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NewsTopps Tiles suffers sales fall amid ‘challenging’ market
Specialist retailer Topps Tiles has reported a fall in quarterly sales but maintains it is outperforming the market.
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NewsThe Body Shop administrator sets deadline for final bids
The final deadline for bids for The Body Shop is set for tomorrow (July 3) as FRP is keen to wrap up a sale of the struggling beauty chain, The Sun reports.
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AnalysisWhat lies in store for leaderless Boots after its sale fail?
A day after Walgreens’ chief executive went on record to say Boots is no longer for sale, the high street giant’s chief executive, Seb James, called it quits. With doubts about its future ownership and no leadership replacement to steer the ship, Retail Week takes a look at what lies in store for the retailer.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to invest £38m in new city centre flagship stores
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a suite of flagship store openings in city centres as part of its store renewal and rotation programme.
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NewsShoe Zone blames profit warning on poor weather and Red Sea
Footwear retailer Shoe Zone issued a profit warning today as the combination of weakened demand and ongoing Red Sea challenges take their toll.
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InterviewQ&A: AO’s director of brand on how it gained 600,000 customers in a year
As AO continues to make waves in the electronics sector, Retail Week speaks to director of brand Arafa Heneghan on the importance of consistency across the brand to grow and maintain customers.
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NewsAmazon is offering a select age group half-price Prime membership
Amazon is introducing half price on its Prime membership for a select age group in the UK, ahead of Prime Day on July 16 and 17.
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NewsThe chief operating officer at JD Sports is getting set to leave
JD Sports’ chief operating officer will leave the retailer after 12 years.
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NewsMango is bringing its teen concept to the UK
Fashion retailer Mango is expanding its teen arm and kickstarting its international expansion of the teen brand with a launch in the UK.
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NewsSainsbury’s sees ‘more and more people’ coming through its doors
Sainsbury’s has said it is seeing the “biggest market share gains of any grocer” as more and more customers are shopping with the supermarket giant.
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AnalysisHow Ikea, WHSmith and Decathlon are going green to win shopper spend
Sustainability has rocketed up the consumer agenda in recent years. Exclusive research from Retail Week explores the sustainability strategies that really matter to shoppers, and the retailers getting it right.
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NewsShop price inflation has eased thanks to investment in retail ‘paying off’, says BRC
Shop price inflation has fallen to its lowest level since October 2021 as retailers’ investments in operations and supply chains is “paying off”, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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Opinion‘As Morrisons marks 125 years in business, how many newer retailers will enjoy similar lifespans?’
Retail thrives on the new but the businesses that last longest are founded on principles that never lose their relevance, observes George MacDonald.
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GalleryIn pictures: How retailers are courting tennis fans as Wimbledon begins
As Wimbledon commences once again, Retail Week explores what retailers are doing to celebrate the start of the British sports tournament.
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NewsSmall businesses are calling on the next government to make changes to tax and business rates
Small businesses in the UK are urging the next government to overhaul policies relating to tax, business rates and international trading.
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NewsLaura Ashley owners Gordon Brothers are in the running to rescue The Body Shop
A selection of private equity firms are in the running to rescue The Body Shop’s troubled high street business.
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NewsBoots CEO has quit to join a European eye surgery chain
Boots boss Sebastian James, who has been running the company for the last six years, will leave in November.
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Retail VoiceHow to boost brand perception and be a sustainability leader
With UK businesses facing a tsunami of EPR policy reform in the coming months, Biffa’s Harriet Martin and Carla Brian explain why it is so important not to get left behind
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AnalysisIdeal world: What retail would look like in the world’s greatest airport departure lounge
2024 is a record year for travel, with more people than ever before heading to the airport and arriving there earlier too.
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NewsWalgreens abandons Boots sale plan for a second time
The American owner of Boots, Walgreens Boots Alliance, has shelved plans for a potential sale for the second time.