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NewsBlue Inc losses ballooned prior to CVA deal
Blue Inc has suffered ballooning losses but insisted it can stave off turbulent market conditions to continue trading “for the foreseeable future”.
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NewsCard Factory boss: We have choice to not raise prices
Card Factory boss Karen Hubbard has said not passing prices onto its customers is an “active choice” not dictated by the retailer’s value proposition.
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NewsMySale targets health and beauty acquisitions
Flash sales site MySale has ambitions to acquire health and beauty retailers, its boss has said.
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Report StoreThe Top 30 UK Multichannel Retailers
The big hitters mastering seamless cross-channel retail
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NewsMySale profits rocket as revenue creeps up
MySale’s full-year profits have rocketed thanks to the group prioritising the acquisition of high-lifetime-value customers.
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NewsCard Factory profits hit by wage and currency costs
Card Factory’s interim profits have been hit by the increased costs in wages and currency headwinds as well as investment.
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AnalysisInflation: Are retailers running out of options?
Inflation spiralling as real wages dwindle is putting retailers in a bind about passing the cost on to consumers.
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AnalysisData: The UK's top 30 multichannel retailers
In 2017, there aren’t many retailers that don’t operate an ecommerce site, but being a successful multichannel retailer is so much more than simply opening an online store.
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AnalysisToday in retail: Aldi invests as big four retrench
Aldi today reported its profits had fallen for the third year in a row despite its usual tale of rising revenues.
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NewsHarvey Nichols axes chief exec role in restructure
Harvey Nichols has axed its chief executive role as part of a restructure of its management team.
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OpinionOpinion: Will Microsoft Oxford Circus be Apple Lite?
A much bigger challenge than securing the right location lies ahead for Microsoft as news breaks that it will open a flagship in central London.
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NewsAldi to accelerate roll-out of fresh food store format
Aldi is accelerating the roll-out of its fresh food store format after an outperformance of stores where it has already launched.
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NewsWyevale unveils new strategy after profits dive
Wyevale Garden Centres has unveiled a new business strategy after losses spiralled in its last full year, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAldi profits fall again despite sales rise
Aldi’s profits have fallen for the third year in a row, despite sales and market share doubling in just four years.
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NewsSainsbury’s trials checkout-free payments
Sainsbury’s is piloting checkout-free shopping in-store, allowing customers to pay via an app rather than queuing at the tills.
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NewsDebenhams snaps up Blow stake in beauty services drive
Debenhams has acquired a stake in on-demand beauty services firm Blow Ltd, securing an exclusive partnership with the provider.
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VideoWatch: How Dixons Travel’s refresh broadens its appeal
Dixons Carphone revamps its store in Heathrow Terminal 3 in an attempt to broaden its appeal and take advantage of “the golden hour”.
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OpinionBlog: Fancy a Saturday night ruby? Try M&S instead
It’s finally happened. M&S have started selling food online. But this isn’t any online debut, this is an M&S online debut.
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NewsToday in retail: M&S joins online food race
Marks & Spencer has gone ahead with a one-hour pilot food delivery service, finally shouldering up to grocery rivals in the hotly contested convenience war.
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AnalysisHere today, gone tomorrow: Retail’s shortest tenures
The revolving door at retailers’ head offices can sometimes move especially fast, as Hobbycraft boss John Colley recently discovered.