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OpinionOpinion: How social distancing can be ‘baked in’ to new store designs
One-way systems, hygiene stations, duct tape on the floor. All of this adds up to just one thing – retailers doing what they can to make their stores safer places for those choosing to frequent them.
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OpinionDispatch: How UAE’s Majid Al Futtaim is adapting to Covid-19
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts who provide insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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NewsMothercare UK like-for-likes creep up in first quarter
Mothercare’s UK like-for-like sales edged up 1.9% in its first quarter but a poor performance in the Middle East caused its international sales to sag.
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DataData: Ranking the world’s top 10 retail hotspots
London has been named Europe’s most sought-after destination for international retailers looking to grow their store footprints.
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AnalysisSWOT analysis: As CFO quits, is Mothercare in a muddle?
Mothercare suffered another exit from its reshaped senior management team today as the business revealed that chief financial officer Richard Smothers had resigned.
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NewsBurberry retail sales rise driven by UK performance
Burberry has registered a jump in retail sales during its second half, driven by the “exceptional performance” of its UK business.
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NewsBHS one year on: 'We see BHS.com as a start-up'
BHS may have disappeared from the high street but it lives on online - and its managers are running it in a very different way in a bid to ensure a happier future.
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GalleryStore of the week: Under Armour in Dubai
As a snapshot of what’s out there, there are worse places to take a look around than Dubai with its multiple cathedral-like malls.
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NewsMothercare reveals final quarter like-for-like growth
Mothercare has reported a rise in UK like-for-likes in its fourth quarter against improving conditions in its challenging international territories.
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NewsKoovs grows global footprint with new online markets
London-listed Indian fashion etailer Koovs has unveiled plans to expand into the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
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OpinionOpinion: London is still calling international retailers
The weather at MAPIC 2016 – the international retail property trade show in Cannes – may have been a metaphor for global retail.
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AnalysisIn, out, shake it all about – M&S’s overseas Hokey Cokey
Marks & Spencer is closing company-owned businesses in 10 foreign markets, but boss Steve Rowe says it is not turning its back on international opportunity.
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NewsDebenhams exec: 'Iran must be on retailers' radars'
Iran is emerging as a market that every retailer with international ambitions should be looking at, according to a senior Debenhams’ executive.
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NewsBHS boss David Anderson on why the retailer will thrive
Less than a month after relaunching its UK website, BHS has revealed that it is launching in three new territories.
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NewsBHS owners unveil plans for overseas expansion
BHS owners have revealed that they are in the final stages of talks to expand the retailer’s international estate.
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AnalysisAnalysis: is it possible that BHS could return to UK high streets?
Speculation over the bank holiday weekend that BHS stores could return to the UK high street has surprised some industry commentators.
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NewsBHS could return to British high streets under new owner
BHS could return to the UK under the new Qatari owner of its international and online divisions, which is searching for a UK operating partner.
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OpinionOpinion: Lessons in the retail leisure mix from Las Vegas and Dubai
I recently visited two of the most iconic retail and leisure destinations in the world – Las Vegas and Dubai.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The growing retail potential of the Iranian market
Uncertainty in Europe means UK retailers could look further afield for expansion. Could Iran be the next Middle East retail hotspot?
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AnalysisAnalysis: 20 international giants that should be on the radar of UK retail
British and European retailers are increasingly attracting the interest of overseas buyers. Here are the names you need to know.