All Retail Week articles in January 16 2015 – Page 4
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NewsPrimark reports sales rise of 15% after 'strong' Christmas trading
Primark has reported its sales were up 15% for the 16 weeks ending January 3, driven by increased selling space and high sales densities.
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NewsArgos Christmas like-for-likes flat as Black Friday hits sales patterns
Argos’s like-for-likes were flat for the 18 weeks to January 3 as Black Friday ‘significantly impacted’ the shape of sales over Christmas.
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NewsMothercare third-quarter like-for-likes up as turnaround plan continues
Mothercare has reported like-for-likes rose 1.1% in the UK for its third quarter as it continues its plan to turn the business around.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Funding retail’s growth ambitions
Retail Week’s recent white paper, in association with Crowdcube, analyses the plethora of options open to retailers looking to fund their future growth agenda.
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NewsBonmarché Christmas like-for-likes jump, but gross margin under pressure
Womenswear retailer Bonmarché has posted a jump in Christmas like-for-like sales, but said gross margin remains under pressure.
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NewsTesco jettisons ad agency Wieden+Kennedy as it seeks to rebuild reputation
Tesco has jettisoned ad agency Wieden+Kennedy as part of efforts to turn around the business, naming BBH as its replacement.
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NewsHome Retail boss Walden: ‘Black Friday has created a discounting mentality’
Argos owner Home Retail boss John Walden believes Black Friday has created a “discounting mentality” across the Christmas trading period.
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NewsMothercare boss describes Black Friday event as 'overhyped'
Mothercare chief executive Mark Newton-Jones has described Black Friday as “overhyped” and expects it to “moderate” next year.
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AnalysisCES report: Smart technology coming of age for retailers
Technology unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show points to a connected future that has implications for retailers and consumers alike.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How delivery chaos took the shine off Christmas
Retailers were caught out by high delivery demand over Christmas as Black Friday and Cyber Monday put strain on fulfilment systems.
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NewsFoyles to close Westfield London store to pave way for redevelopment
Foyles is closing its Westfield London store after agreeing to an early surrender of the lease to allow redevelopment at the mall.
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NewsTarget to close struggling Canadian operation after two years
US discount retailer Target is closing its loss-making Canadian operation in a move that puts 17,600 jobs at risk.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Should I accept bitcoin payments?
It comes as no surprise that online retailers are constantly looking for ways to lower their costs and to differentiate themselves from their competition.
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NewsHMV's vinyl resurgence helps it reclaim physical music top spot
HMV recorded its highest vinyl sales before Christmas since the mid-1990s and reclaimed its crown as the UK’s biggest retailer of physical music.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Looking at store designers’ forecast for 2015
Change in retail is often incremental, but could 2015 bring big in-store changes? We talk to the store designers who create a difference.
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NewsStore of the week: Camper’s attention-grabbing New York store
Camper’s New York store uses simple but eye-catching store design techniques to stand out from the crowd whilst maintaining brand image.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Out with the old and in with the new at Tesco
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Tesco’s recent appointment of Matt Davies as the struggling retailer’s UK chief executive.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Phase Eight, Aldi and Booker
Retail news round-up on January 16, 2015: Foschini Group to buy Phase Eight; Aldi signs £1m worth of Burns Night supplier deals; Booker to roll out 50 convenience stores and more.
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NewsSainsbury's to drop Tesco auditor PwC in favour of Ernst & Young
Sainsbury’s is dropping PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which also audits the accounts of scandal-hit Tesco, as its auditor in favour of Ernst & Young (EY).
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NewsPhase Eight poised for African expansion after Foschini buys the retailer
Phase Eight will be sold to South African retailer Foschini Group in a deal valuing the upmarket women’s fashion retailer at £300m.