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OpinionComment: Tesco’s woes are the dreams of others
Another week, another Tesco bashing. Whilst it is clearly going through a rough patch, its issues are exacerbated by the fact it is the bellwether, not just for UK retail but for the UK’s economy.
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OpinionComment: Does Card Factory have investor appeal?
Card Factory is undoubtedly an impressively run retailer, so in many ways reports that the owners of the budget greetings card chain are considering a float is not surprising.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: The message from Waitrose's Milton Keynes store
Milton Keynes is famous - or infamous - for all its roundabouts, but it is also the location of Waitrose’s latest thinking on store design.
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OpinionComment: Will Ocado’s link-up with Morrisons damage the brand?
I often find myself in a minority, thanks largely to a love of country music and Hendon FC. But a more recent minority experience is being one of few supporters of Ocado.
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OpinionComment: North London retail rents - a lesson in greed
A small London ‘village’ where rents are rising serves as a microcosm for what is happening everywhere.
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OpinionComment: Ocado’s pet store - The dawn of an online empire?
Just this week, the Centre for Retail Research released new findings predicting that the share of online from overall retail sales will rise from 12.7% in 2012 to 21.5% by 2018.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How would investors greet a Card Factory float?
It’s been almost three years since the last retail IPO – Ocado back in July 2010 – but Card Factory is one of the firms vying to take advantage of the City’s rekindled love of the sector.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Target suffers disappointing first quarter
Target can now be added to the list of US general merchandise retailers, which already includes Walmart, JC Penney and Kohl’s, whose first-quarter results disappointed.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Halfords’ strategy should put retailer on road to recovery
A recent slump in profits has forced Halfords to reassess its strategy, but the retailer’s new chief executive is confident he knows the best route forward.
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OpinionComment: Mothercare’s turnaround is making steady progress
Mothercare’s full-year update last week marked one year into chief executive Simon Calver’s three-year Transformation and Growth turnaround plan.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: Kingfisher blames the weather, again?
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde: “To lose one quarter, Mr Cheshire, may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose two quarters looks like carelessness.”
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InterviewQ&A: 'We've upped our game on product development to drive top line growth', says Topps Tiles boss
Topps Tiles revealed a first half 16% profit fall this morning despite a sales uplift. Retail Week speaks to chief executive Matt Williams and chief financial officer Rob Parker.
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OpinionComment: What DIY retailers aren’t doing right in a difficult market
Homebase, B&Q and Wickes are all suffering falling sales, but perhaps a little more project-based merchandising might help.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will M&S’s new fashion range be enough to turn things around?
The retailer has unveiled its much-anticipated fashion range for autumn 2013. Rebecca Thomson assesses whether it’s the first step towards a clothing turnaround.
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OpinionComment: WH Smith continues to confound the critics
WH Smith has just received the unfortunate ‘honour’ of receiving the lowest customer service rating in a UK league table of customer satisfaction.
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OpinionBlog: The problem of business rates is here to stay
This week proved that the crucial issue of business rates is not going to go away for the retail sector nor for the Government as the extortionate costs retailers are facing once again grabbed column inches.
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OpinionComment: M&S’s fortunes will not be restored quickly
Marks & Spencer’s results were, like some of its clothing collections, a bit of a mixed bag.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Ocado deal gives Morrisons online offer a jump-start
Morrisons is finally launching in online grocery in partnership with Ocado. But while it will have a running start, the details of the deal are giving analysts food for thought.
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AnalysisHalfords full-year results: What the analysts say
Halfords chief executive Matt Davies today unveiled his plan to grow the retailer’s sales to £1bn by 2016 following a slump in full-year profits. Retail Week summarises the City’s reaction.
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InterviewQ&A: 'We need to communicate our changes to customers', says Mothercare boss
As Mothercare boss Simon Calver unveils the retailer’s full-year results, he tells Retail Week how his UK turnaround plan is progressing and where the big opportunities lie.