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NewsToday in retail: Amazon courts the in-crowd at LFW
Amazon used London Fashion Week, when fashionistas from across the globe descend on the capitol to glean what next season will bring, to test out a new one-hour delivery service.
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NewsKurt Geiger profits jump as online sales surge
Kurt Geiger has posted a jump in full-year profits and sales driven by spikes in sales online and within its women’s categories.
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NewsTesco-Booker merger would ‘impact’ P&H, Bestway warns
Tesco’s proposed acquisition of Booker could put the latter’s ailing wholesale rival Palmer & Harvey out of business, Bestway has warned.
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NewsAmazon pilots one-hour delivery at London Fashion Week
Amazon is piloting one-hour home delivery of on-trend clothing during London Fashion Week.
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NewsFood prices to spike under ‘no deal’ Brexit, BRC warns
The average price of food imported from the EU will rise by almost a quarter if Britain leaves the EU without a tariff-free trade deal.
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NewsTK Maxx profits fall amid store openings and rising wages
TK Maxx has posted a slump in full-year profits following investment in new stores and a hike in wage expenses.
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NewsToday in retail: JD expands, Sports Direct under fire
Sports retailers dominated headlines today as JD Sports ramped up its international expansion plans and Sports Direct ruffled feathers… again.
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NewsVoice will disrupt bricks-and-mortar, says Tesco Labs
Tesco Labs head of technology research Paul Wilkinson says that voice is overriding the weekly shop and will impact how customers act in-store.
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NewsCleverGift bags top start-up prize at Tech. Awards
CleverGift was named Start-up of the Year at the Tech. Awards powered by Retail Week, after winning the majority vote from the retail judges.
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NewsMove of the week: Stapleton to take the reins at Halfords
Halfords looks to have made an astute appointment in naming Graham Stapleton as the replacement for outgoing chief executive Jill McDonald.
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NewsStore openings tumble as Brexit dampens appetite for shops
The number of shop openings tumbled in the second quarter of this year as economic uncertainty dampened retailers’ appetite for bricks and mortar space.
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NewsJD Sports nets stake in South Korean chain Hot-T
JD Sports has snapped up a stake in South Korean retailer Hot-T as it presses ahead with its international expansion push.
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NewsMissguided poaches Thomas Pink chief operating officer
Missguided has poached Thomas Pink’s chief operating officer Steve Price, formerly joint managing director of Karen Millen.
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NewsSports Direct challenged by MPs over courier payments
MPs have challenged Sports Direct over “deeply troubling” allegations from a whistle-blower that the retailer underpays its couriers.
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NewsAgenda: Kingfisher, Ocado and supermarket sales data
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Ocado, Kingfisher and the latest grocery sales data all on the agenda.
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NewsToday in retail: Mixed bag from John Lewis, Next, Morrisons
Having become somewhat accustomed to a cautious and often pessimistic approach, Next boss Lord Wolfson changed his tune today.
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NewsShop Direct uses AI and social media to find new customers
Shop Direct’s retail and technology director Jon Rudoe says that the etailer has has “tremendous success” mining its data and social media to target new customers.
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NewsMayfield: Government needs to do justice to Brexit talks
Sir Charlie Mayfield had said that the government needs to do justice to the complexity surrounding the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.
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NewsMorrisons' Potts: Inflation will 'taper down' next year
Morrisons boss David Potts has hailed the impact of its ‘Price Crunch’ initiative in minimising food price inflation, which he believes will subside next year.
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NewsGoogle, John Lewis and M&S on backing the right tech
Directors at Google, John Lewis and M&S spoke today about backing the right tech.