All Retail Week articles in 5-11 September 2020
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: What one thing should retailers do to prepare for no-deal Brexit?
As fears rise that a no-deal Brexit is now the most likely outcome of trade talks between the UK and the EU, Retail Week asks experts how retailers should be preparing for such a cliff-edge scenario.
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NewsMatalan reshuffles board as CEO Jason Hargreaves steps down
Matalan’s chief executive Jason Hargreaves is stepping down from the fashion and homewares retailer after a seven-year tenure at the helm.
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News& Other Stories launches cosmetics vending machine
H&M Group chain & Other Stories has debuted a vending machine in its Paris branch in a bid to drive contactless cosmetics sales.
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NewsMore than 125,000 retail jobs axed so far this year
Nearly 15,700 retail jobs have been lost each month since beginning of the year as coronavirus and enforced store hibernations deal ‘hammer blow’ to the sector.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Big shoes to fill at Booker and Amazon
It’s taken less than a fortnight for the jobs’ market to explode back into life after the summer break with two significant appointments confirmed within hours of one another earlier this week.
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Digital editionRetail Week magazine: September 11
This week’s issue looks at the challenge faced by city centres amid the coronavirus pandemic, what the future holds for WHSmith’s travel division, and Amazon’s “seamless shopping experience” as its first supermarket opens in LA.
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GalleryStore gallery: Rolling Stones launch Carnaby Street flagship store
The Rolling Stones have opened their first permanent store on London’s Carnaby Street with product ranging from limited edition artwork to plectrums and face masks.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Does a new golden age beckon for UK grocers following pandemic?
Morrisons boss David Potts described the first half of the year as the “renaissance of the British supermarket”. Retail Week analyses whether the stats back up his assertion and what it means for the wider grocery market
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NewsL’Oreal boosts sustainability with make-up recycling scheme
L’Oreal plans to roll out make-up recycling bins across 1,000 stores in the UK in a bid to drive sustainability.
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NewsThe Hut Group aims to raise £1.9bn as it confirms IPO
The Hut Group has confirmed its intention to launch a £4.5bn stock market listing that would give the etail group a £5.4bn market capitalisation.
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NewsMorrisons boss Potts pledges further price cuts in run-up to Christmas
Morrisons chief executive David Potts has pledged that the grocer will make further price cuts in the run-up to Christmas as the effects of the recession continue to bite.
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NewsWatch: Tesco must do more to enforce face masks in store, urges Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has slammed supermarkets for not enforcing the wearing of face masks in-store in an interview with Retail Week.
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NewsTesco to pilot drone deliveries in innovation drive
Tesco is to start testing home grocery deliveries by drone as it ramps up its innovation drive.
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Retail VoiceFour global marketplaces you haven’t heard of (but need to)
Retailers are facing up to a new reality. With online retail sales still 50% higher than pre-pandemic levels, there are new opportunities for businesses to connect with shoppers on their path to purchase by partnering with global marketplaces.
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NewsPhilip Day considers sale of Jaeger and Austin Reed
Edinburgh Woolen Mill boss and retail mogul Philip Day has brought in advisers to assess the sale of a number of his brands, after receiving unsolicited offers.
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Opinion‘If landlords reject New Look CVA, they’ll be next in line for administration’
A lot of people have had to swallow bitter pills to help safeguard the future of New Look. Now one final group, landlords, is being asked to share the harsh medicine.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How coronavirus has shifted JD Sports boss Cowgill’s priorities
JD Sports has made a name for itself as one of UK retail’s star performers. And despite the hammer blows coronavirus has delivered to swathes of the sector, the sports fashion giant has emerged bruised but still swinging.
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NewsTiffany sues LVMH after it pulls out of $16bn takeover
The world’s largest luxury group LVMH is being sued by Tiffany after it said it was pulling out of its agreed $16.6bn takeover of the jeweller.
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NewsAmazon pays £293m in direct UK tax despite £13.7bn revenue
Amazon paid out £293m in “direct taxes” on its UK operations in 2019, despite the group’s UK revenue surging to £13.7bn that year.
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NewsBoden profits fall amid major investments in online and fulfillment
Boden reported a drop in profits for 2019, as it invested more in its online offerings and fulfilment capabilities, with a particular focus on the US.