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NewsKingfisher builds towards new ambitious sustainability targets
Kingfisher has laid out new sustainability targets after making “significant progress” with its responsible business strategy this year.
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John Lewis makes key fashion hire to build own-brand
John Lewis has appointed its first director of design for fashion as it prepares to “accelerate plans to expand our own-brand ranges with design that will inspire and excite customers”.
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Opinion
‘Is UK retail’s £2.8bn excess stock timebomb set to be the sector’s next big crisis?’
UK retail is facing a perfect storm of rising costs and plummeting consumer confidence. Could an excess of stock be the final nail in the coffin for many in the squeezed mid-market?
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Ikea to sell off factories as it ‘scales down’ operations in Russia and Belarus
Ikea has said it is entering the next stage of its plans to ‘scale down’ in Russia and Belarus in response to the war in Ukraine.
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Analysis
Analysis: As DFS and ProCook warn on profits, has the homewares sector lost its spring?
The homewares sector has enjoyed a boom over the past two years but, with DFS and ProCook issuing the latest in a string of profit warnings, has the pandemic bubble burst?
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ProCook warns on profits as shoppers ‘tighten their belts’ amid cost-of-living crunch
ProCook has said sales and profits for its current financial year will be behind previous forecasts as shoppers face “exceptional pressures on discretionary spend”.
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Data
Data: New ranking reveals top 30 UK retailers by store growth
Retail Week’s latest report features new analysis of the retailers that expanded their store footprint the most from January 2019 to March 2022. It also features data from Local Data Company to show the sectors that are driving store growth and where the opportunities lie.
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Data
Post-pandemic spending bubble bursts as shoppers rein in spending
Retail sales fell last month as consumers’ disposable income came under increased pressure, signalling an end to the post-pandemic boom enjoyed by some retailers.
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News
Marks & Spencer trials refillable home-care products
Marks & Spencer has extended its ‘fill your own’ food concept to cleaning and laundry products.
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Gallery
Store gallery: H&M and Ikea open first Atelier100 store in London
Swedish fashion giant H&M and Ikea’s largest franchisee Ingka Group have collaborated to open the first Atelier100 store at the Livat shopping centre in Hammersmith, west London.
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News
TJX Europe names new boss as Greenlees takes on global role
TK Maxx and Homesense owner TJX Europe has unveiled two major changes to its senior leadership team.
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Interview
How Theo Paphitis went from sales assistant to tycoon, TV star and campaigner
As Theo Paphitis wins the AlixPartners Outstanding Contribution to Retail Award, the boss of Ryman, Boux Avenue and Robert Dyas reflects on his lifelong passion for retail
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News
Wickes hails ‘continued momentum’ despite dip in sales
Wickes has hailed a “promising start” to its financial year despite reporting a dip in sales.
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News
Kingfisher sales beat pre-pandemic levels but lockdown DIY boom slows
DIY giant Kingfisher’s sales declined against strong comparables in the last two years.
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John Lewis Partnership drafts in new people boss from Post Office
John Lewis Partnership has appointed Lisa Cherry as executive director for people.
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Made.com strengthens top team as it issues profit warning
Made.com has called out a “more challenging than anticipated” trading environment in the first half of the year.
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Kingfisher and AllSaints executives join BRC board
Executives from DIY giant Kingfisher and fashion brand AllSaints have been appointed to the board of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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News
Ikea earmarks €1bn to adapt London stores for ecommerce
Ikea is set to spend €3bn throughout 2023 on adapting its iconic out-of-town big-box stores to double up as ecommerce distribution centres.
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News
Made.com acquires Trouva as it ‘accelerates’ marketplace ambitions
Made.com has acquired homewares platform Trouva for an undisclosed sum, in a move that chief executive Nicola Thompson says will “significantly accelerate our growth strategy”.
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Deep dive
Deep dive: Room for one more – are co-CEOs the future of retail leadership?
When it comes to leadership, are two heads really better than one? Marks & Spencer seems to think so. Retail Week explores the trend for co-chief executives in retail.
