All articles by Emily Hardy – Page 7
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Bensons' Machin: Firefighting amid the Steinhoff blaze
When Stuart Machin took the top job at Steinhoff-owned Bensons for Beds and Harveys last August, he knew he had his work cut out.
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Retail's Christmas: Premium, promos and polarisation
With a slew of retailers including Tesco, M&S, John Lewis and House of Fraser updating today, much has been learned about the golden quarter. Retail Week picks out the key trends.
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Maplin seeks funding and rent reductions amid tough trading
Maplin is seeking new investment and aims to slash its rental bill amid tough trading conditions, Retail Week can reveal.
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Card Factory: Headwinds to hit full-year profits
Card Factory has warned that continued headwinds and margin pressures will impact its full-year profits.
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Game stems decay with positive festive update
Game’s sales jumped during the golden quarter as it capitalised on high demand for new games consoles and “appealing” game releases.
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House of Fraser posts Christmas sales slump
House of Fraser boss Alex Williamson dubbed the retailer “a business in transition” as its Christmas sales declined.
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Carphone Warehouse fined £400,000 for data breach
Carphone Warehouse has been fined £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after a data breach in 2015.
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Shoe Zone full-year profits and sales stumble
Shoe Zone has reported a slip in pre-tax profits in its last financial year as the retailer felt the impact of post-Brexit vote currency fluctuations.
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Quiz toasts bumper sales in first Christmas since IPO
Fast fashion retailer Quiz, which floated last year, said rocketing online sales bolstered its first golden quarter as a listed company.
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Superdry sales jump as digital strategy bears fruit
Superdry revealed bumper Christmas sales and a jump in half-year profits as its “disruptive” multichannel approach starts to pay off.
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Ted Baker fashions Christmas sales rise
Ted Baker has unveiled strong Christmas sales driven by online and continued international expansion.
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Pets at Home to shutter 'doggy boutique' Barkers
Pets at Home has decided to close its seven small-format Barkers stores, bringing its trial of the premium venture to a close.
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Boots pharmacy staff raise patient safety fears
Some Boots pharmacy staff claim they are under too much pressure and that mistakes could be made as a result.
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Poundland, Bensons and Harveys secure £180m new funding
Poundland’s parent company Pepkor Europe has been thrown a lifeline with a new two-year independent loan which will replace planned Steinhoff investment “in full”.
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What Next's update tells us about retail right now
Next is one of retail’s great bellwethers. What does its Christmas trading update, and its predictions for next year, tell the rest of the industry?
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John Lewis unveils bumper last-minute Christmas sales
John Lewis enjoyed bumper sales in the pivotal seven days before Christmas, with the retailer hailing its “biggest ever week” in fashion.
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Maplin boss Oli Meakin quits to run Gaucho Group
Maplin boss Oliver Meakin has exited the electricals retailer after five years at the helm to head up restaurant chain Gaucho, Retail Week can reveal.
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Poundland’s X-rated Elf tweets to be probed by ASA
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has launched an investigation into Poundland’s lewd ‘Elf on the Shelf’ Twitter campaign.
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Co-op eyes expansion with 100 new food stores in 2018
Co-op has unveiled plans to invest £160m this year in 100 new food stores and “major makeovers” at 150 existing shops.
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Tesco backs campaign to promote healthy eating for kids
Tesco is encouraging its shoppers to make healthier choices this January by backing the first Public Health England Change4Life campaign.