All Retail Week articles in 21-27 September 2019 – Page 3
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News
Smiggle ratchets up pressure on landlords
The Australian owner of stationery retailer Smiggle has laid the groundwork to increase the pressure on landlords in upcoming lease negotiations by aligning store fit-out costs with break clauses.
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John Lewis blames warm weather for weekly sales slump
John Lewis & Partners has blamed the “unseasonably” warmer weather for its tumbling weekly sales.
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News
Card Factory sets sights on expanding retail partnerships
Card Factory is set to roll out more partnerships and in-store concession stands following successful trials at Aldi and Matalan.
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News
Online sales growth stutters in August despite fashion uplift
Online sales growth stagnated last month as strong sales in menswear were hampered by declines in electricals, gifts and home and garden categories.
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News
Moss Bros to trial premium service in bid to revive hire business
The chief executive of Moss Bros has said that the menswear retailer will be launching a “premium rental service”, as it bids to turn around its flagging hire business.
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Moss Bros half-year profits flat as sales edge up
Moss Bros has posted broadly flat underlying profits at the half-year mark as the retailer posted a small uplift in overall revenue despite a slump in hire sales.
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News
Hotel Chocolat full-year profits beat expectations as sales climb
Hotel Chocolat has reported a sales rise spurred by product innovation in what boss Angus Thirlwell described as a “year of significant progress”.
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News
Card Factory half-year profits slip as Brexit stockpiling hits margins
Card Factory has posted a decline in half-year profits despite increased sales as the retailer unveils plans to roll out its Aldi supply partnership.
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Analysis
Thomas Cook collapse – what it means for high streets
The liquidation of Thomas Cook is a disaster for 150,000 holidaymakers and the travel agent’s 22,000 staff, including 9,000 in the UK.
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News
Amazon bolsters property team as it eyes bricks-and-mortar roll-out
Amazon has poached Central England Co-operative trading executive Matt Birch as it builds its UK property expertise.
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Marks & Spencer clothing supply chain boss to exit
Marks & Spencer’s director of supply chain and logistics for clothing and home, Gordon Mowat, is to leave the retailer after two years in the role, Retail Week can reveal.
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Gallery
In pictures: Topshop launches immersive sensory experience
As high street retailers continue to struggle with decreasing footfall, Topshop has launched an immersive experience to encourage customers to do more than just stop to look at its window displays.
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Data
Retail weather: Autumn takes hold
The retail weather forecast from Saturday September 28 to Friday October 4, 2019
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Analysis
Analysis: Should the big grocers open a vegan supermarket?
Veganism is on an unstoppable rise – so when will one of the grocers open a dedicated format? Suzanne Bearne reports.
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News
Sports Direct launches takeover bid for Goals Soccer Centres
Mike Ashley is continuing his acquisition spree after the Sports Direct boss launched an official takeover bid for Goals Soccer Centres.
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Opinion
Opinion: Next gets that the future of ecommerce is stores
To be relevant in retail today, you have to acknowledge that stores are no longer purely about selling.
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News
Ocado co-founders in legal battle over TDP-Waitrose deal
Some of the top retail bosses have been entangled in a legal battle following accusations of corporate spying and conspiracy.
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Marks & Spencer finance boss Singer in shock exit
Marks & Spencer group chief financial officer Humphrey Singer is to leave the retailer less than two years into the role.
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Dixons Carphone pumps £4m into training in customer service push
Dixons Carphone has launched a “state of the art” customer service training centre as it seeks to deliver its mission to “help everyone enjoy amazing technology”.
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