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Analysis
JD Sports: Will Hibbett acquisition make its American dream come true?
JD Sports took another step towards global domination with the proposed acquisition of American sportswear retailer Hibbett in a $1.1bn deal. Retail Week explores who the latest acquisition is and where this places JD in the US sportswear market
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Opinion
‘Asos and Superdry will remain fashion victims unless they win back customers’
While Asos and Superdry can tinker with things behind the scenes as much as they like, neither brand seems able to articulate how they plan to go about attracting new customers or winning old ones back.
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Interview
Julian Dunkerton: Back my Superdry survival plan or the business dies
Superdry boss Julian Dunkerton says his proposals are the only way to give the embattled fashion retailer a shot at ‘rebirth’. But is it all too little, too late?
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Data
Ranking: The fastest-growing retail brands in the UK
Retail Week can reveal the brands that have found impressive growth despite some of the toughest operating conditions.
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Analysis
Inflation, cost cutting and Clubcard clout – takeaways from Tesco’s Ken Murphy
As Tesco profits more than doubled to their highest level in more than a decade, boss Ken Murphy gave his thoughts on some of the key issues affecting the industry
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Analysis
Myntra: Who is the fashion marketplace partnering with Next in India?
After highlighting overseas ambitions as one of three key strategies for growth in its latest results, Next last week inked a franchise deal with Indian marketplace Myntra to expand in the territory. Retail Week takes a look at the brand’s new partner, its history and how the deal fits in with Next’s wider strategy
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Opinion
‘Superdry investors face stark choice as Dunkerton takeover bid stumbles’
In the few days since everybody was feasting on Easter eggs, Superdry’s share price has shattered into more pieces than Humpty Dumpty
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Analysis
What does Currys’ and AO’s raised profit guidance tell us about the struggling electricals sector?
Both AO and Currys have posted impromptu profit upgrades ahead of their full-year updates this spring. Given that the electricals market has been floundering, what do the recent profit announcements tell us about the future of the sector?
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Analysis
JD Sports CEO Régis Schultz kicks on despite sluggish sportswear growth
As the sportswear market goes through a period of uncertainty, taking a hit from inflationary pressures, reduced consumer spending and a lack of innovation, JD Sports chief executive Régis Schultz remains confident in the retailer’s execution
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Opinion
‘Under new management, customer complaints are music to the ears at Morrisons’
It was Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates who said “your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning” – now Morrisons seems to be taking the same view.
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Analysis
Kingfisher: Four ways the B&Q owner plans to patch up growth in 2024
With low confidence and poor weather raining on shoppers’ grand home improvement plans, how is Kingfisher planning to patch things up over the next 12 months or so?
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Analysis
Next: What’s in store for the fashion giant as a ‘new era’ beckons?
After yet another stellar performance from Next, Retail Week looks ahead to the fashion and home group’s “new era” and its plans to continue on an upward trajectory
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Opinion
‘Without Ray Kelvin’s idiosyncratic imprint, has Ted Baker lost its identity?’
Less than two years after its £211m acquisition by US brand development giant Authentic Brands, it looks as if Ted Baker’s core UK business is next in the administrators’ retail inbox.
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Analysis
Big ticket’s big squeeze: how are home retailers navigating sluggish demand?
As DFS issues another profit warning and Wickes reports that demand for pricier purchases has been ’challenging’, how much more penny pinching can big-ticket retailers take?
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Analysis
Where does the collapse of bid interest leave Currys?
Currys today banished any disappointment at the collapse of bid interest by raising profit forecasts for the second time this year. As talk of a potential sale cools, what next for the electricals giant?
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Analysis
New John Lewis boss Peter Ruis on first steps to restoring retailer’s mojo
Staff at John Lewis Partnership may once again have missed out on their beloved bonus – for the second year in a row – but at least the famous retailer is back in the black.
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Opinion
‘Recent retail volatility has created M&A bargains’
The stock market’s lacklustre interest in retail is beginning to reflect in bid activity from investors attracted by some extremely low valuations, observes Matt Truman
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Analysis
How issues around The Body Shop’s IP will shape its future
As The Body Shop’s woes deepen and one of its international businesses after another follows the UK arm into administration, Retail Week takes a look at what role the ownership of the retailer’s IP will play in shaping the brand’s future
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Opinion
‘Would London celebrate or shun a potential Shein IPO?’
A London listing by online fashion giant Shein would be a blockbuster arrival on an ailing stock exchange. But would the City welcome it with open arms or turn its back?
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Analysis
As Halfords warns on profits, have the wheels fallen off the cycling market?
After sales at Halfords dramatically hit the skids, Retail Week looks at why the wheels have fallen off in the motoring and cycling retail category, and what brands are doing to turn things around