All Hotel Chocolat articles – Page 6
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NewsHotel Chocolat tastes success as full-year profits jump
Hotel Chocolat has posted soaring full-year profits and plans to open five more stores before Christmas.
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NewsRetail diary: Hotel Chocolat hits Hollywood and JD Williams sticks heels in
Hotel Chocolat made its Hollywood debut, JD Williams said high-heeled shoe sales are waning and supermarkets have inspired art.
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NewsHotel Chocolat considers overseas expansion and downplays Brexit impact
Hotel Chocolat is mulling over a move to expand its international business after opening its first store in Gibraltar through a franchise agreement.
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NewsHotel Chocolat sales climb as stock market debut gets off to “a good start”
Hotel Chocolat has unveiled a full-year sales increase “slightly ahead of market expectations”, driven by rising online sales.
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AnalysisAnalysis: After Brexit, who will be retail's winners and losers?
Retailers across the UK have been left to ponder an uncertain future following the country’s shock vote to leave the European Union.
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OpinionOpinion: Hard times for retailers? Don’t blame it on the Brexit
As the EU referendum edges nearer, it should be noted that there is more to the malaise being felt in some retail quarters than Brexit angst.
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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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NewsHotel 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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InterviewInterview: Hotel Chocolat’s Angus Thirlwell on the IPO – and David Bowie
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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OpinionOpinion: 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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VideoThe 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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NewsHotel 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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NewsHotel 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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VideoA decade of disruption; Hotel Chocolat founder Angus Thirlwell on building a beloved brand
Since its inception, Hotel Chocolat has never played by the rules of what people say a chocolate company should be.
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NewsInfographic: 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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VideoRetail 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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CartoonBlower’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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NewsRetail 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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AnalysisAnalysis: 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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NewsHotel 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.