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NewsJJB appoints former La Senza director as interim chief executive
Embattled sports retailer JJB Sports is understood to have appointed former La Senza commercial director Beverley Williams as interim chief executive following the sudden departure of Keith Jones on Friday.
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NewsRetail bankruptcies rise 10% in second quarter
Retail bankruptcies rose 10% in the past three months as Clinton Cards and Game joined a host of retailers to crash into financial difficulty.
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NewsThe Hut considers Sir Terry Leahy for chairmanship
Former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy could become chairman of online retail group The Hut.
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NewsHarrods profits soar 15% despite economic woes
Famous department store Harrods achieved a 15% uplift in profit last year as it defied the economic gloom.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco opens Food To Go shop-in-shop
The Chester store is home to an area that features time of day merchandising.
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OpinionComment: How can social media save the High Street?
All the indications are that, without urgent action, the UK High Street could turn into a boarded-up ghost-town.
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OpinionComment: Calling time on the pop-up
The majority of pop-ups no longer deserve the label as they may be around for a year or more.
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GalleryStore of the week: Loblaws, Toronto
Drama and food retailing may be found in the same place, but not often.
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GalleryStore gallery: Creating a better, brighter Tesco
The evolution of the grocer’s in-store environments is gathering pace. John Ryan reports from Thetford and Bishop’s Stortford.
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AnalysisAnalysis: JJB's new boss has an Olympian task ahead
The battle to save JJB has taken its toll on boss Keith Jones but who will be the next retailer to enter the fray?
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Opinion
Customer focus: Will Dymott, head of e-commerce at Lyle & Scott
In the first of a series of interviews with leading retailers, we caught up with Will Dymott, head of e-commerce at Lyle & Scott, a men’s fashion brand with over 135 years of heritage and still at the forefront of fashion.
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OpinionComment: The Olympics have finally arrived at Westfield Stratford City
There have really been only two words on the Westfield Stratford City team’s lips for the last 5 years – “Launch”, and “Olympics”.
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NewsFashion retailers sign up to Westfield London
Five new fashion retailers have signed up to Westfield London including Kate Spade and Longchamp’s which will open their first stores in UK shopping centres there.
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AnalysisOlympics: Retail's biggest names give their opinion
As the Olympic Games gets underway tonight, Retail Week asks key figures what the event will mean for retail.
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NewsAmazon global profits plummet to £4.5m in second quarter despite sales surge
Amazon’s global net profits plummeted to $7m (£4.5m) in its second quarter, despite sales soaring 29% to $12.83bn (£8.18bn) as it continued to invest in its business.
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NewsSpecsavers ad pokes fun at Olympics Korea flag gaffe
Specsavers has taken out advertising poking fun at the mistake which saw a South Korean flag displayed before North Korea’s football match in the Olympics.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse posts like-for-like sales fall
Carphone Warehouse posted a better-than-expected like-for-like sales fall of 2% in Europe in the first quarter to June 30.
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NewsTesco cuts Fresh & Easy head office jobs
Tesco has made job cuts at its loss-making Fresh & Easy chain in the US as it scales back new store openings.
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NewsUPDATED: JJB Sports boss Keith Jones stands down
Struggling retailer JJB Sports’ chief executive Keith Jones has stepped down from his role after a string of profit warnings and a call for emergency fundraising last week.
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NewsOlympics merchandise helps drive John Lewis sales
Sales at John Lewis department stores surged 11.2% to £63.84m last week as shoppers snapped up Olympics merchandise.