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OpinionComment: JD Sports Oxford Street looks like a winner
The 34,000 sq ft JD Sports store which opened at the weekend on London’s Oxford Street is all about giving consumers more choice.
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OpinionHarrods’ boss: Why retail, London and Britain need airport expansion
For the past 60 years British governments have not had an airport strategy and it is now clear there is vital need for expansion.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Pep&Co aims to open 50 stores in 50 days
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Andy Bond’s goal to open 50 branches of new value fashion chain Pep&Co in 50 days.
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OpinionComment: Wilf Walsh sets off on a magic carpet ride as profits rise
Until his surprise appointment as Carpetright boss, former HMV man Wilf Walsh was more associated with Inspiral than inspiring carpets.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pep&Co aims to take the value fashion market by storm
Pep&Co opens the doors to its debut store in Kettering this week. Retail Week explores the discounter’s ambitious plans for the high street.
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OpinionBritain’s commercial property model is sinking amid a quagmire of debt
Our broken business rates system needs a comprehensive review before it has a devastating impact on the country’s economy.
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AnalysisHome Retail's first-quarter results: what the analysts say
Like-for-likes rose at Homebase but slid at flagship Argos amid challenging conditions. Here’s what the City had to say.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is Iceland right to shift focus away from simply price?
Frozen food is often unfairly seen as a downmarket option but Iceland is on a mission to shift perceptions as it seeks to halt a sales and profit decline.
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OpinionAnalysis: Boots restructuring – the reasons behind the job losses
Boots today became the latest business giant to reveal plans to cut jobs as it aims to tackle the shifting retail environment.
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OpinionComment: Why airports' retail offers are better than high streets'
If you like good-looking shops in which to while away the pre-flight time, Heathrow’s Terminal 2 is much better than most.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Mike Ashley makes his first foray into the value sector
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley’s newly launched Mega Value discount store.
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OpinionComment: Dixons Carphone is coming good on its sky-high ambition
A year ago, Seb James and Sir Charles Dunstone unveiled details of the proposed merger of electricals giant Dixons and Carphone Warehouse.
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OpinionMike Ashley looks match-fit to tackle the value sector
If he can do with general merchandise what he has done in sportswear and fashion, Mike Ashley could be about to move up into the value sector’s Premier League.
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OpinionComment: Economic reports should be approached with caution
There are so many factors affecting retail at present that basing predictions on the latest economic reports can prove somewhat precarious.
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OpinionComment: Tesco gets it right with its Harris + Hoole coffee shop
In spite of the negative sentiment towards Britain’s largest grocer, Tesco still innovates and offers points of difference.
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OpinionTravel specialist DFS Group unveils store at Singapore's Changi Airport
Luxury travel specialist DFS Group has opened its largest global store: a wine, spirits and tobacco flagship at Singapore’s Changi Airport.
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OpinionBooker’s Wilson ups convenience retail ante with Londis and Budgens deal
When Charles Wilson left Marks & Spencer to join Booker as chief executive in 2005, many observers’ eyebrows leaped in surprise.
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AnalysisQ2 trading conditions survey: Share your views on experience
As part of its Retail 2015 report, Retail Week is carrying out four sentiment analyses to gauge how retail chiefs’ views on trading shift throughout the year.
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AnalysisComment: Have Britain's high streets reached peak bike shop?
High streets may be close to the point where there is no more room for bike stores cafes catering for middle-aged men in Lycra.
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AnalysisMike Dennis on Sainsbury's results and competition from the discounters
Cantor Fitzgerald’s managing director of consumer research talks about whether Mike Coupe’s plans for Sainsbury’s will prove successful.