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AnalysisAnalysis: Lessons from Leicester on how retail should prepare for local lockdowns
With the prospect of more local lockdowns on the cards, Retail Week explores how retailers can manage and plan for an uncertain future.
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In pictures: The retailers opening new stores in lockdown
While many retailers have tightened their belts to counter the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, some have used the time to launch new concept stores to expand their reach.
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Swedish bed brand Carpe Diem makes UK debut
Luxury bed brand Carpe Diem, founded in Sweden 25 years ago, has launched UK ecommerce operations and a London flagship store, despite the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on international retail.
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John Lewis, Superdry, Lush and Waterstones on trading in retail’s new normal
After three months of shuttered doors due to the coronavirus, English non-essential retail reopened to the public on Monday. Retail Week analyses the lessons to be learnt from the first days of trading.
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Shop prices fall at fastest rate since 2006 as Covid-19 hammers sales
Shop prices fell at their fastest rate since 2006 as the coronavirus crisis and non-essential store closures drove struggling retailers to launch big promotions in categories such as clothing and furniture.
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Ikea strikes up partnership to drive circular economy ambitions
Ikea has partnered with sustainability charity The Ellen MacArthur Foundation in a bid to reduce product waste and ultimately become a circular business by 2030.
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Eve Sleep hails ‘improving trading’ patterns despite lockdown
Eve Sleep has hailed “improving trading” patterns during April and May following initial “disruption” sparked by the coronavirus crisis.
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Analysis: How home and DIY retailers can nail lockdown challenges
As government regulations keep the UK housebound, many consumers have taken the opportunity to use their extra time and extra cash to improve their lockdown locations, giving the home and DIY sector a boost
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Coronavirus: Shop prices plummet at sharpest rate since 2017
Shop prices fell in April at their steepest rate in over three years, exacerbated by non-food, as retailers grappled with the impact of economic uncertainty on consumer confidence and discretionary spending triggered by coronavirus.
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Dreams directors exit as retailer prepares for post-coronavirus landscape
Two Dreams directors will leave the beds specialist this week as the retailer adapts to a changing retail environment partly precipitated by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus: DFS chiefs to take pay cut and New Look pauses production to address impact
Furniture retailer DFS and fashion group new Look have revealed a range of initiatives designed to address the impact of store closures and business disruption because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Eve Sleep narrows losses but cautions on coronavirus impact
Eve Sleep has narrowed its full-year losses, but warned that it expects “subdued demand” to persist during the coronavirus outbreak.
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ScS profits and sales up despite low consumer confidence
ScS has reported increases in both gross sales and profit in its half-year results, despite low customer confidence and the developing coronavirus situation.
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Coronavirus: Ikea to close all UK stores tomorrow as ‘precautionary measure’
Homewares giant Ikea has announced it will close all its UK stores tomorrow as a “precautionary measure against the ongoing risk” posed to staff and customers by the coronavirus.
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ScS delays results after government’s coronavirus policy shift
ScS has delayed the release of its half-year results following yesterday’s changes to the government’s coronavirus policy.
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Interview: Heal’s boss Hamish Mansbridge on the heritage retailer’s new look
Heal’s is a well-established name in the UK furniture market and, after a difficult few years, chief executive Hamish Mansbridge is bringing a modern take to the heritage brand for a new generation of consumers.
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Coronavirus: Delays to UK retail supply chains but no panic yet
As workers in China begin returning to work after the coronavirus-extended Lunar New Year break, experts are predicting modest supply chain delays but say there is no cause for retailer panic.
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DFS suffers sales fall but reassures on profits
DFS has reported a decline in sales but should hit earnings expectations despite tough trading conditions.
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View from NRF Big Show: Data, demographics and transparency to keep consumers happy
As brands’ reputation and sales are increasingly made or broken on the back of their reputations, retailers share their tips for success in a changing consumer economy.
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Analysis: Who are retail’s next CEOs?
Retail Week speaks to headhunters and industry-watchers to determine which executives will be in charge of the UK’s biggest retailers over the next five years.
