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OpinionOpinion: Why Morrisons is firmly back in fashion
It would have been almost unthinkable to say so a year ago, but Morrisons is not only back in fashion, but setting trends in UK grocery.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why retailers shouldn’t ignore the silver pound
The latest Family Spending report confirmed one of the most important trends to hit retailers in the past decade: a spending shift to the over-50s.
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OpinionAshley should focus on Sports Direct, not sexy knickers
First there was Leicester City and the Premier League title. Then there was Donald Trump and the Whitehouse.
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OpinionBHS deal goes some way to restore Green’s reputation
For the best part of a year, Sir Philip Green has been a near-exile from his own stores.
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OpinionOpinion: Don't hoodwink shoppers over price hikes
Food prices are rising, according to the BRC. Retailers need to treat shoppers like adults and tell them so.
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AnalysisAgenda: McColl's and Primark update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from McColl’s and Primark owner Associated British Foods both on the agenda.
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OpinionBusiness rates: Under a broken system, nobody’s a winner
The renewed focus on the inequities of the business rates system in recent days brings mixed emotions to those of us who have long called for reform.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Rates reform hits high street
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Amazon’s business rate cut versus rises for many high-street retailers.
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OpinionOpinion: Rates hit high street and young firms hardest
A compromise on business rates looks possible, judging by some of the mood music from Westminster earlier in the week, but this outmoded system needs root and branch reform.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Asda remains a work in progress
Asda has delivered a welcome improvement in its underlying trading performance as outlined through its fourth-quarter trading update, albeit same-store sales are still falling.
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OpinionOpinion: Business rates may be unfair but reality is key
It is ironic that business rates have shot to the top of the news agenda at the same time Amazon has pledged to create 5,000 more UK jobs.
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OpinionOpinion: Why won't ministers listen on business rates?
If ever there was a perfect example of the Government only reacting to problems when they hit critical mass, it’s the carnage caused by its inept policy on business rates.
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AnalysisAgenda: Asda and Hotel Chocolat update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with Asda’s latest quarterly update and half year results from Hotel Chocolat both on the agenda.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why has New Look fallen off track?
New Look did not fare well over the crucial Christmas quarter, with like-for-likes and profits both suffering.
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DataData: Top 50 retailers by sales during 2015/16 financial year
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales for the 2015/16 financial year sees The Range, Inditex and Asos enter the table for the first time.
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OpinionOpinion: Waitrose’s tough decisions are in its interests
Who’d have thought that just a year into his tenure, Waitrose managing director Rob Collins would be closing stores?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who could be on Asda's shopping list?
The past year has witnessed a monumental shift in strategy from the UK’s leading grocers as supermarket chains seek to open up new revenue streams.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Lessons from retail’s best Christmas in five years
Strategy consultants OC&C look at the key themes of the best Christmas trading period in five years.
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OpinionOpinion: Mike Ashley can never be second-guessed
As Sport Direct’s founder Mike Ashley freely admits, he can’t be “house trained”.
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AnalysisAgenda: Dunelm, DFS and grocery market share updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with half year results from Dunelm, a pre-close update from DFS and the latest grocery market share data on the agenda.