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NewsDebenhams in talks to rent space to WeWork
Debenhams is planning to rent out excess space in its Oxford Street flagship store to co-working office space provider WeWork.
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NewsNext faces £30m equal pay claim from shopfloor staff
Next could face an equal pay claim from its mainly female shopfloor staff, who are paid less than their warehouse colleagues.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Tesco’s Tarry shrugs off D2C threat
Tesco chief product officer Jason Tarry has shrugged off the threat that the emerging direct-to-consumer trend could pose to grocery retailers.
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NewsRetail Week Live: How to win and keep in-store talent
Amid the pressures of the national living wage and Brexit, Retail Week Live brought together a panel of industry leaders to discuss how retailers can create a business that staff love to work at.
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NewsNew Look to close 60 stores and axe 1,000 roles in CVA
New Look will shutter up to 60 stores and axe almost 1,000 jobs under the terms of a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) it has launched today.
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NewsPennycook to co-chair Government’s new retail council
The Government has set up a new council, co-chaired by Fenwick and The Hut chairman Richard Pennycook, to develop policies to help the retail sector.
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NewsSainsbury's Argos boss targets £2bn m-commerce sales
Sainsbury’s Argos boss John Rogers says the retailer is on track to hit £2bn of m-commerce sales by the end of its current financial year.
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NewsDebenhams pens shop-in-shop deal with Maisons Du Monde
Debenhams has unveiled a new concession partnership with home and furniture brand Maison Du Monde.
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NewsYoox Net-a-Porter full-year profits and sales rise
Yoox Net-a-Porter has posted a boost in its full-year profits and sales bolstered by increased customer numbers and strong demand across all product lines.
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NewsCo-op trials mobile payment app to cut down queues
Co-op is trialling a ‘scan and go’ app for shoppers in one of its Manchester stores, allowing shoppers to buy in-store purchases with their smartphones.
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NewsAs it happened: Key findings from Retail Week Live 2018
A blow-by-blow live blog account of everything that happened at Retail Week Live 2018 – the most important 48 hours in retail.
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NewsShop Direct appoints new chief executive
Shop Direct has snapped up casino firm Rank Group’s chief executive Henry Birch to take the reins of the business.
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NewsNew Look primed for CVA after crunch bondholder talks
New Look is poised to launch a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) within days following the result of a crunch bondholder consultation, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsJohn Lewis hit by snow as fashion and home sales sink
Sales at John Lewis dropped sharply last week as freezing weather conditions across the UK deterred shoppers.
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NewsTesco and Morrisons top buoyant grocery market
Tesco and Morrisons outpaced the other big four rivals in February, when overall grocery sales grew by more than 3% for the 12th consecutive month.
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NewsHouse of Fraser’s owner to sell off stake
House of Fraser’s owner is planning to dispose of its majority stake in the troubled chain, selling it to a Chinese tourism development company.
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NewsSainsbury's to hike staff pay amid contract changes
Sainsbury’s is hiking hourly rates of pay for shopfloor staff as part of sweeping contract changes designed to “simplify the business”.
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NewsSports Direct eyes expanded supply deal with Findel
Sports Direct is exploring the possibility of growing its commercial supply arrangements with Findel’s largest subsidiary, Express Gifts.
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NewsJigsaw boss Peter Ruis quits amid stake sale talks
Jigsaw chief executive Peter Ruis has left the fashion retailer just days before an expected update on the sale of a stake in the business.
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NewsSales inch up in February amid retail's ‘perfect storm’
Retail sales edged up in February despite the ‘perfect storm’ of softening consumer demand, rising costs and structural changes within the industry.