All The Entertainer articles – Page 3
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Retail Navigator AnalysisThe Entertainer (SWOT)
The online channel accounts for a growing proportion of The Entertainer’s revenue. Recent growth has been driven by investment in initiatives such as a 30-minute click-and-collect service, with around half of online orders now picked up in store.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisThe Entertainer (People)
Former John Lewis Partnership (JLP) chief operating officer Andrew Murphy takes the helm from mid-October 2023, joining The Entertainer as CEO after 30 years at JLP. Murphy replaces Mark Campbell who had been CEO since 2020.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisThe Entertainer (Overview)
The Entertainer is a family-owned toy retailer founded by Catherine and Gary Grant in 1981. Chief executive Andrew Murphy joined in mid-October 2023 having previously had a 30-year career within the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) where he was most recently chief operating officer.
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VideoRetail Question Time with Gary Grant and Frances Bishop
As retailers prepare to reopen next month, toy retailer The Entertainer founder and chair Gary Grant and childrenswear specialist Pud Store founder Frances Bishop discuss their hopes and expectations, how consumers will behave and how their businesses have changed during the pandemic.
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VideoWatch: The Entertainer and NOTHS reveal trading trends from a ‘chaotic’ Christmas
Christmas 2020 was the most volatile retail has ever experienced. Leaders from The Entertainer, Notonthehighstreet, Openpay and Braze dissect the trading trends and what they mean for retail in 2021.
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AnalysisTier four fears: Retail CEOs on shop closure ‘body blow’ and port delays
After the toughest of years, retailers were dealt another savage blow in the crucial final trading week ahead of Christmas.
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GalleryIn pictures: The retailers nailing the (Covid) Christmas experience
Christmas is looking quite different this year but retailers are innovating to keep the festive spirit alive both online and in-store. Retail Week highlights the retailers pulling out all the stops.
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NewsBlack Friday off to slow start as store closures depress spending
This year’s Black Friday is off to a slow start as non-essential store closures across much of the UK have seen payment volumes decrease year-on-year.
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VideoWatch: Christmas delivery a major challenge, says The Entertainer’s Gary Grant
The founder and executive chairman of The Entertainer said volumes were up nearly 500% during the first national lockdown and that the retailer is forward- planning to avoid the capacity and shipping challenges it faced during that period.
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Analysis
Analysis: The great Christmas stock shortage of 2020
While some retailers are concerned about store closures and reduced demand, others are more worried about having enough stock to get through the crucial Christmas period.
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NewsMarks & Spencer adds Early Learning Centre to online brand stable
Marks & Spencer is to sell Early Learning Centre products on its website in its latest tie-up with a complementary brand to build online appeal.
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NewsEntertainer boss’ fury at Westfield rent demand as lockdown begins
The Entertainer founder Gary Grant has reacted with anger and disbelief after lawyers acting on behalf of Westfield shopping centres demanded outstanding rent as his stores shut for the second lockdown.
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Opinion‘Don’t forget about stores this ecommerce Christmas’
Almost £3bn in sales might shift online this Christmas, but don’t underestimate the draw of the store, writes Gemma Goldfingle
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AnalysisNightmare before Christmas: bosses of John Lewis, M&S and The Entertainer on lockdown 2.0
It’s the news the industry dreaded. This Thursday so-called ‘non-essential’ retail will be shut down until December 2 in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. Many fear chaos, but could click and collect come to the rescue?
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Currys PC World and The Entertainer extend pre-lockdown opening hours
Curry PC World and The Entertainer are both extending opening hours in the run-up to the closure of ‘non-essential’ stores on Thursday.
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AnalysisLife in lockdown: How retailers can manage an ecommerce Christmas
In the latest instalment of our Golden Quarter content series, where Retail Week delves into the trends and challenges of a very different Christmas trading period, we look at what retailers can do to deliver an ecommerce Christmas at a time when non-essential stores are forced to close.
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Opinion‘Don’t underestimate the power of partnerships post-pandemic’
The idea of togetherness is one that has shone through in countless ways amid the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsAsda strikes concession partnership with The Entertainer
Asda has launched a concession partnership with The Entertainer to boost its in-store toy proposition.
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AnalysisDeep dive: A Covid Christmas – how consumers will spend, shop and celebrate
Much like the rest of 2020, this Christmas will be like none in recent memory. With the country now in recession and the coronavirus pandemic still restricting many aspects of people’s lives, Retail Week asks how, where and on what shoppers are likely to spend this Golden Quarter, along with insights and predictions from leading retailers and industry analysts.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What does the job support scheme mean for retail?
From November 1, the new government job support scheme comes into effect. How will it affect retail and is it enough to stem the flow of redundancies that have afflicted the industry?
