All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 337
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NewsDanish giant Bestseller buys fashion etailer MandM Direct
Danish giant Bestseller is to buy etailer MandM Direct for £140m, putting an end to the etailer’s plans to float later this month.
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NewsMySale lists on the AIM stock exchange
MySale, the Australian flash Sales fashion etailer, has listed on the AIM stock exchange this morning.
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NewsBonmarché plans to return to pre-administration locations as it grows estate
Bonmarché plans to open up to 25 stores and concessions this year, returning to locations before it fell into administration with former owner Peacocks.
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NewsPeacocks sets up shop on eBay offering home delivery and click-and-collect
Value fashion retailer Peacocks has opened a shop on etail giant eBay offering customers home delivery or click-and-collect.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales soar 18.2% as weather drives footfall
John Lewis sales jumped 18.2% to £70.8m in its week to June 7 as the mixed weather helped drive shoppers to its department stores.
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NewsBonmarché full-year profits soar as it rolls out garden centre concessions
Older womenswear retailer Bonmarché’s full-year pre-tax profits soared as it begins a “significant roll out” of garden centre concessions.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Comet, Sports Direct Simply Be and Jacamo
Retail news round-up on June 13, 2014: Ex-Comet staff to get multi-million pound payout, Sports Direct bids for Cotswold Outdoor and Simply Be launches in Ireland.
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NewsThe Works aims to grow revenue by 50% over next three years
Discount retailer The Works is gunning to increase sales by almost 50% in the next three years as it extends its offer beyond its books origins.
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NewsBoohoo boss insists it can navigate currency headwinds that are hurting Asos
The boss of etailer Boohoo insisted it has the flexibility to navigate the currency headwinds that have stalled rival Asos’ growth.
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AnalysisFather’s Day to boost retail sales by £200m
Father’s Day is expected to boost retail sales by £200m this weekend, according to research body Mintel.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Pets At Home – not waving but drowned out?
With lots of “pawsitively” exciting growth stories now available in the retail sector, not least via the B&M IPO, how do recent floats like Pets at Home avoid getting drowned out?
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NewsBoohoo full-year profits rocket but currency headwinds hit overseas sales
Boohoo’s pre-tax profit rocketed from £3.2m to £10.7m in its year to February 28 but trading was hit by currency headwinds overseas.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Hobbs, Inditex, H&M and Next
Retail news round-up on June 12, 2014: John Lewis clothing boss in talks to join Hobbs, Inditex profits beat expectations, H&M sales rise 19% in May and Next sells Doncaster warehouse.
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Analysis12 facts you should know about Hema as it launches first UK store
Hema opens its first UK store in Victoria, London, on June 12. Here are a few facts you never knew about the Dutch value player.
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GalleryIn pictures: Dutch giant Hema unveils first UK store
The Netherlands’ answer to Woolworths, Hema, is poised to shake up the UK’s value market with its strong own-brand offer as it opens its first store in London tomorrow.
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NewsSainsbury's reports like-for-like sales down 1.1% as King's exit nears
Sainsbury’s has reported like-for-like sales for its first quarter down 1.1% excluding petrol, in what chief executive Justin King said has been the slowest industry growth in a decade.
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OpinionComment: Sunday trading will give our high street a fighting chance
Outdated trading regulations are holding retail back, we need to let large stores open on Sunday to give our high street a fighting chance.
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OpinionComment: What Apple's latest iOS updates mean for retailers
Apple just hosted its annual huge developers conference, WWDC where, among other things, it released key details about the latest update to iPhone and iPad devices - iOS 8.
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NewsTed Baker's first quarter: What the analysts say
Ted Baker posted group sales up 17.9% in the 19 weeks to June 7. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts say.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retail fared in May, sector by sector
Clothing underpinned retail sales in May, resulting in a 0.5% like-for-like uptick on a year earlier, the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor showed.