All Retail Week articles in December 16 2016 – Page 6
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JD Sports-owner faces probe on Go Outdoors takeover
The Competition and Markets Authority has served an initial enforcement order on JD Sports-owner Pentland over its Go Outdoors acquisition.
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Luxury raincoat retailer Aquascutum sold for £97m
Aquascutum has been sold by its Hong Kong-based owner, YGM Trading, to two unnamed Chinese buyers, in a deal worth £97m.
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Boxing Day sales set to double Black Friday takings
Boxing Day sales are expected to exceed Black Friday spend by 96%, as 19 million consumers splurge £3.85bn on the first shopping day after Christmas.
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Retail resolutions for 2017: Alex Baldock, Shop Direct
As the New Year nears, retail bosses tell Retail Week about their resolutions for 2017.
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Breakfast briefing: Aquascutum, Gap and more
Retail news round-up: Aquascutum for sale, profits surges at Gap Ireland, and supermarkets expect best Christmas sales
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Today in Retail: Retailers expect last-minute Christmas
There’s only one thing we can talk about in Today In Retail – Christmas trading.
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In pictures: House of Fraser opens first store in China
Department store group House of Fraser has unveiled its first store in China.
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Koovs' sales surge in fashion etailer's half-year
Indian etailer Koovs more than doubled sales in its half-year, but its pre-tax profits widened following increased investment in marketing.
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Thousands of small retailers face Christmas collapse
More than 20,000 small businesses are suffering from “significant financial distress” in the run up to Christmas, experts have warned.
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Retail resolutions for 2017: Jacqueline Gold, Ann Summers
As the New Year nears, retail bosses tell Retail Week about their resolutions for 2017.
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In pictures: Retail leaders reveal their Christmas list
With just three days to go until the big day, Retail Week asks retail’s leaders what they want to find under their Christmas tree.
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Consumer confidence lifts at end of rollercoaster year
Consumer confidence edged up one point last month to -7, according to GfK’s consumer confidence index, as a rollercoaster year draws to a close.
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Breakfast briefing: Amazon and Argos
Delivery failures over Christmas period cost UK retailers £3bn and Argos marketing director quits
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Fat Face to test closing stores on Boxing Day
Fat Face will test closing 10 stores this Boxing Day to give staff an extra day with their families at Christmas.
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Retailers bank on last-minute shopping rush
Shoppers are testing retailers’ patience this year with businesses across the industry expecting a later Christmas surge than ever before.
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It wasn’t all bad: The 12 gifts of retail in 2016
It wasn’t all bad for retail this year. Here’s our seasonal celebration of how retail enhances lives and the nation.
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Today in Retail: Fat Face's opening hours experiment
There are only three days now until the Christmas trading season is over, and then we’re into the Boxing Day and January Sales.
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Fabb Sofas to open four stores for Boxing Day rush
Fabb Sofas, the new venture from DFS founder Lord Kirkham, is to open four new stores this week in time for the Boxing Day rush.
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UPDATED: John Lewis extends click-and-collect cut-off
John Lewis has extended its click-and-collect ordering cut-off to 8pm on December 23 as demand for the service soars.
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Green could face £1bn fine under MPs' pension plan
Arcadia tycoon Sir Philip Green may have to pay £1bn to resolve the BHS pension debacle under new proposals tabled by MPs.