All Hotel Chocolat articles – Page 4
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DataData: Aldi and Shop Direct lead top 10 ranking of staff efficiency
Retail Week Prospect ranks the 10 most productive retailers in the UK in terms of staff costs.
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News
Hotel Chocolat's share price soars on stock market debut
Hotel Chocolat’s share price rocketed by more than a quarter yesterday on its first day of trading on the London Stock Exchange.
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Analysis
Interview: Hotel Chocolat’s Angus Thirlwell on the IPO – and David Bowie
Hotel Chocolat, co-founded by Angus Thirlwell, has floated on AIM. When Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris opened the first Hotel Chocolat in Watford back in 2004, world domination seemed a million miles away.
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Opinion
Opinion: Austin Reed and BHS may vanish but newcomers show retail’s vibrant
The administrations of Austin Reed and BHS have dominated headlines, but look past those sad collapses and there are reasons to be cheerful.
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Video
The Retail Week: Convenience on the wane, Hotel Chocolat and Next results
We discuss Morrisons’ and Sainsbury’s full-years, Hotel Chocolat’s upcoming flotation and the reasons for Next’s disappointing results.
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News
Hotel Chocolat boss Thirlwell: 'We are worth' £167m valuation
Hotel Chocolat boss Angus Thirlwell has insisted “we are worth it” after the business unveiled its initial public offering on AIM.
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News
Hotel Chocolat sets share price at upper end of range as it lists on AIM
Hotel Chocolat has set its share price at the top end of the anticipated range ahead of its float, valuing the retailer at £167m.
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News
Infographic: Easter sales and footfall to be dampened by bad weather
Shoppers are likely to be deterred by Saturday’s forecasted wet weather resulting in decreased footfall and sales, according to analysts.
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Video
Retail Week Live: Hotel Chocolat’s Angus Thirlwell on floating and Easter
The boss of Hotel Chocolat joins the Retail Week Live Studio to discuss the company’s float and sales in the run up to Easter.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Hotel Chocolat targets AIM flotation
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Hotel Chocolat boss Angus Thirlwell revealing the retailer’s intention to float on the AIM.
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News
Retail Diary: Hotel Chocolat's cocoa contracts and Kanye jets East to Ikea
Hotel Chocolat’s cocoa contracts, Screwfix’s mistaken identity, Kanye West flies East for Ikea visit and Greggs launches nappuccino pods.
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Analysis
Analysis: Hotel Chocolat’s flotation on the AIM in numbers
After revealing its intention to float, Retail Week takes a closer look at the numbers potential Hotel Chocolat investors will be poring over.
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News
Hotel Chocolat float marks retailer's 'coming of age', says boss Thirlwell
Hotel Chocolat co-founder and boss Angus Thirlwell has hailed the retailer’s intention to float as “a coming of age” for the business.
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News
Hotel Chocolat to float on AIM to 'accelerate' growth plans
Hotel Chocolat intends to float on the London Stock Exchange market for smaller firms, AIM, as it plots more store openings.
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News
Hotel Chocolat swings to profit after sales growth and cost controls
Hotel Chocolat has swung to a full-year profit driven by tighter control of costs and sales growth within its stores and online.
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News
Hotel Chocolat to launch new website as it ramps up overseas expansion plans
Hotel Chocolat is poised to launch a new-look website in a bid to ramp up its expansion plans and build on its “best Christmas ever.”
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Opinion
Opinion: Is Tottenham Court Road becoming the new Oxford Circus?
Consumers are starting to return to this overlooked West End shopping district, as it becomes an attractive alternative to Oxford Circus
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Photo gallery
Store gallery: Hotel Chocolat lifts the lid on a new format in Cambridge
Specialist retailer Hotel Chocolat has added another string to its bow by opening a store in Cambridge which is equal parts cafe and shop.
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News
Hotel Chocolat boss: ‘Consumers want to see brands being adventurous’
Hotel Chocolat founder and chief executive Angus Thirlwell says today’s consumer “wants to see their brands being adventurous”.
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Analysis
Retail Diary: Laury flushes away innovation and Thirlwell's cocoa cool down
Kingfisher innovation won’t go down the toilet, M Co veteran McGeoch avoids another breakdown and Thirlwell goes from all-go to cocoa
