Grace Bowden
Grace is a reporter for Retail Week.
She covers a variety of sectors including value, sports & leisure, health & beauty and lingerie, as well as wider technology developments across retail.
She is interested in new appointments, store formats and how retailers are keeping pace with the myriad of technological developments across the industry, from their boardrooms to shop floors.
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Poundstretcher’s full-year profits have fallen by a quarter as it looks to rejig its store estate to focus on larger retail park leases.
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Carpetright unfurls to a loss in 'transitional year'
Carpetright has recorded a pre-tax loss and declining sales at the interim mark as restructuring costs bite.
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Ted Baker boss Kelvin takes leave of absence
Ted Baker founder and chief executive Ray Kelvin is taking a “temporary leave of absence” from the firm following allegations regarding his conduct with staff.
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Former Tesco directors acquitted in fraud trial
Former Tesco directors Chris Bush and John Scouler have been acquitted of charges of fraud and false accounting.
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Homebase and Tapi launch concession partnership
Flooring retailer Tapi is rolling out concessions in Homebase stores as it seeks to ramp up its expansion.
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The Retail Week: Consumer trends to look out for in 2019
This week we take a look at how the consumer will feel and shop in 2019 and the trends that will drive their behaviour.
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Analysis: How M&S’ virtual assistant drives sales
In the year since Marks & Spencer launched its online virtual assistant, its boss Steve Rowe has made big bets on technology and the transformative effect he believes it will have on his business.
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Analysis: What is Mike Ashley's master plan?
Hark back to June 2016 and Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley was hauled before a parliamentary hearing about the working conditions at the retailer’s Shirebrook warehouse.
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Consumer 2019: Is there any respite for retail next year?
With 2019 just around the corner, how are shoppers feeling about the year ahead and how can retailers win their loyalty?
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McColl’s warns on profits due to Palmer & Harvey demise
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Ted Baker staff launch petition against ‘forced hugging'
Ted Baker employees have launched a petition alleging that founder and boss Ray Kelvin engages in inappropriate behaviour towards staff included enforced hugs.
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Iceland ad shows being on point beats being on screen
There was a time when having Christmas advert banished from TV would have been a sucker punch to festive sales.
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The Retail Week: How will Christmas play out for retailers?
The golden quarter is now well underway, but will it be a happy Christmas for retailers?
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Boohoo and Primark defend prices and sustainability to MPs
Fast-fashion retailers including Primark, Boohoo, Asos and Missguided defended their practices to MPs yesterday.
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Inflation edges up spurred by rising food prices
Inflation has risen for the third month in five years this November as grocery price rises accelerated and the rate of deflation in non-food categories slowed.
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Watch: Inside John Lewis’ new Beauty Studio concept
John Lewis has unveiled its second Beauty Studio in its Cambridge store. Retail Week speaks to the retailer’s head of beauty buying Matt Leeser about the new format.
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Black Friday footfall tumbles as online sales spike
Black Friday footfall in the first half of the day has plummeted 7% year on year as online bargain hunters drive sales.
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Gap CEO unveils plan to close hundreds of stores
Gap chief executive Art Peck has said it will close hundreds of its stores “with urgency” in a bid to shore up its flagging fortunes.
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AO.com shrinks losses and smart home drives sales
AO.com has posted reduced interim losses despite the UK market for white goods “becoming tougher than expected” as newer categories drove sales growth.
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Bonmarché profits fall as store sales slide
Bonmarché has recorded a decline in its interim profits as boss Helen Connolly says “weaker consumer sentiment and footfall” hurt store sales.
