All Retail Week articles in 20-26 October 2018
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How would retail look if Amazon didn't exist?
So ingrained in the shopper psyche has the US etail titan become over the past 25 years, it’s almost impossible to remember life before Amazon.
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GalleryStore gallery: Mike Ashley makes his mark on HoF
When Sports Direct acquired House of Fraser for £90m in August, boss Mike Ashley immediately vowed to save 80% of its store portfolio.
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NewsZara UK profits rocket as shoppers flock to Spanish giant
Zara’s UK arm has reported soaring profits and sales as shoppers flocked to the fast-fashion giant.
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NewsDebenhams could close one third of stores
Debenhams could close one third of its stores following a string of profit warnings and poor trading.
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NewsChancellor mulls £300m business rates lifeline
Chancellor Philip Hammond could offer high street retailers a lifeline by slashing business rates by £300m in the UK’s most deprived towns and cities.
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NewsHome Bargains profits soar as sales surpass £2bn
Home Bargains has recorded a spike in full-year profits as it plots an aggressive store expansion drive.
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NewsMorrisons loses appeal on data breach that hit 100,000
Morrisons has lost an appeal against a High Court ruling that found it liable for a data breach affecting more than 100,000 employees.
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OpinionOpinion: Bricks and mortar are alive and kicking
Lord Kirkham is unequivocal: physical stores have had their day, but not so in my book.
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DataData: A quarter of shoppers will cut spending this Christmas
One in four shoppers will spend less this Christmas, exclusive new research from Retail Week has revealed.
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AnalysisWhy B&M has made a French connection with Babou deal
B&M’s latest acquisition is French discount chain Babou – who is the retail chain and how will it benefit the general merchandise behemoth?
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NewsAsos appoints new chief financial officer
Asos has poached Britvic’s chief financial officer Mathew Dunn to take up the same role at the fashion etailer early next year.
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NewsDr Martens kicks up full-year profits as sales surge
Dr Martens has posted a stomping set of full-year results spurred by strong sales in what chief executive Kenny Wilson heralded as a “fantastic year”.
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OpinionRetail’s next tech tidal wave is closer than you think
It’s not just the high street that’s changing, it’s the entire retail landscape.
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OpinionOpinion: What Morrisons data leak verdict means for you
The ruling that Morrisons was vicariously liable for a rogue employee’s data leak has implications for all retailers, writes lawyer Richard Hayllar.
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NewsUK may have to charter food ships if no deal on Brexit
Ships may have to be chartered by the Government to ferry in food and other essential goods if no deal is struck on the terms of Brexit.
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OpinionM&S Marble Arch: Nice service, shame about the shop
Brilliant service, product that does the job, but why is nothing much done about the M&S flagship as a whole?
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NewsSchuh profits slip after ‘lacklustre’ Christmas
Schuh has suffered a drop in full-year profits after it slashed prices to compete in what it called an “overtly promotional retail environment”.
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NewsBrexit to hit UK retailers’ profitability, warns Moody’s
British retailers’ profitability is likely to be held back by Brexit, according to research by credit ratings agency Moody’s.
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VideoWatch: Amazon Fashion sets up shop in London
Amazon opened its first ever European fashion pop-up store on London’s Baker Street this week. Retail Week finds out more.
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OpinionConsider these caveats concerning blockchain technology
At Oracle, we are extremely interested in the current and future state of blockchain in retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) supply chains.