All General merchandise articles – Page 42
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2018: Tesco’s landmark year
By overcoming adversity and re-establishing itself as the dominant player in a competitive field, The Audit Partnership Best Grocer winner Tesco has maintained its position at the top of the grocery game.
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2018: Aldi powers ahead
Now the UK’s fifth-biggest grocer, German value giant and Best Value Retailer winner Aldi continues to impress with its quality proposition, customer focus and impressive supply chain.
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NewsPoundstretcher credit insurers reduce cover
Poundstretcher owner Crown Crest Group has had its credit cover cut as insurers continue to tighten terms for high street operators.
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NewsMove of the week: Shop Direct’s new chief executive
The appointment of Henry Birch as the new chief executive of Shop Direct shows the changing face of retail.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: Who are the new value retail players?
The value sector is the latest focus of Retail Week’s ‘The disruptors’ series, which looks at the businesses creating waves across the industry.
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VideoWatch: The Works boss Keaney on store expansion
The Works chief executive Kevin Keaney joins us in the Retail Week Live newsroom to discuss the relevance of bricks-and-mortar stores in the digital economy.
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NewsSainsbury's Argos boss targets £2bn m-commerce sales
Sainsbury’s Argos boss John Rogers says the retailer is on track to hit £2bn of m-commerce sales by the end of its current financial year.
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NewsRetail diary: Asda turns avocado match-maker
A toy store resorts to drastic measures, Asda jumps on the avocado engagement bandwagon and Selfridges is a patron of the arts.
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NewsShop Direct reshuffles product team amid further exits
Shop Direct has reshuffled its product top team, promoting its group merchandising director to group product director as its group fashion director exits the business.
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NewsSteinhoff first-quarter sales slump as scandal deepens
Steinhoff has posted a fall in its UK and overall first-quarter sales as chairwoman Heather Sonn warned that its accounting scandal could stretch beyond the €6bn already flagged.
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NewsToys R Us tumbles into administration
Toys R Us has entered into administration, leaving the future of more than 3,000 workers hanging the balance.
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NewsWaitrose sales rise as chilly weather sets in
Waitrose sales excluding fuel climbed 3.2% year on year last week as the chilly weather drove customers to the shops.
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NewsToys R Us nears administration, thousands of jobs at risk
Toys R Us is poised to tumble into administration this week after failing in its eleventh-hour hunt for a buyer.
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DataData: Top 50 UK retailers’ online performance
Following another bumper month of online sales, we look at how the top retailers’ transactional websites compare.
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NewsThe Entertainer rules out swoop on ailing Toys R Us
The Entertainer has denied claims that it is eyeing a purchase of Toys R Us UK, which is urgently seeking a buyer.
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NewsToys R Us UK on brink due to £15m tax bill
Toys R Us UK is reportedly searching for a rescue deal to prevent it from falling into administration at the end of the month.
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NewsJanuary retail sales rise as consumers seek to get fit
Retail sales rose year on year in January but growth was flat month on month.
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NewsSteinhoff hires restructuring chief to manage crisis
Steinhoff has appointed KPMG veteran Richard Heis to drive its urgent restructuring, as the Poundland owner deals with the fallout of its accounting scandal.
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NewsToys R Us seeks £120m as payment deadline looms
Toys R Us is urgently pursuing £120m in funding to pay off loans and overhaul its store estate as the retailer fights for survival.
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NewsRetail diary: Poundland’s elf defies ad ban
Sainsbury’s Valentine’s blooper, Drake picks up the grocery tab, and Poundland’s social media team prove unstoppable.