All Retail Week articles in July 17 2015
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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AnalysisDixons Carphone pre-tax profits rise 21%: What the analysts say
Dixons Carphone delivered âexcellentâ performance in its first full year as a merged business as sales and profits rose. This is what the analysts said.
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VideoWatch: CMA reveals just 0.5% of grocery prices 'potentially misleading'
CMA senior director, consumer Nisha Arora talks Retail Week through its findings and what they mean for the future of grocery pricing.
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OpinionComment: CMA reminds grocers not to return to their promotion-heavy past
The Competition and Markets Authority has responded to a super-complaint with little more than a telling off, says Verdictâs Andrew Stevens.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Online referral and rewards platform Buyapowa
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Buyapowa is in the spotlight.
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NewsSports Direct 'confident' over future deals despite House of Fraser miss
Sports Directâs boss Dave Forsey has said the group is still active in the acquisitions market despite missing out on deals in the last year.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Why Sports Direct missed its targets
What is the story behind Sports Directâs admission today that âplanned acquisitions in full-year 2015 did not fully materialiseâ?
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NewsDixons Carphone's James brushes off Amazon Prime Day threat
Dixons Carphone boss Sebastian James has brushed off the threat posed by the one-day promotional event that rival Amazon ran yesterday.
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NewsWiggle strikes deal with Doddle allowing click-and collect at stations
Etailer Wiggle has struck a deal with Doddle, enabling customers to collect items - including bikes - from the parcel groupâs station stores.
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NewsMarks & Spencer general merchandise boss John Dixon leaves the business
John Dixon â the man once touted as a future leader for Marks & Spencer â has left the retailer, according to reports.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct, Burberry and Amazon
Retail news round-up on July 17, 2015: Mike Ashley describes Debenhams as âcrapâ, Burberry chiefâs pay gets investor support and Amazon Prime Day a big hit
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VideoThe Retail Week: CMA pricing report, Apple Pay and Matalan's bath venture
Executive editor George MacDonald and reporter Luke Tugby give their insights into the weekâs biggest retail stories.
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NewsMarks & Spencer stalwart Dixon quits to take chief executive role elsewhere
Marks & Spencer has revealed its general merchandise boss John Dixon has quit the business and will be replaced by food head Steve Rowe.
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CartoonBlowerâs retail cartoon: Amazon delivers its Prime Day parcels
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blowerâs take on this weekâs Amazonâs Prime Day promotional extravaganza.
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NewsReport names UK among the best markets in the world for retailers
The UK is one of the best countries in the world to do business in but its infrastructure is holding it back, according to a new report.
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InterviewInterview: How N Brown CIO Andy Haywood is transforming the retailer
N Brown is in the process of shifting from a catalogue business to a digital retailer and Andy Haywood is leading the change.
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NewsAmazon vows to make Prime Day annual event as sales rocket
Amazon has vowed to repeat Prime Day after reporting sales were 18% up on last yearâs Black Friday with 398 items ordered per second globally.
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NewsFerrero extends offer deadline to remaining Thorntons shareholders
Ferrero has extended the deadline for Thorntonsâ remaining shareholders to accept its offer for a second time as the Italian chocolate maker bids to take full control of the UK firm.
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NewsB&M sales slow as weather dampens trade but store openings surge
B&M has reported a slowdown in first-quarter UK like-for-like sales but the value retailer continues to open stores at a ârecordâ rate.
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NewsInfographic: Waitrose gets sales boost from Wimbledon and the Ashes
Warm weather, the Wimbledon tennis tournament and the Ashes boosted Waitrose sales last week with revenues notching up 4.4% on last year.