All Retail Week articles in 20-26 July 2019
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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News
House of Fraser closures loom as Ashley’s Sports Direct takes hit
Sports Direct has laid bare the scale of problems at House of Fraser, the department store business it bought out of administration last year, as it posted a fall in full-year earnings.
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Debenhams boss reassures staff amid Sports Direct results fiasco
Debenhams executive chairman Terry Duddy has told staff that speculation about an administration is “misplaced” and that attempts involving Sports Direct to derail a turnaround will not divert its strategy.
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News
Agenda: Next, Pets at Home and Travis Perkins update
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Next, Pets at Home, Travis Perkins, Hammerson and Intu all on the agenda.
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News
Ocado creates 300 jobs with new customer service hub
Ocado is set to create 300 new jobs when it opens a new customer service hub based in the centre of Sunderland.
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News
Mothercare warns on profits as it seeks to offload UK arm
Mothercare has warned that its full-year losses are likely to be in line with its previous financial year’s as it kicks off talks to sell struggling UK stores.
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News
Amazon misses profit forecasts while Prime costs bite
Amazon has reported lower-than-forecast second-quarter profits as it ploughed investment into its one-day delivery services.
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Video
Watch: Is Boris Johnson as PM good or bad for retail?
Following Boris Johnson entering Downing Street and promising to deliver Brexit by October 31 “do or die”, the team debate what impact the new prime minister will have on retailers.
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News
Iceland becomes first grocer to ban plastic bags in pilot
Iceland has become the first major supermarket to entirely remove plastic bags from one of its stores, as part of a pilot programme in London.
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Opinion
Leader: Confidence counts as retail faces up to tough times
Think what you like about Boris Johnson, but there’s something to be said for a can-do attitude.
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News
Findel makes ‘solid start to the year’ ahead of AGM
Findel has said it has made a “solid start to the year” and its full-year financial guidance remains unchanged, ahead of its AGM this afternoon.
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News
Demand for retail property in London plummets
Demand for retail property in London is approaching lows last seen after the 2008 financial crash, according to new research.
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Analysis
Coping with the ‘rent of online’ – customer acquisition costs
Bricks-and-mortar retailers may lament rent and business rates, but etailers have their own overheads: customer acquisition costs – and they are spiralling. George MacDonald investigates how they are coping with this digital overhead.
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Video
Tech. Cast: Ocado's Paul Clarke on partnerships and talent
Ocado chief technology officer Paul Clarke discusses what makes a great partnership, unearthing the best talent and how retailers can keep up with the rapid pace of technology-led change.
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Analysis
Is Boots boss Seb James right to be worried about a recession?
Boots boss Seb James has predicted a recession is on its way, but are his fears of an economic downturn well grounded?
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News
Tesco to quit using plastic bags for grocery deliveries
Tesco is to stop using plastic carrier bags to deliver its groceries as the war on single-use plastics steps up.
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BRC calls for ‘high street rethink’ as retail employment falls
The British Retail Consortium has called on the new prime minister to “rethink the high street strategy” as retail jobs decline across the country.
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Opinion
Opinion: Boris Johnson will be a great PM for business
Retail has faced some daunting challenges over the years, but new prime minister Boris Johnson can place the UK in the top three economies in the world, providing the sector with major opportunities, says Ideal Shopping boss Jamie Martin
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News
CMA kicks off probe into JD Sports’ Footasylum acquisition
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will kick off an investigation into JD Sports’ acquisition of rival Footasylum tomorrow.
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News
Alibaba opens up online platform to American sellers
Alibaba is opening its online platform allowing American companies to sell its products to small businesses around the world.