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DataRanking: the retailers with the happiest workforces in the UK
New data has revealed the companies with the happiest workforces, according to participants in WorkL’s Happy at Work Test employee survey.
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InterviewInterview: Tom Joule on what’s coming next for the British lifestyle brand
Tom Joule is entering the new year with a pep in his step. His eponymous lifestyle brand – a favourite among the middle classes for its town wellies and preppy jumpers – is on track to turn its first profit since it collapsed into administration in 2022.
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AnalysisWhat’s next for Russell & Bromley under new ownership?
Russell & Bromley was scooped up by high street giant Next this week, acquiring the specialist retailer’s brand and assets in a pre-pack deal.
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NewsNext snaps up footwear specialist Russell & Bromley
Fashion giant Next has bought the brand and other assets of footwear retailer Russell & Bromley in a pre-pack administration deal.
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NewsApparel Brands Group joins bidders for Russell & Bromley
Apparel Brands Group is among the parties said to be bidding for shoe retailer Russell & Bromley.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the week: Brits to cut fashion spend in new year budgeting push
Budget-conscious Brits are keen to cut down on discretionary spending in the new year and the number one target for cutting down on budgets is fashion purchases, according to new data from Barclays.
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NewsRussell & Bromley faces stores shutdown in Next deal
The 150-year-old shoe retailer Russell & Bromley may lose its store estate as part of a breakup deal.
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NewsNext executive Jane Shields retires
The company’s group sales, marketing and HR director joined the retailer as a sales assistant in 1985. She will retire from the company and step down from its executive board in May.
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AnalysisExplainer: What is the Zeos platform and how is it helping Next achieve success?
Fashion power Next traded strongly over Christmas, and flagged the benefit of its move onto the Zeos platform as a contributor to success.
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NewsNext raises profit outlook after better than expected Christmas
Next has raised its full-year profit outlook once again after reporting a better-than-expected Christmas trading.
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NewsNext eyes rescue bid for LK Bennett
Next is reportedly exploring a rescue offer for premium womenswear brand LK Bennett.
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DataRanking: Retail’s biggest winners and losers in business rates revaluation
Some retailers are facing increases of hundreds of thousands of pounds in their business rates on certain properties, while Harrods’ bill is set to fall by over £1m
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NewsNext in talks to strike a deal with Russell & Bromley
High street chain Next is in talks with advisers at Russell & Bromley about striking a potential deal.
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NewsNext closes in on Primark with surge in shopper purchase intent
The leading fashion retailer had the biggest increase in consumer purchase intent of any major brand in the retail sector over the past month, according to data from Kantar BrandDynamics
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NewsNext offloads land for £54m
Next has offloaded land that it acquired in 2021 to consolidate part of its distribution network for £54.1m.
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Opinion‘Black Friday isn’t just flawed, it’s self-sabotage’
Black Friday doesn’t drive incremental retail sales growth, all it does is disrupt demand patterns and redistribute spend, believes property consultancy Knight Frank’s Stephen Springham
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InterviewQ&A: Laura Ashley VP on prints, partnerships and physical retail
It’s been just over a month since Laura Ashley started a new chapter with the launch of its first standalone store since its collapse into administration in 2020.
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Chart of the WeekChart: Next’s Q3 results are ahead of expectations
Next pointed to improved stock levels and strong marketing performance as the reason sales came in £76m ahead of guidance
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NewsNext upgrades profit guidance as sales soar
Next has again upgraded its full-year profit guidance, after soaring sales outstripped predictions for the third quarter.
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NewsMajority of fashion retailers now charging for returns
Three out of four of the UK’s biggest clothing and footwear retailers now charge customers to send back unwanted items, according to new data shared exclusively with Retail Week by Retail Economics.