All AO (Appliances Online) articles – Page 7
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NewsAO.com delivers sales rise over Christmas peak
AO.com reported double-digit sales growth in the UK across the vital golden quarter spanning Black Friday and Christmas.
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Data
Retail league table: Christmas trading 2017
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas 2017 trading period, with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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Agenda: Festive updates from 18 major retailers
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with festive updates from 18 major retailers on the agenda.
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Analysis
Five things we learnt: Dixons Carphone’s profit slump
Dixons Carphone’s mobile phones business took a hit in its first half, culminating in group pre-tax profits plunging 70%.
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Opinion
Opinion: AO losses expose a major electricals glitch
The health of the electricals market has been thrown into question after AO World issued a mixed set of interim results.
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News
AO.com losses widen as investment hits bottom line
AO.com has posted widening losses at the interim mark despite healthy sales rises across the UK and Europe.
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Agenda: Bonmarché, AO, Kingfisher, Quiz, Mothercare, Majestic
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Bonmarché, AO, Kingfisher, Quiz, Mothercare and Majestic on the agenda.
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Be Inspired
Be Inspired: Five ways women can get to the top
Retail Week’s biggest-ever Be Inspired conference took place yesterday, with the sold-out event featuring keynote sessions by retail leaders as well as skill-based masterclasses.
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Data
Data: The UK's top 10 retailers by staff efficiency
Increases in staff costs to sales ratio across the retail sector have been accelerating as the national living wage starts to bite.
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News
AO.com sales rise despite ‘challenging’ UK environment
AO.com has hailed sales growth during its first quarter but warned that the UK trading environment “remains challenging”.
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Opinion
Opinion: AO.com faces challenging investor climate
Solid revenue growth at the expense of profitability is a well-trodden path for young ecommerce firms, so why have AO.com’s numbers been so poorly received?
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Today in retail: New Look and AO sing the retail blues
Underwhelming results from New Look and AO.com, plus gloomy BRC retail sales, compounded to paint a bleak portrait of the retail landscape today.
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AO.com narrows losses despite ‘challenging’ UK market
AO.com has narrowed its full-year losses despite the “challenging trading environment” in the UK and continued losses in Europe.
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Data
Data: Top 25 pureplay retailers by sales
Retail Week Prospect’s ranking of the largest UK-based pureplay retailers by overall sales throws up some surprise entries.
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Agenda: AO.com, Joules and Shoezone, BRC May sales
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with the latest grocery market share data from Kantar and Nielsen on the agenda.
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Opinion
John Roberts: Care about people and give back
There are so many things to love about the retail industry, but what I love most is that you can be anything you want to be if you care enough and are willing to do whatever it takes.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: John Roberts edits Retail Week
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Retail Week guest editor John Roberts as he brings his ‘AO way’ to our Rising Stars issue.
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Analysis
From shopfloor to boardroom: How we got to the top
Retail Week speaks to some of the sector’s leaders about how they got their big break.
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News
Retail diary: Hobbycraft boss in retail cliffhanger
Hobbycraft’s intrepid boss hangs on a cliff edge, N Brown’s Angela Spindler steps out with Lisa Snowdon and AO’s got more talent.
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Retail diary: AO.com and WHSmith’s chocolate bounty
AO.com shows off its talents in its latest sponsorship campaign whilst WHSmith promotes a tasty offer for travellers with room in their suitcases.
