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OpinionComment: Are UK retail parks still destinations or dinosaurs?
The continued rise in online retailing could be seen as a threat to the physical store environment. Are retail parks doing enough to adapt?
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OpinionRetailers should take heart from Next's second-quarter trading update
Fashion bellwether Next’s second-quarter update reminds bosses that despite external challenges there are opportunities for good retailers.
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AnalysisNext reports 3.5% increase in first-half sales: What the analysts say
Fashion bellwether Next beat forecasts for the first half of the year, thanks to the warm weather in July. This is what the analysts said.
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NewsNext raises full-year outlook after warm weather boosts first half
Next has reported a better-than-expected 3.5% rise in overall first-half sales as warm weather boosted performance.
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NewsFat Face poised to open first English retail park store at Elliott's Field
Fashion retailer Fat Face is poised to open its first store at a retail park in England after signing up to Elliott’s Field Shopping Park in Rugby.
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AnalysisTransforming Target: How Stuart Machin is revamping the Australian retailer
Australian retail, like its UK counterpart, is in the midst of radical change. But its British-born boss is undaunted by modernising Target.
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NewsTony Blair joins retailers to celebrate Fashion Retail Academy anniversary
Former PM Tony Blair joined top retailers including Arcadia tycoon Sir Philip Green to celebrate Fashion Retail Academy’s 10th anniversary.
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NewsThree-quarters of consumers unwilling to pay for click-and-collect
Three-quarters of consumers believe they should not have to pay for click-and-collect services, a Retail Week survey has revealed.
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NewsSunday trading: The industry reacts to potential relaxation of laws
The Chancellor is expected to unveil a relaxation of Sunday trading laws in his Budget, but the move has divided opinion among retailers.
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OpinionComment: Why John Lewis had to end free click-and-collect for all
John Lewis is to charge for small click-and-collect orders, suggesting it is failing to persuade shoppers to spend on additional purchases.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top 50 retailers by online traffic in the UK, 2015
Multichannel retailers performed well in IMRG’s top 50 online retailers ranking, with a number of high street brands rising in the rankings in April.
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OpinionIt is time for the transparency of every-day low prices
Retailers run the risk of damaging their reputations, diminishing profits and alienating consumers by holding too many promotions
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NewsCourt rules Next avoided £22.4m tax through artificial avoidance scheme
Next has been found guilty of avoiding £22.4m in tax after a court ruled a complex tax scheme it used was artificial tax avoidance.
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VideoThe Retail Week: The election outcome, a retail image crisis and M&S
Content editor Nicola Harrison and senior reporter Caroline Baldwin discuss the biggest retail stories from the past week.
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NewsRetailers urged to tackle image crisis over employment issues
Retailers have been warned to get a grip on the growing “image problem” facing the sector’s contentious employment practices.
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NewsNext accused of 'bullying' staff into taking Sunday pay cuts
Fashion giant Next has been accused of “bullying” its workers into taking pay cuts for working on Sundays, or face being made redundant.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Next, Tesco and retail sales
Retail news round-up on May 12, 2015: Next bids to remove overtime payments for Sunday working, early Easter brings down UK retail sales time and Tesco reclaims top spot in Irish grocery.
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NewsNext sales up 4.1% in first quarter buoyed by warm spring weather
Next reported total sales were up 4.1% in the first 13 weeks of the year, driven by a longer Sale period.
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NewsFormer Next finance director David Keens to join Sainsbury's board
The former group finance director of Next, David Keens, is to join the board of supermarket giant Sainsbury’s as a non-executive director.
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NewsNext boss Lord Wolfson pledges to forgo bonus to finance staff pay rise
Next boss Lord Wolfson has pledged to raise shopfloor staff wages by 5% and offer a share of his bonus if there is a shortfall in funds.