All General merchandise articles – Page 30
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AnalysisWho will be retail’s winners and losers of 2020?
Who will rise to the top in 2020 and who will struggle? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead
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NewsWaterstones posts flat Christmas after ‘nerve-wracking’ peak period
Waterstones registered flat – although better than expected – Christmas sales, chief executive James Daunt has told Retail Week.
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OpinionOpinion: Costco – the overlooked success that’s disrupting retail
When Costco Europe senior vice-president Steve Pappas retired last autumn, after overseeing the US giant’s UK operations for 13 years, his departure didn’t make the same headlines as some other senior retailers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The biggest hires and fires of 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, Retail Week takes a look back at all the hires and fires that have made shockwaves in the retail sector this year.
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NewsMoonpig hits landmark sales figure
Online greetings card specialist Moonpig has reported sales of £100m bolstered by an increase in demand for personalised cards.
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InterviewInterview: The Entertainer confronts challenging Christmas in Toytown
Gary Grant, the retail industry’s Santa Claus, tells Retail Week that he is doing his best to have a merry Christmas despite enduring the most challenging year of the past decade.
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NewsThe Book People falls into administration a week before Christmas
The Book People has called in administrators for the second time in a bid to secure its future.
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NewsBoots to stock Mothercare products in franchise tie-up
Boots is to start selling Mothercare products after agreeing to become its exclusive franchise partner in the UK.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 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.
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DataData: M&S Simply Food tops list of UK’s favourite retailers
M&S Simply Food has wrestled back its crown as the UK’s favourite retailer, according to exclusive data from consultancy OC&C.
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NewsClintons seals pre-pack admin deal saving 2,500 jobs
Greetings cards specialst Clintons has been bought out of administration by Esquire Retail Limited, safeguarding all 2,500 jobs.
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AnalysisSeven trends that will define Christmas and set the tone for 2020
Christmas 2019 will be unique for many reasons: a December election, Brexit looming and growing concern over the climate crisis. But what consumer behaviour trends will impact how people shop this Christmas and define retail in 2020? Retail Week investigates.
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NewsHabitat boss Clare Askem steps down
Habitat boss Clare Askem has stepped down from the Sainsbury’s-owned business after eight years at the helm, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsTOFS sales fall but boss heralds CVA for improved profitability
The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) has recorded declines in full-year sales and profits but boss Emma Fox credits the retailer’s CVA for improving profitability.
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NewsPets at Home profits spike in ‘strong’ first half
Pets at Home has said it expects to deliver a full-year profit at the top end of market consensus following a “strong” first half.
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NewsCard Factory appoints former Fenwick exec as chief information officer
Card Factory has appointed a former Fenwick executive as its new chief information officer.
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AnalysisCracker or turkey? The verdict on retail’s Christmas ads
From Edgar the Excitable Dragon to Kevin the Carrot’s musical extravaganza, two advertising agency bosses give their verdicts on who has won retail’s Christmas ad battle.
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NewsWilko appoints Musgrave boss to board
Variety store group Wilko has appointed Musgrave chief executive Chris Martin as a non-executive director.
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OpinionPoundland: Why we deserve pride of place on Princes Street
Imagine my surprise last month when a Google alert told me The Times Scotland had decided the arrival of the latest Poundland store on Edinburgh’s premier shopping destination “threatens to cheapen Princes Street”.
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OpinionOpinion: Should B&M say auf wiedersehen to Germany?
The usually infallible B&M posted a subdued set of interim results this morning.