All articles by Luke Tugby – Page 5
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Waterstones hit by stock shortages after warehouse tech problems
Waterstones is grappling to stock its shops and fulfil a backlog of online orders after problems with its new warehouse tech systems sparked product shortages.
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Deliveroo losses widen as Next boss Lord Wolfson quits board
Deliveroo has suffered a double blow after posting spiralling half-year losses and revealing that Next boss Lord Wolfson has stepped down from its board.
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M&S extends Football Association deal as tailor for men’s and women’s England teams
Marks & Spencer has struck a new deal with the Football Association (FA) to become the official tailor for both the men’s and women’s England teams.
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Pets at Home sales rise driven by loyalty scheme and subscriptions
Pets at Home has posted an uplift in sales as it continues to attract new customers to its loyalty and subscription propositions.
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Co-op pens fresh Deliveroo deal to offer home delivery from 110 more shops
The Co-op has extended its partnership with Deliveroo for a further three years amid plans to roll out the service to 110 additional stores across the UK.
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Just Eat narrows losses but order numbers fall as lockdown boom unwinds
Online food delivery marketplace Just Eat has narrowed losses despite a sharp drop in order numbers as the world exited the pandemic.
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Beaverbrooks profits and sales surge despite Covid closures
Beaverbrooks has posted surging profits and sales despite the impact of store closures during the coronavirus crisis.
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Aldi hikes staff pay for second time this year
Aldi has increased pay for shopfloor staff for the second time this year to re-claim its position as the UK’s highest paying supermarket chain.
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Leicester factories still underpaying and exploiting staff, new study finds
Garment factories in Leicester are still underpaying and exploiting workers, two years after fresh slave labour allegations emerged in the city.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Frasers is plotting a profitable path through cost-of-living crunch
Frasers Group boss Michael Murray explains how it will maintain momentum to navigate its way through the cost-of-living crisis, inflation, supply chain challenges and battered consumer confidence
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Dunelm names Whitbread boss Brittain new chair as sales rise
Dunelm has named Whitbread boss Alison Brittain as its new chair as it posted an increase in full-year sales.
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Ocado losses widen as retail sales slide in ‘challenging’ market
Ocado has suffered widening half-year losses as sales made through its retail business slipped in what it called a “challenging” UK market.
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Frasers posts surge in profits and increases earnings guidance
Frasers Group has recorded a spike in full-year profits and upped its earnings guidance for its current financial year.
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Marks & Spencer finance boss Tonge quits to join Primark owner ABF
Marks & Spencer finance and strategy supremo Eoin Tonge is stepping down to join Associated British Foods (ABF), the parent company of fashion rival Primark.
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Opinion
‘As Britain burns, it’s time for retailers to turn up the heat on the climate crisis’
Record-breaking temperatures and wildfires in suburbia this week must prove the catalyst for retailers to genuinely prioritise the planet over profit, writes Retail Week editor Luke Tugby
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Ocado Retail boss Melanie Smith to step down
Ocado Retail chief executive Melanie Smith is stepping down from the online grocer after three years at the helm.
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Supermarket sales grow for first time in over a year as food prices soar
Grocery sales have increased for the first time in more than a year – but experts have warned that “near record-breaking” food inflation will shift shopper behaviour in the coming months.
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Next underpaid staff for months after IT problems
Next has apologised to staff after the botched integration of new IT systems caused swathes of its workforce to be underpaid for months.
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Deliveroo slashes sales forecasts as ‘consumer headwinds’ hinder growth
Deliveroo has slashed its full-year sales forecast as “increased consumer headwinds” slam the brakes on growth.
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Amazon throws down grocery gauntlet with Tesco Clubcard Price Match
Amazon has launched a Tesco Clubcard Price Match scheme as it bids to lure shoppers from the big four grocers during the cost-of-living crisis.