All Retail Week articles in June 2023
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsAmazon to offer warehouse workers term-time only contracts
Amazon is offering warehouse staff who are parents, grandparents or guardians, the option to choose to work in term-time only.
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NewsGovernment price cap plans âwill not make a jot of differenceâ, BRC warns
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that the latest government plans to introduce price caps on basic food items in a bid to tackle the cost-of-living crisis will ânot make a jot of difference to pricesâ.
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AnalysisWill Asdaâs acquisition of EG Group UK and Ireland be a win for its customers or lenders?
Following Asdaâs acquisition of EG Groupâs UK and Ireland businesses, the grocer has been keen to stress this will be a win for consumers.
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NewsWarm bank holiday weather boosts sales at Homebase
Homebase says warm weather over the bank holiday weekend has resulted in its biggest sales week since Easter last year.
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NewsB&M delivers mixed results as profits decline and revenues rise
B&M has reported a dip in profit as well as growth in revenue and its chief executive says it has battled with âmajor economic headwindsâ and âmaterial cost pressuresâ.
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NewsWHSmith improves profit expectations as momentum continues across travel
WHSmith has further improved its expectations for the full financial year as travel continues to perform well ahead of peak trading season.
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NewsCotton Traders hails âmost successful financial year to dateâ
Cotton Traders has reported its âmost successful financial year to dateâ for 2022, as turnover reached a record high for the British heritage fashion retailer.
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OpinionâGovernment should forget food price caps and let shopkeepers shopkeepâ
The latest government idea to combat the cost-of-living crisis is so outlandish that it might have been formulated on Neptune, the furthest planet from Earth, rather than in Downing Street
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DataMay footfall rises on the back of three bank holidays
Retail footfall in May increased as shoppers took advantage of the three bank holidays last month.
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NewsToys R Us returns to UK high streets with WHSmith tie-up
WHSmith is set to bring Toys R Us back to the UK in bricks and mortar this summer, opening nine shop-in-shops across the country.
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NewsM&S freezes school uniform prices for third year as cost-of-living crunch persists
Marks & Spencer has frozen the price of its school uniform as shoppers continue to struggle with the high cost of living.
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NewsConverse appoints new CEO and president
Footwear retailer Converse has named Jared Carver as the brandâs new chief executive and president, taking up the role today (June 1).
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside affordable homeware retailer Søstrene Greneâs first London shop
Danish home accessories retailer Søstrene Grene has opened its first store inside the M25.
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InterviewQ&A: The Very Groupâs Paul Hornby on integrating AI into the digital customer experience
The Very Group is in the midst of a tech transformation and by 2024 it plans to migrate most of its app and website to its new Skyscape platform which will help deliver customer experience changes âmore frequently and faster than ever beforeâ
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NewsAsos launches incubator to âbridge gapâ for ethnic minority-owned brands
Asos has teamed up with The Fashion Minority Report to launch ScaleUP, a new programme to âhelp bridge the gap between the fashion industry and ethnic minority-owned brandsâ.
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AnalysisStrategy spotlight: Five ways Frasers Group aims to elevate its proposition
In 2021/22, Frasers Groupâs total sales climbed 32.5% to ÂŁ4.8bn for the 52 weeks to 24 April, 2022, and it recorded pre-tax profits of ÂŁ335.6m.
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NewsRevolution Beauty revenues slip as it navigates accounting scandal
Revolution Beauty revenues have slipped as the brand continues to navigate an audit investigation that revealed âunacceptableâ business practices.
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NewsAmazon pays ÂŁ781m in UK taxes as business grows
Ecommerce giant Amazon paid a total of ÂŁ781m in direct UK taxes last year as it continued to scale the business across the country.
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NewsMarks & Spencer adds more brands online in footwear push
Marks & Spencer has bolstered its online roster of third-party brands as it seeks to gain ground in the footwear category.
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NewsFarfetch announces New Guards Group leadership changes
Farfetch has announced a series of leadership changes at luxury brands platform New Guards Group (NGG), which it acquired in 2019, as NGG co-founders Davide De Giglio and Andrea Grilli confirm they will âstep down from the businessâ.