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NewsBoohoo and Primark defend prices and sustainability to MPs
Fast-fashion retailers including Primark, Boohoo, Asos and Missguided defended their practices to MPs yesterday.
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NewsNews in brief: Wednesday 28 November
Shop prices rise in November spurred by food prices as H&M shutters its Cheap Monday fascia and Amazon opens its third Amazon Go store.
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NewsInflation edges up spurred by rising food prices
Inflation has risen for the third month in five years this November as grocery price rises accelerated and the rate of deflation in non-food categories slowed.
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NewsThe Range boss Nigel Oddy to exit after IPO put on ice
The Range chief executive Nigel Oddy is to leave the value retailer little more than a year after joining, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda merger could increase prices, rivals warn
The proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda could spark an increase in prices for consumers, two of its grocery rivals have warned.
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NewsJohn Lewis hails 'biggest ever' sales week
John Lewis & Partners has hailed the “biggest sales week” in its history as Black Friday promotions drove revenues.
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NewsPets at Home profits tumble amid vet business review
Pets at Home has suffered a slump in half-year profits amid plans to buy back around 55 veterinary practices from joint venture partners.
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NewsTopps Tiles profits slump amid store investments
Topps Tiles has suffered a sharp drop in full-year profits as it pressed ahead with investments in its store network and Parkside commercial division.
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NewsQuiz profits climb despite ‘challenging’ market
Quiz has posted an increase in sales and profitability despite what it called “challenging external market conditions”.
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NewsNews in brief: Tuesday 27 November
Fashion retailers prepare to appear before MPs, Topps Tiles posts full-year results and Quiz and Pets at Home unveil their interims.
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NewsWilko hires ex-Asda exec Moore as commercial boss
Wilko has appointed former Asda executive Andrew Moore as its new chief commercial officer, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsNext strikes concession partnership with Mamas & Papas
Next has struck a concession deal with nursery specialist Mamas & Papas as the retailers bid to take advantage of their “shared customer base”.
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NewsWaitrose cuts back on Tesco price-matching
Waitrose & Partners has scaled back a price-matching scheme with Tesco.
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NewsMike Ashley threatens to shut all shops in Intu centres
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley intends to close all his stores in shopping centres owned by Intu because the retail property group has spurned new terms he has proposed on four House of Fraser sites.
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NewsMissguided boss slammed by MPs for inquiry snub
Missguided chief executive Nitin Passi has been reprimanded by MPs for declining an invitation to appear in Parliament as part of an investigation into fast fashion.
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NewsBlack Friday footfall tumbles as online sales spike
Black Friday footfall in the first half of the day has plummeted 7% year on year as online bargain hunters drive sales.
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NewsArgos opens new DC and collection points for Black Friday
Argos has opened a new regional distribution centre and 100 extra Sainsbury’s collection points in time for Black Friday.
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NewsYounger consumers flock to Black Friday
Younger consumers will out-shop their older counterparts this Black Friday with three quarters of 18- to 24-year-olds planning to partake in the event.
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NewsLive blog: Black Friday as it happened
Keep up to date with the latest news, data and sales updates as one of retail’s biggest promotional frenzies, Black Friday, swings into action. Refresh this page to see the latest developments.