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AnalysisInfographic: Dixons Carphone – the merger in numbers
Carphone Warehouse and Dixons have unveiled terms of a merger to create a £4bn technology retail giant, we investigate the headline numbers.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Dixons Carphone – a merger of cynics?
It is rare for “mergers of equals” to work straightaway, so is it surprising that the Dixons Carphone merger has attracted some cynicism?
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AnalysisInfographic: Who's who in Dixons Carphone's new board
As electrical giant Dixons merges with Carphone Warehouse, we take a more detailed look at the changes taking place to the company structure.
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OpinionComment: Would a Dixons/Carphone deal be retail’s first m-commerce merger?
The likely tie-up between Carphone warehouse and Dixons might in future come to be seen as retail’s first big m-commerce merger.
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OpinionComment: Morrisons needs to persuade customers to love it again
Morrisons disappointed the City yet again last week with a below consensus 7.1% plunge in like-for-like sales excluding petrol.
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AnalysisAnalysis: BRC-KPMG April Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
UK retail sales sprang back in April when they rose 4.2% on a like-for-like basis boosted by Easter, according to the BRC KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Alibaba's IPO will keep it ahead of its rivals
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba filed to go public last week, reflecting the fact that it is facing growing competition in its home market of China.
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AnalysisMorrisons 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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InterviewQ&A: Stefano Pessina on Alliance Boots' plans to acquire pharmacies in Latin America
Alliance Boots plans to buy two Latin American pharmacy chains - Farmacias Ahumada and sister company Farmacias Benavides. Retail Week speaks to Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina.
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AnalysisSainsbury’s full year results: What the analysts say
Sainsbury’s has reported underlying pre-tax profit up 5.3% to £798m in the year to March 15 in boss Justin King’s last full-year update before he departs in July. Retail Week takes a look at the analyst reaction.
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Analysis
In numbers: Supermarket Sainsbury's full-year figures in detail
Sainsbury’s revealed its full-year figures today as boss Justin King prepares to leave. Retail Week takes a look at the numbers.
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OpinionComment: Lord Myners – radical action needed to save the Co-op my mother loved
When I was a child growing up in Truro, Cornwall, my mother told me that I should always try to spend my pocket money in the Co-op in Kenwyn Street.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Nine fascinating facts about Chinese online giant Alibaba
Chinese internet giant Alibaba is on course for one of the biggest floats in history. Retail Week picks out some fascinating facts about the etailer.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Look again in a year to see Justin King’s true Sainsbury’s legacy
Given the poor state of the businesses that Dalton Philips and Philip Clarke inherited, can Mike Coupe be more confident about Sainsbury’s?
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AnalysisHome Retail full-year figures: What the analysts say
Home Retail, which owns Argos and Homebase, revealed benchmark full-year pretax profit increased 27% to £115.4m. Retail Week looks at what the analysts say.
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OpinionComment: Could Germany be about to open shop for British retailers?
With a population of over 80 million and one of the world’s most robust economies, Germany is probably the biggest retail market in Western Europe.
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OpinionComment: Does Shoe Zone make a good fit for an IPO?
Shoe Zone is not the sort of retailer to which City types rush to spend their bonuses, or their regular salaries for that matter.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Shoe Zone – a surprise entry in the retail IPO list
With all eyes on the ikes of Fat Face and B&M, Shoe Zone has come in from left-field to enter the retailing IPO arena.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Shoe Zone today and its plans for future growth post IPO
Shoe Zone has revealed that it plans to float next month in a deal that could value the footwear retailer at up to £100m. Retail Week takes a look at how the business operates and its plans for future growth.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Better Bathrooms secures £10m to fuel showroom expansion
UK independent bathroom retailer Better Bathrooms has secured £10m funding from the Business Growth Fund to fuel its expansion.