Robert Clark
Robert Clark is senior partner of Retail Week Knowledge Bank.
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In focus: Ocado
Now that the Ocado IPO dust has settled what, if any, are the lingering problem areas?
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In Focus: Steinhoff
Furniture is retail’s hardest hit sector in a recession. High-profile names such as MFI, Land of Leather and The Pier have disappeared, ScS went into administration but survived and all have struggled. But one group seems to have bucked the trend, at least in turning itself around from four years of substantial losses into respectable profitability in its two latest years.
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In Focus: 99p Stores
The demise of Woolworths keeps reverberating around the retail trade. The single-price stores benefited on two counts: picking up ex-Woolworths customers and acquiring former Woolworths stores in good locations at favourable rates.
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