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NewsDixons Carphone fires starting gun on services roll-out
Dixons Carphone is taking its services up a gear with the launch of new brand – Team Knowhow – to be rolled out across the UK from today.
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GalleryChristmas in July: The best-selling toy in 2017?
The golden quarter is hotly anticipated in the retail industry but for toy retailers, the Christmas period is make or break.
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GalleryIn pictures: Frankfurt leads the way in convenience
From food retail design desert to a country that is in the vanguard, Germany’s grocery sector demands respect.
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NewsToday in retail: American Eagle flies away home
Merely three years after hatching its UK business, American Eagle is spreading its wings and flying away home.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Jimmy Choo is a good fit for Michael Kors
The news that Michael Kors is to buy Jimmy Choo for £896m should come as no surprise.
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NewsDunelm to open up to 50 Kiddicare shop-in-shops
Dunelm is planning to install large Kiddicare shop-in-shops in as many as 50 of its stores, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMade.com makes first venture into fashion accessories
Furniture pureplay Made.com is dipping its toe into two new categories with the launch of wearable accessories and gifts.
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NewsShop vacancy rate rises for first time in two years
The proportion of vacant retail and leisure units in the UK has risen for the first time in two years, new data suggests.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five reasons Joules is beating the market
Fashion retailer Joules posted market-beating results this morning, with sales and profits soaring in the year following its IPO.
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NewsWilko full-year profits plunge as Brexit bites
Wilko has posted plummeting profits as both the pound’s fall and the “unilateral imposition” of the national living wage battered the business.
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Cartoon
Blower’s cartoon: Burberry man checks into Topshop
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Arcadia’s appointment of ex-Burberry executive Paul Price as new Topshop boss.
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NewsMike Ashley wins £15m pub deal court case
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has won a high court battle with an investment banker over a £15m payout promise made in a pub.
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NewsAmerican Eagle Outfitters pulls out of UK
American Eagle Outfitters is pulling the plug on its UK business less than three years after touching down in Britain, Retail Week can reveal.
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GallerySupermarket shoppers can stop at Chill St for a beer
A microbrewery-within-a-store, Chill St offers a pit stop from the grocery shopping - if you happen to be in Nova Scotia.
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NewsMySale profits jump as customer numbers increase
Online flash sales business MySale has registered a jump in full-year earnings, driven by a spike in customer numbers and gross margin gains.
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NewsJoules profits surge in first full year since IPO
Joules has posted rocketing profits and sales in its first full year since floating on AIM.
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AnalysisRoadtrip: Northwest stars The Hut Group, TJ Hughes and Booths
The Northwest is a region with a long history in retail – particularly in fashion, as Manchester was once the heart of the textiles trade.
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NewsAmazon and John Lewis ranked best for customer service
Amazon and John Lewis lead a list of the best brands for customer service, with Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury’s in third, fourth and fifth place.
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NewsRetail rich list 2017: The industry’s wealthiest 100
Retail Week’s list of the top 100 richest retailers has uncovered record wealth, a surprisingly high proportion of new entries and a new number one.
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AnalysisVodcast: Winning the final-mile innovation race
Watch the teaser to the first in a series of three vodcasts looking at the world of logistics, as Retail Week speaks to DHL and Zalando about the UK’s innovative position.