All Retail Week articles in August 28 2015
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Analysis
Delivery survey: Take part for a chance to win a ticket to the Customer Experience Summit
Take part in this three minute survey about delivery to be entered into a prize draw to win a ticket to the Retail Week Customer Experience Summit in June.
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Analysis
WHSmith cuts hospital prices after meeting with Labour MP
WHSmith is cutting the cost of products in its hospital stores after a meeting with Labour MP Paula Sherriff.
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News
The Entertainer accelerates store roll-out as profits and sales surge
The Entertainer is upping its store expansion plans after full-year sales and profits rocketed in a gangbuster year for toys.
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News
A Suit That Fits extends crowdfunding drive after hitting target
Online tailor A Suit That Fits has extended its crowdfunding campaign by two weeks after exceeding its initial £500,000 target on September 3.
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Analysis
Q3 trading conditions survey: Share your views
As part of its Retail 2015 report, Retail Week is carrying out four sentiment analyses to gauge how retail chiefs’ views on trading shift throughout the year.
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Video
The Retail Week: Asos boss exits, Poundland's ecommerce pilot and Halfords
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from executive editor George MacDonald and news editor James Wilmore.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Dave Lewis's rollercoaster ride at Tesco
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on how the grocer’s chief executive has navigated through a turbulent first year.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Next's out-of-town offer sets a standard for big-box retail
Next’s interpretation of big-box retailing on the Longwater retail park in Norwich shows edge-of-town development at its best.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Baracuta checks in with a splash of colour
Baracuta is one of the major names that has long been associated with the Harrington jacket, the article of clothing beloved by Mods.
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News
Christo Wiese claims value trend is 'here to stay' as Pep & Co launch successful
South African billionaire Christo Wiese believes consumers’ obsession with value is “here to stay” and the opportunity for up to 500 Pep & Co stores in the UK remains.
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Analysis
What challenges does Asos's new boss face and how will he tackle them?
As Asos announces the departure of its boss and founder Nick Robertson, we look ahead at the challenges facing his successor, Nick Beighton
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News
Uniqlo's Europe boss Berndt Hauptkorn quits to join Chanel
Uniqlo’s chief executive for Europe, Berndt Hauptkorn, has left the Japanese fashion retailer this week to take up a senior role at Chanel.
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News
WHSmith's online customers have data distributed in mass emails after 'bug'
WHSmith customers have had private data sent to fellow users of the retailer’s website after a glitch with an online contact form.
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News
Tesco 'chooses preferred bidder' for South Korean business as sale nears
Tesco is remaining tight-lipped on the future of its South Korean business despite reports that it has chosen a preferred bidder for the chain.
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News
Sainsbury's and Morrisons 'vulnerable' to a return to private ownership
Supermarket giants Morrisons and Sainsbury’s are “vulnerable” to a return to private ownership, according to a senior grocery analyst.
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News
Halfords warns of falling cycling sales but remains confident on profits
Halfords has warned that cycling sales have plummeted in its second quarter to date, but bosses remain confident it will meet profit forecasts.
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News
Asos reveals Beighton as new chief executive as founder Robertson steps down
Asos has revealed that Nick Beighton has replaced the etailer’s founder, Nick Robertson, as chief executive with immediate effect.
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Analysis
Analysis: Original Factory Shop's quest to become the UK's best-loved retailer
The Original Factory Shop chief executive Tony Page has lofty ambitions for a retailer that he has dubbed a “well-kept secret”.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on living wage, Tesco and Jigsaw
Retail news round-up on September 2, 2015: Part-time female staff earn less than living wage and Jigsaw to make comeback in Ireland after eight years.
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News
Asos founder and chief executive Nick Robertson to stand down
Asos chief executive and founder Nick Robertson is expected to step down from the online fashion giant in the “coming months”, according to reports.