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NewsJD.com launches blockchain accelerator scheme
Chinese etail giant JD.com has launched a Beijing-based accelerator initiative, AI Catapult, to drive its development of blockchain technology.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Tesco-Booker can hit the ground running
Tesco’s £3.7bn swoop for wholesale titan Booker overcame its final hurdle today when shareholders of both businesses approved the deal.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Lessons from Maplin and Toys R Us’ collapse
The air of inevitability about Toys R Us and Maplin’s collapse into administration can teach other retailers a great deal.
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NewsTesco-Booker deal given green light by shareholders
Tesco’s £3.7bn takeover of wholesale titan Booker is all but complete after shareholders in both businesses voted in favour of the deal.
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NewsMaplin enters administration after rescue talks collapse
Maplin has plunged into administration just hours after last-ditch talks with potential buyer Edinburgh Woollen Mill failed.
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NewsToys R Us tumbles into administration
Toys R Us has entered into administration, leaving the future of more than 3,000 workers hanging the balance.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Primark sales hit by weather
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Primark’s half-year sales being hit by a warm October, announced just as the current weather took a cold turn.
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NewsWickes and Toolstation profits hit in 'challenging' year
Wickes and Toolstation owner Travis Perkins has suffered a fall in profitability within its retail division amid an “increasingly challenging” UK DIY market.
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AnalysisStore of the Week: Harriet Kelsall, Primrose Hill
In London, the Primrose Hill set enjoy a long street that leads to Regent’s Park, filled with luxury stores and eateries.
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NewsJD Sports installs feedback technology in all 360 stores
JD Sports has introduced customer feedback technology to all its stores to allow shoppers to rate the experience at the checkout.
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NewsConsumer confidence drops amid council tax hike fears
Consumer confidence fell in February as fears about inflation-busting council tax hikes and stagnant household income bite.
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NewsFebruary shop prices fall as fresh food inflation slows
Shop price deflation deepened in February amid a significant slowdown in fresh food inflation.
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NewsMaplin rescue talks break down at eleventh hour
Maplin is teetering on the brink after talks between its owner Rutland Partners and prospective buyer Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) collapsed.
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OpinionOpinion: Amid retail’s travails, don’t miss the successes
It always looked as if 2018, the first half at least, would be a torrid time for retail. And so it has proved.
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NewsWaitrose sales rise as chilly weather sets in
Waitrose sales excluding fuel climbed 3.2% year on year last week as the chilly weather drove customers to the shops.
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NewsMarks & Spencer reveals gender pay gap
Marks & Spencer has revealed its gender pay gap, publishing the lowest disparity posted by any major retailer so far.
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NewsMaplin and EWM race to secure rescue deal
Maplin’s negotations with potential buyer Edinburgh Woollen Mill have reached a standstill despite the imminent prospect of administration.
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NewsAnalysis: How Tesco plans to close its gender pay gap
Will Tesco’s plan to close the gender pay gap “altogether” set the agenda for the wider retail industry?
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InterviewInterview: M&S' Steve Rowe on its 'marathon' turnaround
On Saturday April 2, 2016, Steve Rowe returned to the Croydon store he had worked at as a 15-year-old Saturday boy to begin his first day as chief executive.
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NewsOpinion: Don't underestimate the power of the platform
Times they are a changin’, so Bob Dylan professed. And never has that been more the case than in UK’s retail industry currently.