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News
Shop price inflation falls further and shows ‘signs of normalising’
Shop price inflation fell in April to reach its lowest level since December 2021 as food and non-food inflation reached manageable levels, providing relief to many households.
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Monsoon Accessorize profits fall as demand slows
Womenswear retailer Monsoon Accessorize has posted a dip in profits for FY2023 as lower demand caused by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis took its toll.
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N Brown chair Ron McMillan departs
Fashion retailer N Brown, which owns brands including Simply Be, Jacamo and JD Williams, has announced the departure of chair Ron McMillan.
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Gymshark appoints former Adidas boss to head retail and wholesale
Gymshark has appointed Hannah Mercer to the newly created role of general manager for wholesale and retail to drive the growth of the business across all physical channels.
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Vinted posts first profit after ‘strong’ year of growth
Online marketplace Vinted has posted a “strong” year of growth after it reached profitability for the first time and reported a surge in revenue.
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Shein’s London IPO to boost FTSE 100
Singapore-headquartered fashion giant Shein is set to boost the FTSE 100 as early as next month with a much-anticipated London IPO, This Is Money has reported.
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Innovation of the Week
Schuh embraces circularity with reworked capsule collection
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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Superdry landlord M&G drafts in lawyers to review survival plan
The owner of Superdry’s Oxford Street flagship is reportedly mulling a challenge to the fashion retailer’s survival plan, which is set to involve steep rent cuts across some of its stores.
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Ted Baker’s European business in limbo with 149 jobs at risk
Ted Baker’s European arm is at risk of collapsing into administration, putting 149 roles at risk of redundancy at the fashion retailer.
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Exclusive: Lounge accelerates expansion with debut international store
Underwear retailer Lounge is set to open its debut international store in Germany and continue its UK store rollout with a new opening in Cardiff as it accelerates its bricks-and-mortar expansion, Retail Week has learned.
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Frasers Group to shut office, putting 100 jobs at risk
Frasers Group has reportedly outlined plans to permanently close its Trafford office in Manchester, putting around 100 jobs at risk of redundancy at the fashion giant.
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Analysis
How Sainsbury’s is sharpening fashion and general merchandise amid ongoing food focus
As Sainsbury’s plans to expand its fresh food offering in more stores amid its ongoing food-focused strategy, Retail Week explores where fashion and general merchandise fit in and how they will benefit
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Opinion
‘WHSmith, JD Sports and Primark can successfully target a slice of American retail pie’
Retailers from this side of the pond have frequently come a cropper when attempting to expand in the US, but the signs look good for JD Sports, Primark and WHSmith judging by the retailers’ updates this week, believes George MacDonald
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London Designer Outlet posts record-breaking sales
London Designer Outlet (LDO), located at Wembley Park, has recorded its strongest first quarter ever as sales surpassed £20m for the first time.
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Luxury retail group Kering warns on profits as sales slide
Gucci owner Kering has warned on profits during the first half of the year as sales slipped at the luxury fashion house during its first quarter.
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Opinion
‘As Vinted dominates pre-loved fashion, are retailers missing a trick?’
Earlier this month, eBay scrapped seller fees on consumer-to-consumer fashion and it’s no wonder – the secondhand market for clothing is soaring. But there is one problem for established players such as eBay and Depop: the exodus of customers switching to Vinted
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Data
Revealed: The most-popular value retailers online
With the value sector remaining popular with UK shoppers, Retail Week teamed up with SimilarWeb to track which discount retailers have been seeing the most traffic to their websites over the past two years
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Exclusive: TK Maxx the most popular value website for bargain hunters
TK Maxx was the most-visited value retail website over the past two years, Retail Week can reveal.
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Analysis
JD Sports: Will Hibbett acquisition make its American dream come true?
JD Sports took another step towards global domination with the proposed acquisition of American sportswear retailer Hibbett in a $1.1bn deal. Retail Week explores who the latest acquisition is and where this places JD in the US sportswear market
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Exclusive: Primark names new executives on strategic advisory board
Martin Brok, Sona Chawla and Christophe Roussel have joined Primark’s strategic advisory board, chaired by outgoing finance director John Bason and led by chief executive Paul Marchant, Retail Week can reveal.