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OpinionOpinion: Expect UK retail to mirror Carrefour-Google deal
In the old days, a landmark retail deal would typically mean an audacious M&A. Walmart’s acquisition of Asda or Kingfisher’s pounce on Castorama set the tone.
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OpinionNick Bubb: Does HoF's new plan have a chance?
House of Fraser’s new management team want a chance to prove that a slimmed down business can be viable, but do they deserve a chance?
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AnalysisWhy New Look's McGeorge may not shut shops after all
New Look boss Alistair McGeorge was in remarkably bullish mood this week for somebody leading a company with losses of £75m.
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AnalysisAnalysis: High street SOS – what needs to change?
Since the beginning of this year, 21,000 retail jobs have been lost as businesses as diverse as Toys R Us, Maplin, House of Fraser and Poundworld have entered administration or pursued CVAs.
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DataData: Which retailers stand to gain from HoF's CVA?
House of Fraser’s decision to shut 31 of its 59 UK stores will have an impact on high streets up and down the UK.
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OpinionOpinion: New appeal system brings business rate benefits
The ‘check, challenge, appeal’ regulations came into force on April 1, 2017 and now govern the business rates appeal process.
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AnalysisHouse of Fraser's 'grim day' is just the start of its journey
House of Fraser has revealed plans to close more than half its stores through a CVA, leaving it with just 28 branches nationwide.
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OpinionOpinion: Debenhams can benefit from HoF's adversity
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
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OpinionOpinion: Asda needs Sainsbury’s shoulder to lean on
The old analogy of two drunk men propping each other up at a bar has been used in the past to describe retail mergers.
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OpinionWas Baldock's attack on Dixons Carphone warranted?
The new boss of Dixons Carphone, Alex Baldock, pulled no punches this week when he slammed his predecessor and issued a profit warning.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco should reverse its decision to quit BRC
As the retail industry is convulsed by radical change, it’s vital that it makes its voice heard in the corridors of power while it readjusts.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Hilco rebuild stricken Homebase?
News that Wesfarmers has disposed of Homebase to Hilco for a nominal £1, just two years after it bounded into the UK market, came as no surprise.
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InterviewInterview: Why the king of the mall is betting on Westfield
Westfield’s shareholders voted in favour of Unibail-Rodamco’s acquisition of the shopping centre owner this morning. The latter’s boss Christophe Cuvillier reveals why he is making an £18.4bn bet on physical retail.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Shearwood put Clarks on the front foot?
Clarks posted a dip in full-year profits and sales this morning in its first full year under boss Mike Shearwood.
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OpinionOpinion: Could M&S be on Amazon's wish list?
Amazon has been linked with a raft of UK grocers since its acquisition of Whole Foods last year – talk that has increased in fervency following the shock Sainsbury’s-Asda merger.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Mothercare boss back holding the baby
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Mothercare rehiring ousted chief executive Mark Newton-Jones after revealing massive pre-tax losses
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OpinionNick Bubb: M&S Food – feeling bloated?
Long suffering Marks and Spencer shareholders may have thought that the Food business could be relied on to deliver the goods, while management got on with the never-ending task of turning around the Clothing business, but now the Food operation is under pressure as well.
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InterviewInterview: Holland & Barrett chief's global ambition
“I’m a big fan of going and doing stuff, and then shouting about it,” says Holland and Barrett’s chief executive Peter Aldis.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Ocado’s US deal put it on the map?
The word “transformative” can sometimes be used loosely in today’s fast-moving retail landscape, but Ocado’s board could be forgiven for such language this week.
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DataData: Quarter of consumers shop at Sainsbury's and Asda
Around 25% of consumers shop at both Sainsbury’s and Asda where the two supermarkets are in close proximity, research has revealed.