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NewsIn pictures: Primark and Sports Direct drive footfall as non-essential retail reopens
Retail destinations across England saw footfall numbers soar on the day that non-essential retailers were allowed to reopen stores, with queues forming for the likes of Primark, H&M and Zara.
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NewsSosandar pens deals with Next and John Lewis as sales surge during lockdown
Sosandar will start selling its clothing through the John Lewis and Next websites as it seeks to build on surging sales during the first two months of its financial year.
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NewsFrasers boss blames Cummings effect for store reopening delay
Frasers Group finance chief Chris Wootton has blamed the controversy engulfing Boris Johnson’s advisor Dominic Cummings for later than expected store reopenings which he said will “finish off” some retailers.
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OpinionOpinion: Morrisons, Next and Pret show even the best must adapt to coronavirus
“Adapt or die” was already a well-worn mantra in the world of retail, but it has perhaps never been as relevant as it is during present times.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Next become a force to be reckoned with in beauty retail?
Hours after Debenhams confirmed that it would exit its five store across Hammerson-owned shopping centres, Next unveiled details of an unikely swoop.
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NewsNext swoops on Debenhams sites for new beauty store format
Next has snapped up five stores across Hammerson’s estate which Debenhams is exiting for the launch of a new beauty store concept.
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AnalysisWarehouses at war: Has Covid-19 transported industrial relations to the 1970s?
When Britain went into lockdown at the end of March and the shutters were drawn down on almost all shops, many retailers were left reliant on a single trading lifeline – their online operations.
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AnalysisCoronavirus: Next’s Lord Wolfson on cash, customers and trading safely
As fashion bellwether Next reports a “faster and steeper” fall in sales in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak than expected, how is the retailer adapting to tough conditions afflicting the whole industry?
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NewsNext warns sales fall during coronavirus ‘faster and steeper’ than anticipated
Next has issued a lengthy trading update warning that the fall in sales as a result of the coronavirus has been “faster and steeper” than it anticipated in March.
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NewsNext resumes selling online following ‘extensive’ safety measures
Next has resumed selling online this morning less than three weeks after temporarily closing its ecommerce, warehouse and distribution operations amid the coronavirus crisis.
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OpinionWhat next? Asos, Boots and Pets at Home bosses on the post-pandemic future
You will be relieved to hear that I’m not writing about the current situation – we’re all deluged with information already and anything I wrote would be out of date before you read it.
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NewsZalando warehouses to stay open despite fall in consumer demand
Pureplay fashion retailer Zalando says it will keep its warehouses open in a bid to preserve “business continuity” despite saying it had seen a drop in consumer demand for its products due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: Next and TK Maxx halt online orders
Fashion giants Next and TK Maxx have closed their warehouses and stopped taking online orders to protect staff from the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsNext and Greggs close all stores to combat coronavirus
Next and Greggs will both close their stores temporarily as two of the high street’s biggest names react to the coronavirus pandemic.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Next and ‘business as usual’ in the time of the coronavirus
Coronavirus is dominating headlines, from TV bulletins to the front pages of every newspaper section.
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NewsCoronavirus: Next’s Wolfson urges government to act to support jobs
Next chief executive Lord Wolfson has called on the government to introduce income support measures as employment is threatened by the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsNext profits rise as it braces for £1bn coronavirus hit
Next has posted an increase in full-year profits but warned that the coronavirus pandemic will spark a “significant downturn in sales”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: After a disappointing Christmas, how can fashion retailers get back on trend?
As retailers post trading updates for that all-important peak trading period large parts of the fashion sector have been washed out and hung up to dry.
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OpinionLeader: Retailers must make 2020 the year of self-help
Meet the new year, same as the old year. Many Christmas updates so far have reflected a tough end to 2019, which during its course took toughness to levels Tyson Fury would be proud of.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Next boss Wolfson’s Christmas trading takeaways
Next boss Lord Wolfson discusses why 2020 will be a groundhog year, how Black Friday didn’t kill the Boxing Day Sales and signs that the shift from stuff to experience may be easing.