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NewsAsda profits surge as price and quality focus pays off
Asda has reported a rise in annual profits as improvement initiatives at the Walmart-owned grocer bore fruit.
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DataRetail weather: Very warm but getting wet later
The retail weather forecast from Saturday September 21 to Friday September 27, 2019
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GalleryIn pictures: Shein opens Fashion Week pop-up store
Online fashion retailer Shein has ventured into bricks and mortar as it showcased some of its most popular items at a pop-up store event in London.
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NewsKingfisher struggles to sell Russian and Iberian operations
Kingfisher’s exiting chief executive Véronique Laury is struggling to sell its Russian and Iberian arms of the business before she steps down later this month.
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NewsClintons owner calls in advisors as it mulls sale
The owner of greetings card retailer Clintons has called in KPMG to advise on a potential sale of the business.
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NewsAldi profits drop as it ramps up store investment
Aldi has suffered a fall in full-year profits after ramping up its investment into its store portfolio and slashing prices.
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AnalysisThredUp: Tackling fashion’s sustainability problem, one algorithm at a time
ThredUp co-founder and chief technology officer Chris Homer talks to Retail Week about the online platform’s plan to power the worldwide resale market and tackle fast fashion’s sustainability crisis.
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InterviewInterview: Meet In The Style’s Adam Frisby – a CEO with influence
In The Style founder Adam Frisby is no stranger to the world of TV and influencers. His £40m fashion brand is built upon celebrity tie-ups with reality TV stars, including Love Island winner Dani Dyer and ex-Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby.
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NewsAgenda: Next, Kingfisher and Ocado update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Next, Kingfisher and Ocado all on the agenda.
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NewsMike Ashley swoops on Hertfordshire retail park in cut-price deal
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley is poised to add a retail park in Hertfordshire to his growing list of acquisitions.
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NewsForever 21 vows to keep ‘vast majority’ of US stores
Forever 21 has vowed to continue operating “the vast majority” of its US stores despite suggestions it is about to file for bankruptcy.
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NewsSainsbury’s pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025
Sainsbury’s has committed to cutting its plastic packaging use by 50%, in an “ambitious” plan to “help drive change across the industry”.
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OpinionMove of the Week: M&S’ ex-Clubcard hires may well boost loyalty
Marks & Spencer is following a tried-and-tested formula, as it looks to unlock the value of its customer data.
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NewsTopshop losses balloon to £500m as sales tumble
Topshop and Topman have slumped to a loss of more than half a billion pounds after suffering a fall in sales and booking a raft of one-off charges.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What’s gone wrong at John Lewis…and can it be fixed?
John Lewis Partnership’s half-year results made for a sobering read, as the high street stalwart unveiled the first half-year loss in its history.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How the Co-op plans to weather the Brexit storm
At a time when Brexit uncertainty and sluggish consumer confidence are taking their toll on the high street, the Co-op has turned in another sterling set of financial figures.
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VideoWatch: Has Waitrose lost its battle with Ocado before it’s begun?
As Waitrose cuts ties with Ocado replacement TDP just four months after joining forces, the team - along with special guest Bryan Roberts - debate if the grocer made an error in hiring an unknown partner in the first place and whether it can stick to its goal of “trebling the size of its online grocery business to £1bn over the next three years”.
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NewsBoots sells Lovehoney products in new sexual pleasure category
Boots has partnered up with several adult toy and sexual health retailers for the launch of its new sexual pleasure and wellbeing category.
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NewsM&S opens second new-format food store featuring urban farming
Marks & Spencer has today opened its second new-format food store in Clapham, south London, complete with a vertical-farming solution.