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NewsTesco boss Lewis targets momentum after 'strong' Christmas performance
Tesco boss Dave Lewis is seeking to build momentum after the grocer exceeded Christmas expectations, but warned there is still “more to do.”
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NewsJD Sports Fashion reports strong Christmas trading and upgrades profits forecast
JD Sports Fashion has upgraded its full-year profits forecast again after what it called an “exceptional” Christmas trading period.
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NewsPrimark sales up but unseasonable weather hampers Christmas trading
Primark has reported a healthy sales rise for the last four months of 2015, but margins were hit by the strong US dollar.
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NewsAsos sales surge in UK and overseas during Christmas period
Online fashion specialist Asos posted double-digit sales growth at home and internationally in the final four months of last year.
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NewsMothercare's online growth powers UK like-for-like Christmas rise
Mothercare UK like-for-likes jumped 4.2% in the 13 weeks to January 9 powered by online growth.
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NewsSuperGroup posts like-for-like rise over Christmas as margins hold firm
Fashion retailer SuperGroup has reported a like-for-like increase of 1.2% in the 11 weeks to January 9.
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NewsTesco UK like-for-likes up 1.3% after focus on prices and quality
Tesco has delivered a better-than-expected Christmas as UK-like-for-likes increased 1.3% in the six weeks to January 9.
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NewsHome Retail warns full-year profits will be at "bottom" range of forecasts
Home Retail has warned full-year profits will be at the lower end of its forecast as like-for-like sales fell 2.2% at Argos.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Sainsbury's Home Retail bid, with guest Theo Paphitis
Theo Paphitis joins the Retail Week team to discuss Sainsbury’s Home Retail takeover attempt and Christmas trading updates.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail should prepare for a year of unprecedented change
If the unsettled start to the year is the shape of things to come, don’t expect 2016 to be the era the new normal emerges in retail.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct and Dunelm
Retail news round-up on January 14, 2016: Crispin Odey ups his holding in Sports Direct to more than 5%, and Dunelm chief denies interest in acquiring Homebase.
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NewsHome Retail to sell Homebase to Australian retailer Wesfarmers for £340m
Home Retail Group has revealed it is in “advanced discussions” to sell its Homebase business to Australian retailer Wesfarmers for £340m.
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NewsShoe Zone lays out plans for big box stores to target new demographic
Shoe Zone is looking to open 10 new big box stores a year from 2017 if a trial being launched this summer is successful.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Debenhams did well over Christmas but it lags rivals online
Debenhams’ strong Christmas trading took the market by surprise, following tales of woe at M&S and retail bellwether Next last week.
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OpinionOpinion: Sainsbury's Home Retail bid will progress, but questions remain
If the price is right, Sainsbury’s move on Home Retail could make sense. But is this the right response to Amazon and what will happen to Homebase?
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Price monitoring mobile app Yellowbag
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Yellowbag is in the spotlight.
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OpinionOpinion: Boost to tourism retail as visas for Chinese extended to two years
UK China Visa Alliance welcomes longer standard visas for Chinese visitors but says it will continue to push for 10-year permits.
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OpinionOpinion: Augmented reality and connected groceries at CES 2016
Technical innovations varying from augmented and virtual reality to the internet of things were all on display at trade show CES 2016.
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NewsWhite Stuff delivers strong Christmas like-for-likes and online growth
White Stuff reported strong Christmas trading online and in-store as like-for-likes jumped 11% alongside a sharp increase in online sales.
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NewsAnalysis: The detail behind Sainsbury's interest in Home Retail Group
Sainsbury’s has revealed more detail as the grocer puts forward its case to acquire Argos and Homebase owner Home Retail Group.