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NewsOnline fashion sales drive ecommerce growth during 'tough' April
Ecommerce sales increased 11% last month, marking the lowest rate of growth recorded so far this year following a “tough month” for retailers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Ao.com targets computer category as disruptive strategy rolls on
Since floating in February 2014, the plucky electricals etailer Ao.com has endured a somewhat rocky ride on the stock market.
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NewsTesco to scrap F&F clothing website to simplify online shopping
Tesco is scrapping its standalone F&F clothing website in a bid to make shopping online “as simple and easy as possible” for its customers.
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OpinionOpinion: BHS’s big lesson is retailers can never grow old with their customers
As the BHS sale process draws to an end, the hope is that perhaps the famous retailer can re-establish its consumer appeal under new ownership.
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NewsAmazon set to take on US grocers with launch of own-label range
Amazon will start selling own-brand groceries by the end of this month or early June in a bid to take on rivals in the US.
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NewsSports Direct owner Mike Ashley agrees to appear before MPs
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has agreed to appear before MPs to give evidence on working conditions at the retailer’s warehouse.
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NewsMatalan founder makes a rescue bid for BHS as Bhailok withdraws offer
Matalan founder John Hargreaves is involved in a rescue bid for BHS as property millionaire Yousuf Bhailok withdraws his offer.
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NewsNational shop vacancies fall to lowest level since 2009
April saw shop vacancies fall to their lowest since December 2009 as more units are occupied for longer and long-term empty shops are removed from stock.
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DataData: Top 100 most influential UK retail accounts on Twitter
An algorithm-generated list of the UK’s most influential retail Twitter accounts, compiled by Lissted and analysed by Graham Soult.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Sports Direct and Dreams
Retail round-up on May 17, 2016: Property tycoon and BHS suitor Yousuf Bhailok withdraws from the race and Mike Ashley agrees to appear before MPs.
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NewsSWOT analysis: As Mountain Warehouse eyes a float, what does the future hold?
Outdoor and leisure retailer Mountain Warehouse has boosted plans for a £200m flotation this year with soaring full-year profits and sales.
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OpinionOpinion: M&S is upping its game and people need to know
There are lots of letters and statements about the difficult situation Marks & Spencer faces in its clothing and general merchandise department.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Maisons du Monde, the French retailer hitting the UK
Maisons du Monde is poised to float in France this month, weeks after launching online in the UK. We take a look at the homewares retailer.
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NewsPensions Regulator said to have blocked Green's plans for BHS restructure
The Pensions Regulator is understood to have blocked plans two years ago by Sir Philip Green to restructure BHS and inject funds into the pension scheme.
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NewsSuperdrug founder Goldstein among 300 business leaders backing Brexit
Superdrug founder Peter Goldstein is among more than 300 business leaders backing a Brexit because EU membership “stifles” UK growth.
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NewsSmiggle hires first head of UK property to spearhead expansion push
Smiggle has hired its first head of property in the UK as the Australian retailer ramps up its expansion plans, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are the winners in Marks & Spencer’s management restructure?
Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe has wasted no time making changes at the retailer since becoming chief executive in April.
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NewsBig four grocers pledge to pass on 'tampon tax' savings to customers
The big four grocers have vowed to pass on lower prices to shoppers following the Government’s decision to scrap the ‘tampon tax’.
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NewsFrench homewares retailer Maisons du Monde eyes €1bn float
French furniture and homewares retailer Maisons du Monde is gearing up for a float that could value the business at more than €1bn (£788.6m).
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OpinionOpinion: Will consumers buy their Austin Reed suits from Sports Direct?
As Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley expresses interest in collapsed menswear chain Austin Reed, John Ryan considers the likely outcome.