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OpinionBankruptcy bug is starting to look like an epidemic
The phrase ‘dropping like flies’ has been often on my lips as we witness one retail collapse after another and watch others staggering into intensive care.
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OpinionDon’t underestimate Morrisons in fight with Tesco-Booker
The sheer scale of the challenge facing Tesco’s grocery rivals was hammered home this morning following its acquisition of retail and wholesale titan Booker.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Lessons from Maplin and Toys R Us’ collapse
The air of inevitability about Toys R Us and Maplin’s collapse into administration can teach other retailers a great deal.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Tesco-Booker can hit the ground running
Tesco’s £3.7bn swoop for wholesale titan Booker overcame its final hurdle today when shareholders of both businesses approved the deal.
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OpinionOpinion: City ignores potential for retail reinvention
“Not all retail is equal” was the overriding message today from David Atkins, the boss of shopping centre landlord Hammerson.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could Sir Philip pull off an Arcadia deal?
Reports that Sir Philip Green is in the process of selling Arcadia to Chinese textiles firm Shandong Ruyi have been aggressively rebutted.
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OpinionOpinion: Arcadia ‘sale’ reaction sends message on deals
Arcadia billionaire Sir Philip Green was on typically pugnacious form this week as he dismissed a report that he is seeking to sell up.
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OpinionOpinion: Forget P&H, McColl’s P&L deserves City focus
There were one billion reasons for McColl’s to be cheerful – but investors’ response to its full-year results will have dampened the mood at its Brentwood HQ.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to measure success in the multichannel age
Like-for-likes, EBITDA, NPS score? What is the real measure of success in the multichannel age? Gemma Goldfingle investigates.
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OpinionOpinion: Sports Direct deal takes Game to next level
When it comes to the maverick mind of Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley, it is rarely clear what game he is playing.
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AnalysisProfile: Tesco's new UK boss Charles Wilson
Tesco revealed this morning that Charles Wilson will succeed Matt Davies as boss of its core UK business following completion of the Booker merger.
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AnalysisH&M: What went wrong and how it can be fixed
H&M’s weaknesses were laid bare last week when the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer admitted that it had “made some mistakes”.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco's Wilson can cook up recipe for success
Tesco’s hat-trick of revelations ahead of the imminent completion of its £3.7bn Booker acquisition was greeted with a surprisingly subdued response from the market.
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AnalysisH&M admits to strategic 'mistakes' after profits slump
H&M has reported ”disappointing” results in its fourth quarter as footfall declined and it struggled to compete with online retailers.
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DataInfographic: Retailers adopt a cautious outlook
Uncertainty among consumers has led the retailers we interviewed to adopt a cautious outlook for 2018.
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OpinionOpinion: Etailers look primed for success in the City
If January is anything to go by, 2018 is shaping up to be the year of the etail stock.
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AnalysisRetail 2018: The industry's blueprint for the year
How are the industry’s leaders planning for 2018? Our Retail 2018 report, in association with Manhattan Associates, provides answers from some of the sector’s most high-powered people.
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AnalysisThe winners and losers of Christmas 2017
The golden quarter was a tale of two halves as sales rocketed at some retailers while others fell behind, with clear lessons to be learnt for 2018.
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OpinionOpinion: What we learned from Christmas trading
We all know what happened over the festive period: a rise in grocery sales against fashion, brands with a differentiated offering excelling, and online growing for both multichannel and online-only retail.
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DataData: Shopper sentiment to hold steady in 2018
Despite reports of rising inflation and stagnating wages squeezing household incomes, the majority of shoppers expect to spend as much on discretionary items this year as last.