All Retail Week articles in 8-14 June 2019
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsPaul Geddes among candidates to become Kingfisher boss
Paul Geddes is one of the top candidates to become chief executive of DIY giant Kingfisher, Retail Week understands.
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NewsData: Retailers to spend £160bn on technology this year
The amount spent on technology by retailers across the globe will top $203bn (£161.2bn) in 2019, new research has revealed.
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NewsUK retailers suffer worst May in six years as footfall plummets
UK retailers suffered the steepest level of monthly footfall decline in six years during May, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsBoohoo co-founder hit with £118.5m lawsuit
Boohoo’s joint boss and co-founder has been hit with a £118.5m lawsuit from an IT contractor claiming to be the third founder behind the fast-fashion etailer.
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NewsOcado invests £17m to 'become a leader' in vertical farming
Ocado has today announced twin investments which it said will enable it to “become a leader in the newly emerging vertical farming industry”.
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DataRetail weather: Stormy start to summer
The retail weather forecast from Saturday June 15 to Friday June 21, 2019
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NewsAldi tests paper and compostable bags in plastic crackdown
Aldi is trialling paper and compostable bags in a bid to remove more than 33 million plastic bags from its estate.
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AnalysisJohn Lewis 'tears up rule book' with new chair White
Even in an industry where surprise hires have, strangely, become less surprising, Sharon White’s appointment as chair of the John Lewis Partnership, succeeding Sir Charlie Mayfield, is a leftfield choice.
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GalleryStore gallery: Lush's tech-fuelled Tokyo flagship
Lush has unveiled its new Japanese flagship store in Shinjuku Station, Tokyo, which will boast four floors and a shoppable window.
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NewsTesco to hike pay of store and warehouse workers
Tesco is to hike the pay of its shopfloor and warehouse workers by more than 10% across the next two years.
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AnalysisInfographic: 44 retailers reveal transformation priorities
Store estates will shrink in the future, with a shift towards building community hubs, Facebook will defy the naysayers to deliver the most value and new tech such as in-store robotics will be in demand.
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NewsBoux Avenue raids M&S to complete top team
Boux Avenue, the specialist lingerie retailer owned by tycoon Theo Paphitis, has completed its senior management team with a hire from category market leader Marks & Spencer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can we close the ethnicity pay gap?
While diversity is often touted as being top of the agenda for businesses, the statistics tell a different, rather more depressing, reality.
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NewsJohn Lewis merges home improvement businesses
John Lewis & Partners is to merge its home improvement businesses Home Solutions and Opun as part of a push to “create a truly differentiated home improvement offer”.
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NewsTed Baker warns on profits amid ‘extremely difficult conditions’
Fashion retailer Ted Baker has suffered in a harsh trading environment and warned that full-year profits will come in at between £50m and £60m.
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NewsQuiz profits wiped out as discounting takes toll
Fashion retailer Quiz has reported a slump in full-year profits but maintained it can “return to sustainable profitable growth”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is vertical farming grocery's future or fad?
After unveiling two separate deals in the vertical farming space, Ocado continues to place itself in the vanguard of grocery distribution and consumption.
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NewsFarfetch poaches Zalando executive for new data role
Farfetch has announced a wave of new appointments to strengthen its management team, including the creation of two new roles.