All articles by Hugh Radojev – Page 6
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NewsHarvey Nichols opens new retail destination 125
Harvey Nichols has opened a new retail destination on the ground floor of its Knightsbridge flagship called 125.
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NewsCard Factory looks ahead to festive season after first half profits slump
Card Factory is anticipating strong trading through the coming peak festive season, after profits slumped in the first half of its financial year.
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NewsAsos improves profits despite drop in sales
Pureplay fashion retailer Asos has said it expects profits to be at the lower end of its guided range, despite sales coming in below expectations, as it enters the “final phase of its transformation.”
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InterviewFanatics international president Stephen Dowling: ‘Sport is fashion and fashion is sport’
Retail Week sat down with the Dublin-born international president of American sportswear giant Fanatics, to discuss leveraging international sporting events, plans for the brand in the UK and the intersection of sportswear and fashion.
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NewsClaire’s snapped up by Modella Capital
Embattled fashion accessories retailer Claire’s has been bought out of administration by Modella Capital, which owns retailers TG Jones, Hobbycraft and the Original Factory Shop.
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NewsBRC calls for urgent retail action on biodiversity loss
The British Retail Consortium has warned retailers to take urgent action on accelerating nature and biodiversity loss or “risk jeopardising supply chain resilience”.
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NewsGovernment unveils £5bn high streets investment boost
The government has unveiled plans to invest up to £5bn for over 300 high streets across the UK, as part of its new ‘Pride in Place’ programme.
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NewsRetail sector facing potential £7.8bn cost from unhappy workers quitting
The Retail Trust is offering shop workers and delivery drivers free training, after new research showed the industry faces a £7.8bn bill to replace workers quitting their jobs.
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Analysis‘Like a bomb threat’ – Co-op looks forward as it grapples with cyber attack fallout
Bruised, battered, but unbowed, Co-op’s group chief executive Shirine Khoury-Haq and her c-suite fronted up to the damage wrought by the cyber attack, and their plans for the business to come back better
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NewsCo-op swings to a loss as full impact of cyber-attack revealed
C-store specialist Co-op has reported falling sales and a plunge into the red, after reporting the cyber attack impacted profitability, disrupted trading and heaped on additional costs.
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NewsHolland & Barrett expands supermarket concessions with Morrisons tie-up
Holland & Barrett has announced a new concessions partnership with Morrisons, adding to the existing shop-in-shop programme it has with supermarket giant Tesco.
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AnalysisWhy even the mighty Amazon couldn’t crack the UK grocery market
Amazon has called time on Fresh, its bricks-and-mortar grocery c-store chain. Retail Week analyses why the format never caught on in the UK and what it means for Amazon’s grocery ambitions in one of the world’s most competitive markets.
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NewsAmazon to shutter all Fresh stores putting hundreds of jobs at risk
Retail giant Amazon is set to close all 19 of its UK grocery Fresh stores putting some 250 jobs into consultation, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsKingfisher hails performance of B&Q and Screwfix as it upgrades profits
Kingfisher has singled out its strong UK performance across both B&Q and Screwfix as it upgraded its full-year profit guidance.
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NewsBRC warns government against further tax rises in autumn Budget
The British Retail Consortium has warned the government against any further tax rises on retailers in the coming autumn Budget, saying any such moves risks “losing the battle against inflation”.
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NewsAll remaining Bodycare stores to close as administrator fails to find buyer
All 57 remaining stores of embattled health and beauty retailer Bodycare are set to be shuttered before the end of the week after administrators Interpath failed to find a buyer for the chain, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAsda unveils ‘one of the largest technology deals in retail’ with Microsoft
Supermarket chain Asda has unveiled a new AI and cloud computing tie-up with Microsoft, which it called “one of the largest technology deals in UK retail”.
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NewsDebenhams reshuffles non-executive board
Debenhams Group has announced that it has appointed Tom Handley to its board of independent non-executive directors, after Alistair McGeorge stepped down earlier today (Friday, September 19).
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NewsAsda doubles size of internship programme for young people with additional needs
Supermarket giant Asda has announced a major expansion of its internship programme for more than double the size and number of job placements being offered.
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NewsRituals ups Christmas recruitment drive for ‘big push’
Health and beauty retailer Rituals is ramping up its Christmas recruitment drive this year, as it prepares for a “big push” this peak season, Retail Week can reveal.