All Retail Week articles in May 2 2014
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Analysis
In numbers: Alliance Boots full year results
Alliance Boots unveiled its full year results yesterday. Retail Week picks out some key figures from the health and beauty giant’s performance.
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News
Direct Golf branches into cycling with Bike-Shed.com shop-in-shop
Direct Golf has branched into cycling with the launch of its first Bike-Shed.com shop-in-shop at its Huddersfield store.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on retail sales, The Co-op, Asda and more
Retail news round-up on May 13, 2014: Easter boosts retail sales, Midcounties Co-op backs reform plan, Asda ecommerce boss moves to Walmart and discounter grocers gain ground in Ireland.
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Opinion
Blog: Can Whistles crack the menswear market?
There’s no denying the fact that the menswear market is tough, with independents in the sector slipping away every week. Still, this hasn’t stopped Whistles from moving into the category, with the contemporary fashion retailer previewing its first menswear collection last week.
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News
Mamas and Papas founders in talks to sell a stake in the maternity retailer
The founders of Mamas and Papas are in discussions to sell a stake in the maternity specialist retailer for the first time.
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News
Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green acquires 25% stake in Australian fashion site
Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green has bought a 25% stake in an Australian online fashion site in his first foray into online pure play.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Wiggle, Justin King, the Co-op and more
Retail news round-up on May 12, 2014: Wiggle seeking a possible IPO, Sainsbury’s Justin King sells shares, Co-op to reduce stake in Co-op to 20%, Sir Philip Green enters pure play market and Mamas and Papas founders in talks to sell
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on the Co-op, shop vacancy rates and Bershka
Retail news round-up on May 9, 2014: Midcounties Co-operative boss hits back at Myners; Shop vacancy rates drop to lowest rate in almost four years; Bershka mulls Oxford Street flagship exit.
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News
Morrisons boss: 'Investors will hold our feet to the fire over strategy'
Morrisons boss Dalton Philips insisted his plan has the backing of investors but said they would “hold our feet to the fire” over its execution.
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News
Store Twenty One faces winding up hearing on Monday
Troubled fashion retailer Store Twenty One has been issued with a winding up petition with a hearing slated for next Monday.
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News
Oddbins to roll out own-brand craft beer
Off-licence chain Oddbins is to launch a range of own-brand craft beers to tap in to demand for locally sourced ales.
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Analysis
Morrisons first quarter: What the analysts say
Morrisons posted a 7.1% slump in like-for like sales in the first quarter, blaming a “continued” competitive market for supermarkets. Retail Week takes a look at the analyst reaction.
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Analysis
Analysis: How H&M is leading the way in sustainable fashion
Fashion retailer H&M puts ethical sourcing at the centre of its business model, and has been untouched by the scandals that have dogged some apparel players. Retail Week reports.
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Analysis
Infographic: Co-op's proposed new company structure, according to Lord Myners
Lord Myners outlined his proposals to reform The Co-operative Group structure this week after slamming it as “not fit for purpose”.
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News
Supergroup like-for-likes down and full-year profits may suffer
Supergroup retail like-for-likes fell 3.1% in its fourth quarter as it revealed it is likely to post full-year profit at the lower end of expectations.
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News
Morrisons blames competitive market for first quarter sales fall
Morrisons like-for-like sales excluding fuel slumped 7.1% in its first quarter due to the “continued” competitive market.
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News
Poundland full-year sales near £1bn mark as they grow 13.3%
Poundland has revealed sales of almost £1bn in its full-year update, which jumped 13.3% to £997.8m, as it plans new store openings.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on the Co-op, John Lewis and Ocado
Retail news round-up on May 8, 2014: Banks ready £300m to back Co-op Pharmacy sale, John Lewis teams up with LG to make own brand smart TV and Ocado investors vote against remuneration policy
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News
Sainsbury's Justin King: 'The gap between us and rivals will only get bigger'
Sainsbury’s departing chief executive Justin King has insisted that the gap on quality and values that differentiates the grocer from competitors will only widen as rivals continue to focus on price investment.
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News
Tesco's pound aisles 'not a threat', say value retailers
Value retailers have shrugged off Tesco’s plans to go head-to-head with them by introducing ‘pound zones’ in its stores and insist it is not a threat.