All articles by Emily Hardy – Page 11
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News
Game full-year profits slide amid 'volatile' markets
Game has racked up full-year losses as the retailer battled with a ‘volatile’ UK gaming market and invested in its fledgling events and esports business.
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Gallery
WHSmith: The 225-year-old chain through the ages
At 225, WHSmith is the oldest retail chain in the world. Retail Week chronicles its history, looks back at store fronts through the ages and speaks to its high street boss about the retailer’s future.
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News
Sainsbury’s to 'take on Domino's' with pizza-to-go
Sainsbury’s is trialling a new pizza takeaway ordering service – an initiative that, if successful, could be rolled out across stores nationwide.
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News
Oak Furniture Land to open shops in fledgling US market
Oak Furniture Land hopes to have three physical stores in the US by next summer, Retail Week can reveal, as it ramps up its efforts to crack its new market.
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News
Habitat appoints design chief as creative boss exits
Habitat has appointed a new head of product design as its current creative director departs the homewares retailer after six years.
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Argos lifts the lid on two-week Black Friday ‘bonanza’
Argos is preparing to push the button on its Black Friday event, which starts in earnest tomorrow and will run for a fortnight.
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Analysis
Do October’s ‘meagre’ sales mean Christmas is off?
The steepest slump in non-food sales on record has shaken the retail industry in the run-up to the critical festive period
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News
Dixons Carphone kicks off longest Black Friday Sale yet
Dixons Carphone has today pushed the button on its longest ever Black Friday event with the launch of an extended ‘Why Wait’ campaign.
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Video
Watch: Made's new boss on profit, innovation and Brexit
Made.com’s new chief executive Philippe Chainieux tells Retail Week how he plans to take the homewares etailer to the next level.
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Video
Watch: Debenhams' Cinderella-inspired Christmas ad
Debenhams has lifted the lid on its 2017 Christmas campaign on the same day as department store rival John Lewis is set to unveil its hotly anticipated advert.
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News
Bunnings IT boss quits to join Dixons Carphone
Dixons Carphone has poached Bunnings UK and Ireland head of IT transformation Henrietta Baring, Retail Week can reveal.
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Video
Watch: HoF brings 'merry back' with Christmas advert
House of Fraser has unveiled its 2017 Christmas campaign – ‘Bring Merry Back’ – focusing on childhood happiness and excitement around Christmas day.
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News
John Lewis dented by slow week for home and electricals
A disappointing week in John Lewis’ home and electricals categories compounded another week of falling sales for the retailer.
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Video
Watch: Currys PC World flaunts staff expertise in Christmas ad
Currys PC World has unveiled its latest Christmas campaign, showcasing its customer service and technical expertise for the third year running.
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Video
The Retail Week: UK’s best shops, Next, Arcadia and Asda
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories from the week, including Next’s quarterly update, job cuts at Arcadia and people moves at Asda and Burberry.
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News
Argos beefs up Fast Track with new fulfilment centres
Argos is taking its Fast Track proposition up a gear with the opening of two new regional fulfilment centres in time for the Christmas peak.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five lessons retailers can learn from Sky
If any company knows about adapting to meet changing consumer demands and resilience during testing times, it’s broadcaster Sky.
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News
Uniqlo Europe chief exec departs to join Japan division
Uniqlo Europe chief executive Takao Kuwahara has left his position to take up the role of chief operating officer at the fashion retailer’s Japanese arm.
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News
Oasis and Coast unveil profit lift as Warehouse falters
Oasis was the fashion group’s star performer in the year to February 28, 2017, registering a jump in profit and sales.
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News
Next full-price sales edge up in third quarter
Next’s full-price sales advanced 1.3% in the 12 weeks to October 29, driven once again by growth at its healthy Directory business.