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News‘Our technology has overtaken PayPal’s,' says China payments boss
Chinese payments supremo Sun Taoran believes the balance of power has swung to China and claims his firm’s tech has overtaken PayPal’s.
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NewsHamleys on brink of being sold to Chinese footwear retailer
Toy retailer Hamleys is on the brink of being of being sold to China-based women’s footwear business C.banner Holdings.
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NewsMonsoon Accessorize named and shamed over minimum wage breach
Monsoon Accessorize has defended itself after being named and shamed by the Government for failing to pay 1,438 workers the minimum wage.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Monsoon Accessorize, Hamleys, Amazon
Retail news round-up on October 23, 2015: Monsoon Accessorize’s minimum wage breach, Hamleys on brink of sale, Amazon profits
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NewsWiggle pedals to higher full-year profits as UK sales soar 26%
Wiggle has reported an 11.5% jump in full-year sales, helped by a strong UK performance, and is targeting further growth by opening a £10m distribution centre.
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NewsWelcome to the new Retail Week website
Over the past few years we have witnessed a significant shift in how you, our customers, find, read and engage with our content.
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NewsDebenhams chief executive Michael Sharp's exit: What the analysts say
Debenhams revealed this morning that its chief executive Michael Sharp will step down next year. We round up the City reaction.
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NewsIn pictures: Retail Week Customer Experience Awards winners 2015
The very best examples of UK retail customer experience were recognised last night at Retail Week’s inaugural Customer Experience Awards.
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NewsRetail sales jump 6.5% in September on back of bank holiday boost
Retail sales increased 6.5% in September year-on-year despite average store prices falling by 3.6%, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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NewsMajestic Wine boss: 'Discounters will dictate supermarkets’ wine offers'
The Majestic Wine boss spoke about the lack of diversity in supermarkets’s wine offers and the role of the super-user to multichannel retailers.
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NewsStart-up of the week: Automated advertising platform Sociomantic Labs
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Sociomantic Labs is in the spotlight
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NewsOutgoing Debenhams boss Sharp dismisses reports of shareholder revolt
Debenhams boss Michael Sharp has dismissed suggestions that shareholder unrest sparked his impending exit from the retailer.
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NewsMothercare UK like-for-likes rise 6.5% but store closures hit revenue
Mothercare has reported a 7.1% fall in second-quarter sales as closures continue but said trading is in line with full-year expectations.
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NewsDebenhams boss Michael Sharp to step down as full-year profits rise 7.3%
Debenhams boss Michael Sharp will step down from his role at the department store chain in 2016 after five years as chief executive.
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NewsMaplin appoints ex-Ben Sherman executive as finance boss
Maplin has appointed Ben Sherman’s former chief operating officer as its finance boss and poached a Homebase exec to be its first ecommerce director.
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NewsAlibaba to quadruple size of UK office as it grows European foothold
Alibaba is set to expand its UK office from 15 people to 60 people within the next two years as part of its international expansion plans.
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NewsWalmart removes Made in the USA logos from website after watchdog inquiry
Walmart has removed Made in the USA logos from its transactional website following a probe into the retailer’s labelling.
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NewsAlibaba removes £8m worth of fake UK goods from its site in a year
More than £8m worth of counterfeit UK products have been taken off Alibaba since a deal was made with the China Britain Business Council (CBBC) last year.
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NewsHome Retail boss John Walden defends bet on Argos same-day delivery
Home Retail CEO John Walden has defended the investment in Argos’s same-day delivery by claiming it is vital for the business’s “long-term health”.
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NewsIkea partners with DreamWorks to create animation to accompany toy range
Ikea has teamed up with film studio DreamWorks to create a series of animated short films to accompany the launch of its toy collection.