All Retail Week articles in March 20 2015
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Analysis
Analysis: The top 10 fastest-growing retailers in the UK in 2016
Our list of the fastest-growing retailers in the UK highlights businesses that are not only increasing the scale of their operations, but are also doing so profitably.
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Opinion
Opinion: Black Friday could kill physical retail rather than cure
Working in retail is like being in the midst of the Charge of The Light Brigade – fire is coming from all directions but we are ill-equipped in defence.
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News
Morrisons appoints Procter & Gamble boss as non-executive
Morrisons has appointed Procter & Gamble’s vice-president and managing director of Northern Europe Irwin Lee as non-executive director.
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News
Retail sales flat in May as unsettled weather hits fashion sector
Retail sales remained flat on a like-for-like basis during May compared with the previous year as clothing and footwear recorded their worst declines since September.
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail news on Pets at Home, Tesco and Burberry
Retail news round-up on June 9, 2015: Pets at Home’s biggest shareholder to halve stake, retail sales remain flat in May, Tesco invites bids for South Korean business and more.
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News
Apple Pay expected to launch in the UK within two months
The long awaited contactless payment service Apple Pay is expected to be switched on this summer in the UK.
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Lidl, Apple Pay and more
Retail news round-up on June 8, 2015: Tesco admits to grocery code breach, Lidl spends the most of advertising and Apple Pay to launch in the UK in two months.
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News
AS Watson promotes Steve Gray to international healthcare director role
Superdrug owner AS Watson has promoted Steve Gray to the newly created position of international healthcare director.
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News
Tesco faces shareholder legal action as senior director exits
Tesco is facing legal action from shareholders in the aftermath of its accounting scandal as another senior director exits the supermarket giant.
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News
French Connection and Foot Locker failed to pay minimum wage
French Connection, 99p Stores and Foot Locker have been named and shamed by the government for failing to pay staff members minimum wage.
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail news on Tesco, French Connection and Foot Locker
Retail news round-up on March 24, 2015: Tesco director Patrick Cescau to depart, French Connection and Foot Locker named and shamed for not paying minimum wage, and Tesco faces another legal challenge.
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Opinion
Comment: Asda and Decathlon – desperation or inspiration?
The latest tie-up between retailers looks a little odd – Asda and Decathlon – but there is much to commend what is being done.
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News
Retail Diary: Marc Bolland's wine-tasting notes and Ao entrusts IT team with decorating
Retail Diary: Marc Bolland’s Dutch roots start to rub off, Ao World tasks its coders with the decorating and Tesco appeals to the narrow boat enthusiast.
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News
Asda to open its first high street stores as southern expansion accelerates
Asda will open its first high street stores in London this summer as it presses ahead with a major expansion plan in the capital and the South East.
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News
City Link collapse has exposed insolvency flaws, say MPs
The collapse of delivery company City Link has exposed that the insolvency system favours investors over workers, MPs have concluded.
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News
ScS posts increase in sales and gross profit but EBITDA falls
ScS reported an increase in sales and gross profit for its maiden interim results, but EBITDA and operating profits were down.
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News
Halfords appoints McDonald’s UK boss Jill McDonald as new chief executive
Halfords has appointed McDonald’s UK boss as its new chief executive, where she is due to take the helm from May 11 this year.
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail news on Achica, Aldi, and Morrisons
Retail news round-up on March 23, 2015: Achica slips into the red, Morrisons’ boss invests £1m in shares, and Aldi eyes more UK stores than ‘Big Four’ combined
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News
EBay and Sotheby’s first online auction to take place on April 1
EBay and Sotheby’s will hold their first online auction tie-up next month, selling items from more than 13 historic New York estates.
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News
Apple prepares to unveil new TV set-top box with App Store in summer
Apple is preparing to unveil a new TV set-top box in the summer that will be compatible with the tech giant’s App Store platform.