All Retail Week articles in 9-15 November 2019
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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AnalysisFuture of food 2030: Vegan, personalised and delivered to your door
What will shoppers eat and how will they buy groceries in 2030 â and how should retailers react?
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NewsClintons to close stores and slash rents in survival bid
Clintons has been forced to reach out to landlords to seek concessions on store closures and rent cuts, as the greetings card chain becomes the latest high street retailer to suffer.
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NewsAlibaba ramps up team as it eyes UK high street expansion
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is building up a retail team as it eyes a possible move on to the British high street.
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NewsFootfall declines again as autumn rain keeps shoppers away
The number of people visiting bricks-and-mortar stores across the UK fell again in October, according to the latest footfall figures.
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NewsLidl targets 1,000 stores as pressure grows on big four
German discounter Lidl is eyeing rapid store expansion as it looks to ramp up the pressure further on its big-four supermarket rivals.
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DataRetail weather: Winter is (almost) coming
The retail weather forecast from Saturday November 9 to Friday November 15, 2019
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NewsGreggs profit expectations heat up as sales soar
Greggsâ profit expectations have been upgraded as total group and managed shops like-for-like sales soared.
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NewsDeliveroo launches new click-and-collect service for restaurants
Deliveroo has unveiled a new click-and-collect service to allow customers to pick up food at participating restaurants through its app.
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VideoWatch: Debenhams âtakes the stress out of shoppingâ in Christmas ad
Debenhams has unveiled its Christmas advert featuring X Factor and Iâm a Celebrity⌠star Fleur East as a fairy godmother helping to take the stress out of shopping for those hard-to-buy-for family members.
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NewsRetail store staff face fortnightly abuse from shoppers
The average shopworker is verbally abused, threatened or assaulted more than 21 times per year, according to a survey by Usdaw.
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VideoWatch: Sainsburyâs Christmas builds on retailerâs 150th anniversary story
Sainsburyâs festive advert for this year builds on the grocerâs 150th anniversary and a tongue-in-cheek origin story for the creation of St Nicholas.
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NewsBRC calls for next government to âempower retailâ in election manifesto
The BRC has unveiled its election manifesto, setting out how the next government can âsupport the industry as it navigates a transformation driven by new technology and changing consumer behaviourâ.
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NewsNew Look losses narrow despite falling sales
New Look posted narrowed losses during its half-year results following an âincredibly busyâ year.
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NewsâB&M reviews German business as profits tumble
B&Mâs profits spiralled as the German arm of the business was âimpacted by trading and operational issuesâ.
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NewsAlibabaâs Singlesâ Day event breaks records
Chinese etailer Alibabaâs Singlesâ Day shopping event registered record-breaking sales for the 11th consecutive year.
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NewsMarket share growth slows as grocers gear up for Christmas
The grocery market saw growth slow over the last 12 weeks, as supermarkets across the UK began to gear up for the festive period.
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CartoonBlowerâs retail cartoon: Getting on Santa's luxury list
Patrick Blowerâs take on Harrods Rewards customers who spend at least ÂŁ2,000 in-store getting priority access to the department storeâs Christmas grotto.
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NewsLandsec trumpets new developments despite retail woes
Landsec is pushing ahead with 1 million sq ft of new London property developments as it seeks to offset falling portfolio values bought on by the troubles in the retail sector.
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OpinionPeter Williams: In 2019, retailers may as well pull Christmas forecasts from a hat
With the peak trading season for many retailers just kicking off, this is the time of year for finance directors to be at their most anxious as they focus on their forecasts for the financial year.
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NewsM&S pushes value credentials in new food campaign
Marks & Spencer aims to spotlight âgreat-value everyday pricesâ in a food marketing campaign launching tomorrow.