All articles by Tim Danaher – Page 20
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OpinionTough times lie ahead but retail looks resilient
An early exit from the World Cup and weather that was more suited to the beach than the shopping mall didn’t augur well for a bumper June in the shops. Yet this week’s BRC sales figures, backed up by anecdotal evidence from leading retailers, suggest a steady recovery is continuing.
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M&S AGM highlights
Today’s M&S AGM was the usual entertaining - and quintessentially English - affair.
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More decisions....
Dalton Philips makes his first big appearance as Morrisons’ CEO tonight, and is clearly making his mark in Bradford.
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Flexible friends
Proposals that local authorities should be allowed to offer discounts on business rates to encourage investment in struggling high streets are a good idea.
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NewsOcado critic Philip Dorgan loses job
The analyst who was one of the most outspoken critics of Ocado’s IPO plans has lost his job.
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Florence and the machine
Florence & Fred’s planned West End store will test whether the brand can stand on its own feet without the Tesco machine.
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OpinionFocus on margins will be key to higher profits
It should be a statement of the obvious that selling more stuff but not making any more money out of it is no strategy for retailing. Yet in the relentless vanity-driven obsession with market share and like-for-like growth, the basics of making money sometimes get forgotten.
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NewsTesco eyes West End for standalone F&F fashion shop
Grocery giant Tesco is looking for a standalone store for its clothing brand F&F in central London.
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£119.95 lamb anyone?
Amazon’s trial food range would only suit the weirdest palates, but the fact it’s doing it is still bad news for Ocado.
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NewsWhole Foods UK sales fall, but losses reduce
Sales fell at upmarket grocer Whole Foods’ five UK stores in the year to last September, but the company managed to slash its operating loss in the period.
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End of term
It was graduation day at the Fashion Retail Academy today, and Sir Philip Green’s initiative seems to be equipping its graduates well for the workplace.
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OpinionTough talks ahead
Retailers are going to be talking tough when it comes to lease renewals over the next few years.
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OpinionOcado investors should be in it for the long haul
“EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for gross profit/(loss), operating profit/(loss), profit/(loss) before tax.” Wise words from an unexpected place - none other than the very small print at the end of Ocado’s announcement of its intention to float, released last Thursday.
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AnalysisCorporate brands
Brands are key in building recognition and relationships, so retailers need very compelling reasons to rebrand
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Going their own way
Debenhams shift from brands to own-bought is proving good for margins but not so great for comp sales.
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OK for today
HMV produced a very respectable set of full year results today, but chief executive Simon Fox will know that challenges lie ahead.
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Nick Samuel
The untimely death of former Hobbs chief executive Nick Samuel was very sad news.
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OpinionVAT increase will not derail retail’s recovery
Everyone in retail knows that balancing the books and getting the economy back on track is going to be vital
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Dixons is back...sort of
DSG International is renaming itself Dixons Retail, which is an eminently sensible move