All Department stores articles – Page 85
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NewsHouse of Fraser profits slip amid 'extremely volatile' trading
House of Fraser has warned of “subdued trading” ahead as its profits slipped during a “volatile” and “challenging” first half.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will BHS's new bosses revitalise the retailer online?
Only a month after the shutters came down at the final BHS stores, the retailer is re-emerging online out of its barely cooled ashes.
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AnalysisOpinion: Why John Lewis's marketing material needs a good edit
Shop the hand-picked, curated and edited collection – why do retailers insist on using three marketing terms when one will do?
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OpinionOpinion: Higher prices and squeezing suppliers won’t help retail performance
I have never known such uncertainty permeating the industry in more than 30 years. It makes for short-termism and muddy thinking.
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NewsRetail diary: Made.com’s store sleep-over and Sainsbury’s added spice
Made.com has kept shoppers in-store overnight, Sainsbury’s needs to wash its mouth out and John Lewis’ boss is marching online for followers.
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GalleryStore gallery: Why Montreal's retail reputation is hotting up
There is a lot to recommend Montreal as a destination, not least the retail provision that sets it apart from many other cities.
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NewsTourists boost post-Brexit London but business rates are cause for concern
Tourists have boosted West End tax-free sales by 44% in August, but retailers in the district are set to be dented by business rates.
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NewsWaitrose boosted by heatwave but John Lewis fashion sales suffer
Waitrose’s sales got a boost from last week’s soaring temperatures but fashion sales at sister chain John Lewis took a hit.
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OpinionOpinion: John Lewis takes short-term profit pain for long-term gain
Bellwether retailer the John Lewis Partnership, which rarely puts a foot wrong, appears to have stumbled over falling profits.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail News on Lidl, BHS and shop openings
Retail news round-up: Lidl’s US expansion plans, Dominic Chappell’s 'unpaid tax bills', and shop vacancy rates up for first time since 2012
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GalleryStore gallery: Liberty's Fashion Week windows celebrate its unique heritage
Liberty’s entry in this year’s RIBA window competition celebrates its founder Arthur Liberty’s impact on retail and the fashion industry.
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NewsFormer BHS owner and business partner face probe by SFO
Former owner of collapsed BHS Dominic Chappell and one of his business partners are under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
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NewsBreakfast briefing: The Hut Group, business rates and footfall
Retail news round-up: The Hut Group’s takeover of US firm, August footfall up due to tourist influx, and John Lewis’s pension hole problem
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AnalysisStore gallery: Fenwick creates new from old in Colchester
John Ryan visits the relaunched Williams & Griffin deparment store, now under the Fenwick name, having owned it since 2008.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What we learned from the John Lewis half-year results
The John Lewis Partnership reported a fall in profits in its half-year results despite a rise in sales, and warned staff numbers would shrink in the coming years.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership half-year profits hit as it invests 'for long term'
John Lewis Partnership has posted a 14.7% drop in half-year pre-tax profits and warned that its expects to cut staff numbers.
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NewsRetail Week Buzz: David Walmsley on why personalisation must be honest
House of Fraser’s David Walmsley has said that retailers need to approach personalisation “with transparency and honesty”.
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NewsM&S' Bousquet-Chavanne on the new 'best-in-class proposition'
M&S’ customer marketing and online executive director Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne said retailers need to know that the new “best-in-class” can come from outside the industry.
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NewsUpdate: Beales department store to shut a third of branches following CVA
Beales will shut a third of it stores in cost-saving measures, after completing its CVA (Company Voluntary Arrangement).
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NewsOriginal Factory Shop names Alistair McGeorge chairman as profits jump
The Original Factory Shop has appointed former Matalan and New Look exec Alistair McGeorge as its new chairman amid sales and profit growth.