All Retail Week articles in February 28 2014
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsFebruary retail sales growth exceeds expectations despite floods
Retail sales exceeded growth expectations in the year to February, increasing at their fastest rate since June 2012, despite disruption from the floods in the period.
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NewsBoohoo set to hire former Asos director Peter Williams as chairman
Fashion etailer Boohoo.com is set to hire former Asos non-executive director Peter Williams as its chairman as it finalises plans for its £500m float.
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NewsTesco to further scale back new space growth
Tesco will today outline plans to cut back its investment in new space to no more than £2.5bn a year for the next three years.
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NewsRepublic stores in jeopardy as Sports Direct seeks further rent reductions
Sports Direct is asking for further concessions from landlords of its Republic stores, putting the future of some of its shops in doubt, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsEcommera attracts £25 million funding from investors including WPP
Software-as-a-service and big data company eCommera has secured £25 million in Series C funding from investors including advertising giant WPP.
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AnalysisAnalysis: A merger with Carphone Warehouse - what’s in it for Dixons?
Carphone Warehouse and Dixons yesterday revealed they are in early stage talks over a merger. Retail Week takes a look at the benefits for Dixons.
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AnalysisAnalysis: A merger with Dixons - what’s in it for Carphone Warehouse?
Carphone Warehouse yesterday revealed it is in early stage discussions with Dixons over a potential merger. Retail Week takes a look at the benefits for Carphone Warehouse.
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NewsPrimark eyes further European expansion as French debut impresses
Primark is eyeing further European expansion as its French debut gets off to a flying start.
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NewsTesco reveals online grocery profits as it builds multichannel offer
Tesco has revealed it made £127m of trading profit in its UK online grocery arm last year, lifting a shadowy veil from one of the biggest unanswered questions in grocery.
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NewsWickes appoints former Tesco executive as marketing director
Ian Crook has been appointed as marketing director at Wickes six months after he left the role of Clubcard marketing director in Tesco’s senior management shake-up.
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NewsBlue Inc relaunches website as it plots multichannel growth
Young fashion retailer Blue Inc has relaunched its website as it plots multichannel growth.
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OpinionComment: Lord Kirkham on the simple rules of retail success
The tendency to over-complicate retailing is holding it back, says Lord Kirkham
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OpinionComment: Money in the tills is key for Morrisons
Arbitrage is the practice of taking advantage of a price difference between markets. It’s usually a City term, but is actually common in retail.
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NewsAo.com valued at £1.2bn as it debuts on London Stock Exchange
Electricals etailer Ao.com has debuted on the London Stock Exchange at a value of £1.2bn, at the upper end of expectations for its IPO.
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NewsWickes full-year sales up but profits down as it invests in price
Travis Perkins’ consumer division, largely comprising Wickes, reported sales up but profits down last year as it invested in price.
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NewsThe Co-operative Group considers sale of pharmacy and farms businesses
The Co-operative Group is expected to generate losses of more than £2bn and is considering selling its farming operations and its pharmacies.
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AnalysisIn quotes: Tesco chiefs on the grocer’s accelerated turnaround plan
Tesco yesterday shed light on its plans to step up the pace of its UK turnaround. Retail Week picks out some key quotes from its bosses.
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OpinionComment: Surely Mothercare's Simon Calver should have got a bonus
The terms of Simon Calver’s exit from Mothercare are perplexing .
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NewsPoundland supplier pulls value ecommerce site amid family 'misunderstanding'
A supplier to value chains including Poundland pulled the ecommerce site Pound Panda amid a family ‘misunderstanding’, it has emerged.
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AnalysisTesco’s UK turnaround strategy: What the analysts say
Tesco yesterday hosted investors and analysts to outline how it will accelerate its strategy to turnaround its UK arm. Retail Week rounds up the reaction.