All Department stores articles – Page 65
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NewsJohn Lewis sales slip as fashion and homewares decline
John Lewis sales dropped last week as its fashion and homewares division dragged on the retailer’s performance.
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NewsDebenhams poaches Dixons Carphone and Dune executives
Debenhams has poached Dixons Carphone central operations director Paul Justice and Dune international boss Ben Jobling to beef up its executive team.
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NewsM&S reveals intention to exit Covent Garden store
Marks & Spencer is pulling out of its Covent Garden store and intends to close it in March, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsJohn Lewis poaches Arcadia property director
John Lewis has poached Arcadia group property director Chris Harris, who will join the department store retailer in the same role in March next year.
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OpinionOpinion: Harvey Nichols is wrong to axe its CEO role
Harry Gordon Selfridge famously said: ‘There must be one controlling spirit, one who stands for the policy, the principles and the personality of the house.’
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NewsJohn Lewis womenswear boosted as cold weather bites
John Lewis’ sales were boosted by a stellar womenswear performance as unseasonably cold weather started to bite.
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NewsHoF’s Walmsley resigns, new CMO appointed
House of Fraser’s chief customer officer David Walmsley has resigned from the business following the appointment of a new chief marketing officer from Doddle.
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NewsHarvey Nichols axes chief exec role in restructure
Harvey Nichols has axed its chief executive role as part of a restructure of its management team.
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NewsDebenhams snaps up Blow stake in beauty services drive
Debenhams has acquired a stake in on-demand beauty services firm Blow Ltd, securing an exclusive partnership with the provider.
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NewsFenwick hires first ever CIO from Dixons Carphone
Fenwick has appointed Dixons Carphone’s interim head of group IT transformation David Cutts to be its first chief information officer (CIO), Retail Week understands.
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GalleryFirst look: Canada Goose revamps Harrods shop-in-shop
Canadian winter clothing brand Canada Goose has overhauled its Harrods shop-in-shop ahead of its London store opening.
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NewsBHS: Dominic Chappell denies pension probe charges
Ex-BHS owner Dominic Chappell has denied failing to hand over information to The Pensions Regulator during an investigation into the retailer’s collapse.
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NewsJohn Lewis first UK retailer to trial Facebook 360 ad
John Lewis is the first UK retailer to trial 360 advertising on Facebook, bringing together video content and online shopping.
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OpinionOpinion: HoF needs to show signs of recovery – and soon
House of Fraser’s dismal set of results today came as a shock, even for those expecting bad news.
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NewsHoF losses widen as transformation costs bite
House of Fraser has posted widening losses and a drop in like-for-like sales in its half-year update, but new boss Alex Williamson is “optimistic”.
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OpinionOpinion: Is Amazon trying to be the next John Lewis?
The future is not looking golden for the UK’s ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ high-street stalwart, John Lewis.
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AnalysisNick Bubb’s verdict: JLP is still under pressure
John Lewis’ structural pressures will continue, no matter what happens to the partnership’s top line.
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NewsToday in retail: Mixed bag from John Lewis, Next, Morrisons
Having become somewhat accustomed to a cautious and often pessimistic approach, Next boss Lord Wolfson changed his tune today.
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NewsMayfield: Government needs to do justice to Brexit talks
Sir Charlie Mayfield had said that the government needs to do justice to the complexity surrounding the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership profits halve despite sales rise
John Lewis’ half-year pre-tax profits have crashed despite a modest rise in sales across the Partnership.