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OpinionA lot is riding on New Look
The sour taste left by disappointing retail IPOs of the past and jitters about how retail conditions will shape up this year mean there’s a lot riding on how New Look’s much-anticipated IPO fares.
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GalleryStore of the Week: Urban Outfitters, Edinburgh
The balance of power between Scotland’s two major cities has always been reflected in their retail provision.
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GalleryCharity begins in Edinburgh
Working with retail guru Mary Portas, Save the Children has opened a design-led charity store in Edinburgh.
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NewsNew Look reveals global ambitions as it lines up float
Fashion giant sets sights on expanding international presence as it aims to raise £650m through IPO
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NewsRepublic rejigs management to bolster growth
Young fashion retailer Republic has restructured its management team to support aggressive growth.
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AnalysisThe Heroes of Home Delivery are here
The solution the home delivery market has been waiting for is now here, a one hour delivery window, which will make waiting in all day for your parcel to arrive a thing of the past.
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NewsLike-for-like sales rise across all of Gap's brands in January
American fashion giant Gap said sales in January began to gain momentum, up 5% to $798m (£506m) for the month.
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NewsTesco staff to share £144m
Tesco employees are to share £144.4m from maturing Save As You Earn reward schemes.
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OpinionNew Look will need consistency to float above the rest
After much speculation New Look’s intention to float has now been confirmed and after the deflation of the failed float in 2007 it looks like the fashion group will finally have its day.
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NewsNew Look management in line for bumper pay day
New Look’s management team is set to make millions of pounds from the retailer’s payment in kind (PIK) notes.
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NewsSuits You confirms CVA proposal
UPDATED: Menswear retailer Speciality Retail Group (SRG), which trades as Suits You, has proposed a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), as predicted by Retail-Week.com this morning.
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NewsPlans chalked to reduce congestion in London’s West End
The London Assembly Transport Committee has laid out new plans to reduce traffic congestion in London’s West End.
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NewsMalcolm Walker hits out at new grocery code of conduct
Malcolm Walker, the boss of frozen food chain Iceland, has hit out at the Grocery Supplier Code of Practice, which comes into force today, calling it a “complete waste of time”.
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NewsPre-pack for Diamonds & Pearls
Updated: Jewellery retailer Diamonds & Pearls has been bought out of pre-pack administration this afternoon by a consortium of suppliers.
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NewsAdili suspends shares as future hangs in the balance
The future of ethical etailer Adili is unclear as it announced that its shares have been suspended after failing to secure finance for the company’s future.
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NewsTwo more retailers sign to St Martin's Courtyard development
Fashion chains Jack Wills and Hoss Intropia have both signed to St Martin’s Courtyard, in London’s Covent Garden.
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OpinionConfusion on customer-centricity
While there is a growing consensus that retailers need to be customer-centric, the debate still rages about what this actually means.
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NewsEsprit like-for-like sales fall in the UK
Young fashion chain Esprit saw UK like-for-like sales across its retail and wholesale divisions fall during the six months to December 31.
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NewsTesco opens first zero carbon supermarket
Tesco has opened what it claims is the world’s first zero carbon supermarket in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire and has pledged to spend over £100m with UK green technology companies.
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NewsShop price inflation up 2.3% in January
Shop price inflation was slower than expected in January, rising 2.3% as many retailers held off passing on the VAT rise that came into effect at the start of the year.