a glimpse into a bright future
David Turner, head of digital strategy and technology innovation at Hermes, reports on the next generation of disruptors.
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NewsBathstore branches out with new fascia Haus Store
Bathroom specialist Bathstore is venturing into the kitchen and bedroom markets with the launch of new fascia Haus Store, Retail Week can reveal.
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VideoWatch: How Morleys aims to thrive where BHS failed
As Morleys opens its ninth department store, on the site of a former BHS, its managing director explains how the group aims for success.
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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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NewsBreakfast briefing: Pep & Co, Soletrader and more
Retail news round-up: Soletrader reports surge in profit and Pep & Co sales reach £29m
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InterviewQ&A: Tesco's Tarry on suppliers, Brexit and Britishness
Following Tesco’s full-year results, Retail Week sat down with the grocer’s chief product officer Jason Tarry to talk Farms brands, supplier disagreements, Brexit and Britishness.
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NewsTofs expands fashion offer with new kidswear range
Tofs, formerly known as The Original Factory Shop, is expanding its fashion offer with the launch of kidswear range, Hullabaloo.
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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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NewsToday in retail: Tesco and WHSmith celebrate progress
Today has brought a raft of financial results and Tesco’s prelims, inevitably, grabbed most of the attention.
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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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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership sales bloom in warm weather
John Lewis and Waitrose sales rose last week as the heatwave drove purchases of outdoor living items and summer drinks.