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VideoThe Retail Week: Sports Direct inquiry, Tesco's Farm brands and Pokemon Go
This week the team looks into the Sports Direct inquiry, argues their views on the Tesco Farm foods row and assesses the impact of Pokemon Go.
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NewsRetail diary: Things get spicy at Tesco and Welsh B&Q shoppers get a shock
Things are hotting up at Tesco at Waterstones this summer and B&Q accidentally directed DIY shoppers in Wales across the pond.
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NewsRetail sales slide in June as bad weather hampers fashion sector
Retail sales fell in June, compared to the prior month, with poor weather being blamed for dampening clothing sales.
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NewsSainsbury's to extend same-day deliveries and hire 900 new fulfilment staff
Sainsbury’s is preparing to roll out same-day grocery deliveries to 30 stores after unveiling plans for 900 jobs at its new fulfilment centre.
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NewsInditex launches payment app across all Spanish stores
Inditex will launch a mobile payment app across all of its Spanish stores this September, chairman and chief executive Pablo Isla has revealed.
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NewsWhite Stuff profits are down but online and wholesale soar
White Stuff has reported a fall in full-year profit due to one-off costs amid soaring sales in its online and wholesale divisions.
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NewsSports Direct pay investigation widened to include shop workers
HMRC’s investigation into the pay of Sports Direct’s warehouse staff is being extended to include the retailer’s store employees.
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NewsAo.com posts first-quarter sales rise driven by European growth
Ao.com’s first-quarter UK and European sales rose as the etailer’s full-year forecasts remain unchanged despite “economic uncertainty”.
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NewsShop Direct hires customer intelligence director to bolster its use of data
Shop Direct has hired its first customer intelligence director to improve personalisation across its online fascias.
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GalleryStore Gallery: Ikea thinks outside the box with Reading store
Ikea has opened its 19th store in the UK and this one is concerned with making the locals feel at home. John Ryan reports.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Sports Direct and British high street brands
Retail round-up: Sports Direct minimum wage investigation, British high street retailers to ban use of feathers
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NewsBRC hands chairman reins to former Boots boss Richard Baker
Former Boots boss Richard Baker has been appointed chairman of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), to replace Sir Charlie Mayfield.
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NewsAsda poaches Lidl chief operating officer to lead supermarket operations
Asda has poached grocery rival Lidl’s chief operating officer Chris Walker to oversee its supermarket operations, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Visual search engine platform Snap Fashion
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week we look at Snap Fashion.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Retailers haunted by economic horrors
Cartoonist Patrick Blower on the ghoulish challenges of Brexit, the economy and new tariffs facing retailers during Christmas-in-July
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NewsAmazon follows Uber with move to hire freelance delivery drivers in UK
Amazon is poised to start fulfilling deliveries across the UK through part-time freelance drivers, in a move similar to taxi service Uber.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers are capitalising on the hot weather
The weather is every retailers’ favourite excuse, but some have been making the most of the heat and the marketing opportunities it brings.
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NewsTesco poaches Coca-Cola PR chief to help rebuild trust
Tesco has poached Coca-Cola’s European public affairs chief Jane Lawrie to be its new group communications director.
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NewsCath Kidston to launch stores in India as part of global expansion
Fashion retailer Cath Kidston will make its debut in India this autumn with three store openings as it continues its global expansion.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy backs retail product review start-up Uberated
Sir Terry Leahy has thrown his support behind a retail technology start-up which embeds product reviews directly into retailers’ websites.