All Retail Week articles in 18-24 January 2020
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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AnalysisLush's Mark Constantine: The retail rebel fighting climate change before Greta was born
As a journalist, you get a fleeting glimpse into the life of a retail CEO when trying to carve out a time to sit down and interview them.
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NewsBeales collapses into administration
Department store Beales has fallen into administration today after a crunch meeting about the future of the business failed to prevent collapse.
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NewsIntu to raise new equity in battle to repair balance sheet
Retail property giant Intu intends to raise new equity as it seeks to fix its balance sheet.
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NewsRetailers voice fears over Brexit abandonment of EU rules
Trade body the BRC has reacted with concern to chancellor Sajid Javid’s plans to ditch EU rules as Brexit looms.
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NewsSosandar to beat full-year sales target after record Christmas
Sosandar, the online womenswear specialist, will beat full-year sales expectations after a strong Christmas performance.
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NewsDixons Carphone poaches Kingfisher director for new supply chain role
Dixons Carphone has recruited Lindsay Haselhurst from Kingfisher to take up a new role as chief supply chain officer as the retailer looks to deliver a “brilliant end-to-end customer experience”.
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NewsMatalan Christmas sales edge up despite ‘unprecedented’ uncertainty
Matalan registered an uptick in sales during its peak trading period despite “unprecedented levels of political uncertainty”.
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NewsAsda launches one-hour click-and-collect service
Asda has launched a new click-and-collect service that allows shoppers to pick up their online orders in under an hour.
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OpinionOpinion: Don’t drown your sorrows, there are lessons to learn from pubs
As another retailer collapses into administration, this time 140-year-old department store business Beales, perhaps store chains can learn lessons from another industry that has been through the mill.
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NewsDixons Carphone posts flat Christmas sales as mobile hits top line
Dixons Carphone has hailed “strong” sales during the peak Christmas and Black Friday trading period, despite the turbulent mobile phone market continuing to drag on performance.
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NewsJoules profits hit by later fall of Black Friday
Joules has blamed the later fall of Black Friday for a slump in half-year profitability.
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NewsEve Sleep breaks even for first time during fourth quarter
Eve Sleep has broken even for the first time during the fourth quarter of its financial year as it remained on track to slash losses.
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NewsAldi hikes pay rates for shopfloor staff
Aldi has hiked its base rate of pay for all shopfloor staff to what it has dubbed “market-leading” levels.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales fall exacerbated by poor homewares demand
John Lewis has reported a decline in its weekly sales as demand for Clearance items tailed off and home sales dropped.
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NewsMarks & Spencer swoops on Sainsbury’s Argos for new retail chief
Marks & Spencer has poached one of Sainsbury’s Argos most senior executives to become stores director, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsDixons Carphone re-issues festive trading update after error
Dixons Carphone has been forced to re-issue its Christmas trading update after a clerical error in its original filing.
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NewsLoaf raids Debenhams for new chief financial officer
Furniture retailer Loaf has poached its new chief financial officer from Debenhams as it embarks on a new five-year growth strategy.
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NewsSainsbury’s to axe hundreds of management roles
Sainsbury’s is to shed hundreds of jobs across its head office functions in a bid to slash costs and drive further synergies with the Argos business.
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NewsMarks & Spencer snaps up property director from Asda
Marks & Spencer has appointed a new property director from Asda in its second big hire to be revealed today.
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NewsMajestic Wine MD Lincoln exits as new boss Colley shakes up exec team
Majestic Wine managing director Josh Lincoln has left the business as new boss John Colley sets about reshaping his executive team.