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NewsAO ups profit guidance as it expects to deliver double-digit sales growth
Electricals retailer AO has increased its profit guidance and it said it was on track to deliver a strong profit performance and double-digit sales growth.
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FeatureTrimming fat or cutting muscle? How retailers can preserve their brand story in an era of cost-cutting
In the early 1990s, as sky-high interest rates, falling house prices, and an overvalued exchange rate sent the economy into a tailspin, McDonald’s famously slashed its brand marketing budget in a bid to cut costs. Just as famously, it lived to regret that decision.
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Innovation of the WeekMorrisons and Instacart launch AI-powered trolleys in the UK
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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Retail VoiceFour steps for success when it comes to ERP implementation
When it comes to implementing enterprise resource management (ERP), it’s not always plain sailing. Nine Feet Tall reveals how change management can ease the pain
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NewsUrban Outfitters to open second Irish store as it ramps up European expansion
Urban Outfitters is to open a second store in Ireland next week as it continues its expansion across Europe.
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GalleryNew Starbucks football stadium flagship is packed full of firsts
The world’s largest coffee and food-to-go chain, Starbucks, has opened its first-ever Reserve flagship in Spain at football giant Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
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NewsWhole Foods Market losses deepen as sales decline
Whole Foods Market has recorded deepening losses for its UK operations, as revenues took a sharp downturn.
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NewsOcado shares slide as Kroger takes ‘hard look’ at future of tie-up
Shares in pureplay grocer and technology firm Ocado dropped as markets opened on Friday, after major international partner Kroger said it would take a “hard look” at its automated warehouses.
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InterviewMessina Hembry CEO Zac Hembry: ‘There’s a lot broken behind the scenes of the fashion industry’
One-half of the entrepreneurial Hembry brothers Zac talks to Retail Week about how he built a vintage resale university side hustle into a £10m business, and what more needs to be done to fix fashion’s sustainability crisis
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NewsBusiness rates rise brings closure risk for 400 stores
Supermarkets and department stores are among shops threatened with “a wave of closures” if businsess rates changes go ahead.
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NewsLaura Ashley to return to physical retail with new flagship store
Laura Ashley is set to return to brick-and-mortar retailing this month with the opening of its first standalone store in over five years.
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AnalysisJohn Lewis chiefs look ahead to a very merry Christmas after painful first half
First-half profits slipped at the John Lewis Partnership but, as they gear up for Christmas, bosses are optimistic that retail improvements and focus on productivity will being success and shoppers will be willing to spend in the golden quarter
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NewsHolland & Barrett leadership reshuffle as new group boss takes reins
Holland & Barrett has started to shape its leadership team under new group chief executive Anthony Houghton, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsOcado Retail boss: ‘M&S products have been a really strong factor in our growth’
Ocado Retail boss Hannah Gibson has said that Marks & Spencer’s products have been a “really strong factor” in the joint venture’s 18-months of consistent growth.
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NewsGovernment hints at ‘fundamental change’ for business rates
The government has said it considers there to be a case for “fundamental change from a ‘slab’ to a ‘slice’ system” of business rates, in an interim report published today.
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NewsB&Q to cut over 650 roles to ‘simplify retail structure’
B&Q has placed more than 650 roles across its business into consultation as part of efforts to streamline its retail structures, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsTHG beauty to launch AI academy as it prioritises being a ‘digital-first’ retailer
THG beauty is gearing up to launch an AI academy as it focuses on being a “digital first” retailer, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMarks & Spencer digital chief to stand down
Marks & Spencer chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham is stepping down from her role, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsTHG profits dip after slow start to the year for beauty
THG profits dipped in the first half of the year, after slow beauty trading and increased costs dragged on performance.
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NewsJohn Lewis focuses on positive momentum despite deepening losses
Losses deepened at John Lewis in the first half, but the retailer is still confident of a strong end to the year.