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NewsHobbs profits rise as turnaround plan bears fruit
Hobbs has posted an increase in full-year profits and sales as the retailer’s turnaround plan begins to pay dividends.
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OpinionOpinion: Oxford’s Westgate will be a disappointment
Appropriately in the city of dreaming spires, the £440m Westgate centre extension in Oxford has been a vision of retailers, developers and city councillors for over 20 years.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers haven’t mastered the mobile basics
If you’ve visited a retail event recently, you’ll likely have heard about mobile shopping’s next exciting phase.
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NewsDebenhams dismisses claims of 'immoral' supplier demands
Debenhams has hit back at accusations that it demanded “immoral” discounts from its suppliers, following reports over the weekend.
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DataData: How will shoppers spend this Christmas?
As retailers gear up for the golden quarter, Retail Week and ICM lift the lid on how and when consumers are planning to spend their cash this Christmas.
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NewsNew Look turns to ex-boss McGeorge in turnaround bid
Former New Look boss Alistair McGeorge has returned to the ailing fashion chain following the departure of chief executive Anders Kristiansen, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsJohn Lewis raises bar on in-store experience
At a sneak preview of the new John Lewis store in Oxford, boss Paula Nickolds stated ambitions to reinvent the shopping experience.
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NewsIntu trials 'Europe’s first' robotic retail assistant
Intu will test new technologies in its outlets over the next month including a queue jumping app and ‘shop-bot’ as part of its start-up accelerator initiative.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches ‘concierge-style’ shopping
John Lewis is launching a ‘concierge-style’ shopping service as part of wider plans to “reinvent” its department stores.
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OpinionTheo Paphitis: Every employee needs a workplace pension
Business leaders must make sure all employees have a workplace pension, urges Theo Paphitis.
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NewsRetail Diary: Retailers go trick or treating for Halloween
Wilko and Walmart’s skeletons in the closet, Tesco’s ghoulish green fruit, and a trick taken too far.
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AnalysisBoomerang CEOs: Leaders who returned to ex-employers
Flying Tiger Copenhagen co-owner Philip Bier is to return to the business as executive chairman, Retail Week revealed this week.
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NewsData: Toys and games market to be worth £4.9bn by 2022
The UK’s toys and games market will be worth almost £5bn by 2022 with online sales expected to drive the sector’s growth.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Sainsbury’s job cuts, Asos and Topshop
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories from the past week including Sainsbury’s job cuts, Asos’ profits and Topshop’s store ‘reset’ programme.
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AnalysisInfographic: Paperchase, WHSmith and Karen Millen
Words and numbers, October 20, 2017: Paperchase profits fall; WHSmith’s travel arm overtakes high street arm and Karen Millen boss talks the retailer losing its mojo.
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NewsAgenda: Debenhams updates the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with a preliminary update from Debenhams on the agenda.
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VideoWatch: Testing Tesco and Dixons Carphone’s tie-up
Retail Week visits Tesco Extra in Milton Keynes to see how the first Dixons Carphone shop-in-shops are shaping up three months into the fledgling partnership.
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NewsData: Fashion sales back in growth after 14-month slump
The UK fashion market returned to growth last month as full-price sales boosted the sector’s performance.
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NewsMove of the week: Bier’s Flying Tiger Copenhagen return
There’s a received wisdom in the sporting world that you should never go back to your old team in a bid to recapture former glories – think Kevin Keegan at Newcastle or Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool.
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NewsToday in retail: Harrods boosted by Brexit Britain
Harrods was boosted by the influx in foreign tourists over its last full-year, becoming a rare retail beneficiary of the weakened pound.