All Electricals articles – Page 26
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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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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things retailers can learn from JetBlue
US airline JetBlue was founded in 2000 with the mission to “bring humanity back to air travel”. This aim – and how the firm fulfilled it – carries relevant lessons for retail.
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NewsJohn Lewis celebrates strong Easter trading
John Lewis sales jumped last week due to the cold weather and the earlier fall of Easter this year.
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NewsMaplin fails to secure buyer, axes head office roles
Maplin has made a further 66 redundancies at its head office as administrators confirmed that a buyer for the business has not been found.
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AnalysisProfile: Shop Direct's new boss Henry Birch
Shop Direct’s incoming boss Henry Birch’s career to date has spanned stints in the House of Commons and running William Hill’s online arm from Gibraltar.
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NewsMaplin sale hopes fade as retail rivals circle stores
A clutch of retailers are circling Maplin’s store estate as its hopes of securing a rescue deal rapidly evaporate.
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NewsMajor retailers back sustainability and equality drive
A swathe of top retailers including John Lewis, M&S and Sainsbury’s have signed up to an action plan aimed at driving sustainability, development and equality.
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NewsMaplin head office staff axed by administrators
The administrators of electricals retailer Maplin have made redundancies at its headquarters.
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NewsJohn Lewis hit by snow as fashion and home sales sink
Sales at John Lewis dropped sharply last week as freezing weather conditions across the UK deterred shoppers.
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NewsMaplin administrators draft in GCW to aid sale efforts
Maplin’s administrators have drafted in commercial property experts GCW to advise on the collapsed retailer’s portfolio as they ramp up efforts to secure a sale.
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NewsMaplin staff offered jobs lifeline by Dixons Carphone
Maplin employees who face losing their jobs after the retailer’s collapse may find new roles at rival Dixons Carphone.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Is it 2008 revisited for retail?
As Toys R Us and Maplin both go into administration this week, the team discuss whether the past is repeating itself, and what steps retailers need to take to avoid it happening to them.
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NewsShop Direct reshuffles product team amid further exits
Shop Direct has reshuffled its product top team, promoting its group merchandising director to group product director as its group fashion director exits the business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Lessons from Maplin and Toys R Us’ collapse
The air of inevitability about Toys R Us and Maplin’s collapse into administration can teach other retailers a great deal.
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NewsMaplin enters administration after rescue talks collapse
Maplin has plunged into administration just hours after last-ditch talks with potential buyer Edinburgh Woollen Mill failed.
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NewsMaplin rescue talks break down at eleventh hour
Maplin is teetering on the brink after talks between its owner Rutland Partners and prospective buyer Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) collapsed.
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NewsMaplin and EWM race to secure rescue deal
Maplin’s negotations with potential buyer Edinburgh Woollen Mill have reached a standstill despite the imminent prospect of administration.
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AnalysisWhat are the job roles shaping the future of retail?
Chief intelligence officers, AI resources officers and heads of storytelling; these job roles sound rather fanciful but they will help to define the future of retail.
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AnalysisWatch: Six of retail's best digital marketing campaigns
Retail Week shares inspiration from some of the best digital marketing campaigns across the sector.
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DataData: Top 50 UK retailers’ online performance
Following another bumper month of online sales, we look at how the top retailers’ transactional websites compare.