All articles by Leanne Carr – Page 14
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Dixons Carphone launches ‘world-first’ AR experience
Dixons Carphone has integrated an augmented reality experience into the Currys PC World website – previously only available on an app – in what the retailer describes as a “world-first”.
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Analysis: How Pets at Home is becoming Amazon-proof
After posting its 10th consecutive quarter of like-for-like growth, Pets at Home boss Peter Pritchard tells Retail Week how the business is holding off the onslaught of online rivals.
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Pets at Home raises guidance after ‘strong start’ to the year
Pets at Home posted increased sales during its first quarter and raised its full year guidance but “remains cautiously optimistic” in the current climate.
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Majestic Wine acquired by US investment firm
Majestic Wine has been acquired by a leading US investment firm for an undisclosed amount.
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Goals Soccer Centres uncovers ‘improper behaviour’
Following an ongoing investigation into the historic accounting practices of Goals Soccer Centres, the company’s full-year 2018 audit has been suspended.
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Retailers make ‘significant progress’ to cut carbon emissions
Several leading retailers have reduced their impact on the environment as part of the BRC’s ‘Better Retail Better World’ initiative.
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McDonald’s opens first ‘grab-and-go’ store
McDonald’s is trialling a new store format on London’s Fleet Street in a bid to cater to customers on the move.
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ScS ‘continues to outperform’ in tough climate
ScS expects its full-year results to be in line with expectations as like-for-like order intake growth has increased consecutively for two years.
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Retailers in ‘stiff competition’ drives shop prices down
Shop prices fell slightly during July amid “stiff competition between retailers”.
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John Lewis sales impacted by heatwave
John Lewis Partnership’s total weekly sales were impacted by last week’s “extreme” weather conditions.
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Analysis: Seven ways retail is going back to the future
Retail is undergoing a technological revolution with AI, VR, robots and blockchain being trialled and tested throughout the industry. But retailers are increasingly revisiting old-school shopkeeping tactics to win customers and increase sales. Retail Week looks at seven ways that retailers are going back to the future.
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Alibaba opens up online platform to American sellers
Alibaba is opening its online platform allowing American companies to sell its products to small businesses around the world.
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B&M posts ‘record-breaking’ sales
B&M has posted increased sales during its first quarter which boss Simon Arora hailed as its “third consecutive record Easter trading period”.
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Card Factory appoints former Tesco director as CCO
Card Factory has recruited a new chief commercial officer following the recent exit of executive commercial director Lousie Hoste.
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How has Liberty written a department store success story?
Liberty has had its controlling stake owned by BlueGem sold for £300m – a significant mark up from its £32m acquisition of the business in 2010. Retail Week looks at what has made the luxury department store a success story and how it continues to brace itself against the backdrop of retail uncertainty.
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Analysis: Has Asos fallen out of fashion?
Once a darling of the stock market, struggling fashion retailer Asos issued another profit warning alongside its third-quarter trading update this week.
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Sales value and volume increased in June, ONS reports
Retail sales by both value and volume edged up during the month of June, according to the latest Office for National Statistics retail sales figures.
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Eve Sleep halves losses as sales continue to fall
Eve Sleep has reduced its underlying EBITDA losses but continued to struggle against a “backdrop of substantial retail headwinds” as sales fell.
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Amazon boasts record-breaking Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day broke records for the online giant as sales surpassed its previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales combined.
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Asos issues profit warning due to ‘operational issues’
Asos has lowered its full-year expectations for the second time this year after its US and European arms suffered ongoing “operational issues”.