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AnalysisAnalysis: What could an Arcadia restructure look like?
Arcadia is the latest retail giant trying to re-engineer its flagging fortunes, exploring restructuring options in a bid to recapture some of its former prowess.
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Trouva partners with real estate firm to tackle business rates
Trouva has today unveiled a strategic partnership with real estate advisers Harper Dennis Hobbs to “tackle unfair business rates” for independent retailers.
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BRC warns on perils of no-deal tariff scheme
The British Retail Consortium has voiced concerns about the Government’s no-deal tariff scheme, which was unveiled this morning.
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Data: Third of shoppers visit high street less often than two years ago
More than a third of customers are visiting their local high street less often than they did two years ago, according to exclusive Retail Week research.
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Retail Sector Council launches investigation into retail costs
The Retail Sector Council (RSC) has launched a new survey investigating costs burdening the industry such as business rates.
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Government pledges 2% tax on online retail
The Northern powerhouse and high streets minister has promised to extend the Digital Services Tax to include a 2% charge on online retail.
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Debenhams in ‘advanced negotiations’ over £150m funding
Debenhams has said it is in “advanced negotiations” with existing lenders about obtaining an additional £150m worth of funding.
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Footasylum partners with new payments service Laybuy
Footasylum has partnered with new buy now, pay later service Laybuy which has today launched in the UK.
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Retail footfall in decline for 15th consecutive month
Shopper numbers plummeted by 2% last month, marking the “weakest February in five years”.
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Oasis adds new strapline as part of brand refresh
Oasis has added a new strapline as part of a brand refresh its chief executive says is aimed at “staying in tune with the customer”.
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M&S to team up with Britain's Got Talent
Marks & Spencer has launched its first ever TV sponsorship deal with ITV’s flagship entertainment show Britain’s Got Talent.
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LK Bennett slumps into administration, 500 jobs at risk
LK Bennett has collapsed into administration putting around 500 jobs at risk.
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Analysis: Can Waitrose.com really woo Ocado shoppers?
Waitrose & Partners’ owner, the John Lewis Partnership, reaffirmed its plans today to grow the upmarket grocer’s online platform as it prepares to split from Ocado.
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Clarks shutters Somerset factory with loss of 35 jobs
Clarks has closed its only remaining UK manufacturing hub in Somerset with the loss of 35 jobs, Retail Week can reveal.
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Better Bathrooms tumbles into administration
Better Bathrooms has slumped into administration after suffering “severe cashflow difficulties”, sparking the loss of more than 320 jobs.
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Three-quarters of shoppers fear no-deal Brexit food price rises
Over three-quarters of UK shoppers are concerned about the price of supermarket food and drink in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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LK Bennett to appoint administrators with 500 jobs at risk
LK Bennett has filed notice to appoint administrators, putting 500 jobs at the premium fashion retailer at risk.
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Profile: Can Clarks' new boss put it back on the front foot?
As Retail Week revealed this week, Giorgio Presca has taken on the top job at embattled footwear specialist Clarks. We profile the man charged with turning the business around.
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Analysis: M&S and Ocado – the £750m questions answered
Marks & Spencer and Ocado have agreed a joint venture in a bid to “transform online grocery shopping in the UK”.
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Analysis: How will shopping centre flux impact retailers?
Property giants Hammerson and Intu intend to sell off a raft of assets and ramp up their focus on residential units and hotels in an effort to rejuvenate their portfolios including flagship malls. Retail Week examines what the strategy means for the future of retailers in shopping centres.
