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Analysis: Tesco aims to 'unlock new growth' with Booker
For the first time in what feels like an eternity, a Tesco chief executive was able to present full-year results today without a cloud hanging over his head.
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OpinionClive Black: Tesco's Chas and Dave hit the right note
Tesco’s results represented another year of good, solid, sound, detailed progress by the business.
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NewsThe Works hires new CFO as it prepares for float
The Works has appointed Gavin Peck as its new chief financial officer as the value retailer reportedly gears up for a stock market float.
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NewsTesco's Lewis: We'll go after more Booker synergies
Tesco boss Dave Lewis insists the grocer is ready to “go after” more synergies following the completion of the Booker deal.
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OpinionOpinion: Challenge facing Mothercare's new, new boss
Mothercare, it is understood, is the latest retailer to be considering a CVA and could shut about a third of its 143 shops if it proceeds.
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NewsFrench Connection sells stake in Toast to aid recovery
French Connection has sold its stake in Toast in a bid to free up resources to aid its ongoing turnaround efforts.
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NewsNisa sales up as Palmer & Harvey demise swells numbers
Nisa’s sales rose over its fourth quarter as the stores it supplies swelled by more than 1,000 thanks to the collapse of Palmer & Harvey.
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NewsCard Factory full-year profits hit by cost headwinds
Card Factory’s bottom line took a knock in its last full year as increased sourcing and wage costs ate into profits.
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NewsAO World full-year sales spark as margins improve
AO World said sales and margins improved in its last full year, driven by strong trading at its fledgling European business and reduced advertising spend.
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NewsAgenda: Updates from Tesco, Asos, WHSmith and more
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Tesco, Asos, WHSmith, Quiz, Dunelm and Card Factory on the agenda.
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NewsBargain Booze owner Conviviality enters administration
Conviviality has formally entered administration as the beleaguered business continues to seek buyers for its retail division.
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NewsHammerson hits pause on Intu amid Klépierre interest
Hammerson has halted its proposed £3.4bn acquisition of rival Intu amid interest from French property giant Klépierre.
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NewsTopps Tiles sales edge ahead in ‘challenging’ market
Topps Tiles sales inched up in its first half, but the business warned it was taking a “cautious view” of the remainder of the year.
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NewsDeflation reaches deepest level since February 2017
Shop price deflation accelerated in March, reaching its deepest level in more than a year.
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NewsSpar supplier AF Blakemore to sell wholesale division
Spar’s biggest supplier AF Blakemore is selling its wholesale division following a strategic review of the business.
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OpinionConviviality – the dangers of glass-half-full attitudes
Success in retail often turns on a sixpence and, in attempting to pull off that difficult manoeuvre, drinks specialist Conviviality careered spectacularly off course.
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NewsHouse of Fraser investor to provide £30m cash injection
House of Fraser’s Chinese investor has pledged to provide about £30m to the embattled department store group.
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NewsConviviality faces investor legal action threat
Conviviality may be sued by investors who believe they were misled about the retailer’s performance.
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NewsBunnings seeks buyers as Lazard brought on board
Bunnings owner Wesfarmers is scouting for potential buyers of its UK DIY chain and has drafted in Lazard to advise.
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AnalysisConviviality: The inside story of its dramatic collapse
As remarkable as it sounds given the benefit of hindsight, at the beginning of the year Conviviality was one of the darlings of the City.