All articles by Megan Robinson – Page 15
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M&S to sell Adidas and Sweaty Betty online as it extends brand strategy
Marks & Spencer will start selling products from Adidas and Sweaty Betty in an extension of its brands strategy.
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Aldi posts ‘record sales’ as it gains a million customers
Aldi has posted “record sales” in the 12 months to December 2022, claiming the cost-of-living crisis has “transformed” the way the UK shops.
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Tesco locks 1,000 prices to help shoppers deal with cost-of-living crisis
Tesco is locking more than 1,000 prices until 2024 as part of its plan to deliver “great value” and help shoppers cope with the cost-of-living crisis.
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Wilko: the full and final list of store closures
Wilko will close the last of its remaining stores next month.
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Currys to recruit 1,100 employees for golden quarter
Currys plans to create more than 1,100 new roles over the peak trading period that covers Black Friday, Christmas and January Sales.
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Retail sales boost in August driven by sunnier weather
Retail sales have risen in August compared to a slight fall in July mainly driven by better weather, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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H&M U-turn on charging customers to return online purchases in-store
H&M has said it will not charge a returns fee for shoppers who return online purchases in-store.
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Mothercare revenue and profit declines ahead of refinancing
Mothercare has reported a drop in revenue and profit ahead of completing a refinancing of the business to ensure it has “adequate and appropriate” funds for the future.
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Wilko administrators to carry out review of £77m dividends payout
Wilko’s administrators PwC will conduct a review into the dividends paid out to investors in the decade leading up to the retailer’s collapse.
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TK Maxx owner TJX records rise in revenue and profit
TJX UK, a subsidiary of TJX companies in the UK that owns TK Maxx and Homesense has recorded a rise in revenue and profit in the 52 weeks to January 28.
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Interview
Q&A: Fruugo founder Dominic Allonby on international expansion and standing up to Amazon
Retail Week speaks to Fruugo founder and executive chairman Dominic Allonby about the importance of cross-border ecommerce, setting itself apart from the likes of Amazon and why every retailer can benefit from operating in a marketplace
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TikTok shop launches refurbished tech category
TikTok Shop has launched a new refurbished technology product category in the UK for users to buy directly from the platform.
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TikTok Shop boosts in-app shopping with commerce partnership
TikTok Shop has partnered with global ecommerce network CommerceHub to help accelerate growth of its in-app shopping experience.
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Pepco Group chief executive resigns
Discount retailer and Poundland parent company Pepco Group has announced that its chief executive Trevor Masters has stepped down with immediate effect.
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Digital wallet use to surpass card payments within 10 years
Digital wallet transactions are set to overtake card transactions and other payments in the UK within 10 years, according to new research by FreedomPay and Retail Economics.
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Amazon launches trial with Iceland
Amazon and Iceland have signed a deal for the ecommerce giant to sell the supermarket’s food on its website.
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Inditex sales and profits continue to climb
Inditex has reported an increase in profit and sales that the group said is a result of a “very robust operating performance”.
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Interview
Q&A: Shopify directors on leveraging AI and creating new products
Shopify’s managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa Deann Evans and director of product Miqdad Jaffer speak to Retail Week about the marketplace’s AI offering, its new suite of products and always adapting to the retail market
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Pepco Group to snap up 71 former Wilko stores
Pepco Group has reached an agreement with administrator PwC to acquire up to 71 former Wilko sites.
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Analysis
What does the collapse of Wilko mean for the UK high street?
News emerged this morning that a rescue deal by HMV owner Doug Putman had collapsed, leading to a further announcement of the likely closure of all 400 stores and the loss of 12,500 jobs by early October.