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News
JD Sports considers fundraising for acquisition warchest
JD Sports is pondering raising new equity to fund deals as the retail landscape is transformed by the Covid pandemic.
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Analysis
The power players: the acquisitive retailers snapping up brands
As Boohoo snaps up Debenhams, Retail Week takes a look at the pack of retailers taking advantage of the acquisition opportunities Covid has created to boost their business. Who are the sector’s new power players?
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Opinion
‘Asos and Boohoo swoops for Topshop and Debs are changing of the guard’
If proof were needed of the scale of change underway in retail, it came this week as pureplays Asos and Boohoo swooped on two of retail’s most venerable high street names.
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News
Asos could retain Topshop flagship if Arcadia deal goes ahead
Online retailer Asos, which is in exclusive talks to buy Arcadia brands , is interested in retaining the flagship Topshop store on Oxford Street.
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Analysis
Strategic report: Lessons from Christmas 2020 to help you win in the year ahead
Lockdown, store closures and bans on large gatherings created what Marks Spencer boss Steve Rowe termed ”near impossible trading conditions” this golden quarter. Retail Week’s latest report pulls out the trends from this very different Christmas and lessons to help you trade through the most volatile trading ...
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Data
Data: The 30 happiest places to work in UK retail
Hackett London, Browns and Moonpig have the happiest workforces of any retailer in the UK, new data has revealed.
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Analysis
Will more retailers ditch Oxford Street?
While the famous shopping destination was already facing headwinds, the coronavirus crisis has been a perfect storm for Oxford Street. The question is whether retailers will hang around to pick up the pieces or abandon it altogether.
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Video
Watch: The Entertainer and NOTHS reveal trading trends from a ‘chaotic’ Christmas
Christmas 2020 was the most volatile retail has ever experienced. Leaders from The Entertainer, Notonthehighstreet, Openpay and Braze dissect the trading trends and what they mean for retail in 2021.
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News
M&S to add Joules and Hobbs to its fashion stable
Marks Spencer has struck deals with a handful of new fashion brands in a bid to drive its clothing sales online.
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News
Burberry hails ‘good progress’ as online sales surge over Christmas
Burberry has posted a spike in online sales during the golden quarter as it hailed “good progress” on its transformation strategy.
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Superdry turnaround hit by Covid disruption
Fashion retailer Superdry has posted a fall in sales and profits after the coronavirus pandemic took a toll, and cautioned about prospects as a ‘going concern’.
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Analysis
Five up-and-coming UK marketplaces that you need to know
Retail Week shines a light on five marketplaces at different stages of their journey, which could become useful routes to market.
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News
Seasalt Christmas sales rise buoyed by online demand
Seasalt has recorded an uplift in revenues over Christmas, as online orders “more than compensated” for lost store sales.
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News
Matalan sales slip as store closures disrupt Christmas trading
Matalan has recorded a slide in sales over Christmas after online growth failed to mitigate the impact of enforced store closures.
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News
Sir Brian Leveson: ‘Boohoo brands need a shared clear vision’
Sir Brian Leveson’s first report to the Boohoo board has praised the group’s actions so far to reform its supply chain but said there is still “a long way to go”.
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News
Updated: Jaeger axes over 200 jobs as M&S completes acquisition
Marks Spencer has completed its deal to acquire the brand and stock from Jaeger, resulting in the fashion retailer axing its roles and shutting down its store estate.
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News
UK economy shrinks in November, ending six consecutive months of growth
The UK economy shrank in November as coronavirus restrictions on consumers and businesses reduced economic activity.
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News
N Brown suffers festive sales slide and warns of stock delays
N Brown has suffered a drop in revenues during its Christmas quarter despite hailing “continued improvement” in sales.
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Opinion
Peter Williams: ‘The pressure is on for fewer but better stores’
After the experience of the last 10 months, do we really need shops any more? Perhaps we should start by reflecting on how they were created and why we started going to them in the first place.
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News
Sell online? Not likely, insists Primark finance chief
As sales were decimated and shoppers flocked online during lockdown, many might think Primark would reconsider whether to trade online – far from it.