All General merchandise articles – Page 63
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NewsRetail Diary: Retail Week's 48-hour event and awards marathon
Retail Week came to life at its bustling Buzz Conference, the Tech & Ecomm Awards and its 24-hour Hackathon – also known as the snackathon.
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NewsThe Works profits surge as it aims to double number of stores
Discount retailer The Works has posted a 37% jump in full-year profits and is aiming to double the size of its store estate.
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NewsRetail Week Buzz: New systems are obsolete fast, says Sainsbury's Argos CTO
New technology systems will become obsolete faster so must be easy to replace, advises Sainsbury’s Argos chief technology officer.
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OpinionOpinion: Dixons Carphone and JD Sports are inspirational in tough times
In today’s challenging times, many retailers can learn from how Dixons Carphone and JD Sports are going from success to success.
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NewsM&S' Bousquet-Chavanne on the new 'best-in-class proposition'
M&S’ customer marketing and online executive director Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne said retailers need to know that the new “best-in-class” can come from outside the industry.
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NewsConsumers face wait to get hands on new plastic £5 note
The nationwide roll-out of the new plastic £5 note for England and Wales will launch today, but will have limited availability.
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NewsM&S multichannel boss Laura Wade-Gery to leave this month
Marks & Spencer exec director Laura Wade-Gery will not return to the business following her maternity leave, the retailer has revealed.
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NewsOriginal Factory Shop names Alistair McGeorge chairman as profits jump
The Original Factory Shop has appointed former Matalan and New Look exec Alistair McGeorge as its new chairman amid sales and profit growth.
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NewsPaperchase considers float to fuel international ambitions
Paperchase is being primed for a £150m stock market flotation around two years after its owners had considered a sale of the business.
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NewsPoundland boss O'Byrne to stay after backing from Steinhoff
Poundland boss Kevin O’Byrne is understood to be planning to stay at the value retailer and has the backing of its new owner, Steinhoff.
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NewsSteinhoff's purchase of Poundland gets the go-ahead from shareholders
Poundland shareholders voted in favour of Steinhoff’s acquisition of the value retailer, giving the go-ahead to a deal worth more than £610m.
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AnalysisAnalysis: BRC-KPMG August Retail Sales Monitor – sector by sector
Retail like-for-likes slumped 0.9% in August as food sales were offset by fashion declines. Here’s our sector by sector breakdown.
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NewsHalfords' sales rise as weather and Olympics boost cycling
Halfords has posted a 1.2% rise in like-for-like sales over the summer as warm weather and the Olympics boosted sales in its cycling division.
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NewsM&S to cull 500 head office jobs as boss Rowe steps up turnaround bid
Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe will wield the axe on 500 head office jobs this week as he steps up his bid to turn around the business.
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NewsShop prices continue to drop as food deflation hits record low
Shop prices continued to fall last month as food deflation accelerated to a record low, according to latest industry figures.
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NewsBusiness confidence bounces back after post-Brexit slump
Business confidence rebounded by 4.7 points in August following a slump in July after the UK voted to leave the European Union.
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AnalysisRetail Diary: Tin Foyle’s epic adventures and Ikea’s do-it-yourself dinners
Foyles’s ‘Tin Foyle’ has been making friends, Ikea is exploring an unconventional dining concept and Daphne Sherman ‘Buttons Down’.
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NewsSports Direct and Debenhams to suffer most from Brexit, claims report
Sports Direct and Debenhams will be among the hardest-hit retailers from Brexit owing to currency pressures, according to an analyst’s report.
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NewsEtailer Notonthehighstreet lands £21m in venture capital funding
Online retailer Notonthehighstreet.com has secured £21m from its investors in a move to expand in the UK and international markets.
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NewsAmazon unveils plans to open more bricks and mortar bookstores
Etail giant Amazon has unveiled ambitions to increase its bricks and mortar footprint by opening a further three physical bookstores in the US.