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AnalysisCoronavirus: Next’s Lord Wolfson on cash, customers and trading safely
As fashion bellwether Next reports a “faster and steeper” fall in sales in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak than expected, how is the retailer adapting to tough conditions afflicting the whole industry?
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Helen Dickinson: Retail is stronger together in war on coronavirus
Coronavirus has triggered the biggest retail crisis of our lifetime and the impact of this pandemic on businesses continues to be enormous.
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The dos and don’ts of coronavirus emergency financing
Alistair Lee of Argyll Debt Advisory shares advice for businesses applying for emergency funding
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Opinion
Opinion: Amazon-Deliveroo CMA verdict must spark more collaboration
It was a judgement that should have been reached a long time ago, but one that, given its timing, could carry far greater significance for retail.
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Analysis
The Big Question: Should grocers pass up coronavirus rates relief?
Shoppers rushed to food stores to stock up as the coronavirus outbreak took hold, prompting some to call on the grocery giants to forego emergency business rates relief as sales climbed. Retail Week asks industry experts for their views.
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Opinion: Forget dividends and rates – grocers are heroes, not villains
How quickly judgements can be questioned in the court of public opinion.
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Analysis: Five qualities fashion retailers will need to survive the coronavirus crisis
Of all the categories of retail that have suffered from the coronavirus pandemic, fashion has arguably been hit the hardest. Retail Week looks at five key considerations that will see fashion retailers through to the other side.
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The Big Question: Can department stores survive coronavirus crisis?
As Debenhams tumbles into administration for the second time in a year and Fenwick makes sweeping leadership changes , Retail Week asks industry experts for their view on whether department stores can survive the coronavirus crisis.
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Analysis: Asos data reveals lockdown sales recovery pattern in Europe
After a record first half , Asos’ celebrations have been momentarily paused as the fashion pureplay tackles the impact of coronavirus on customer traffic and sales.
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Analysis: How coronavirus is really impacting Tesco
Tesco unveiled its full-year results today, but another stellar 12 months of profit and margin gains played second fiddle to its ongoing response to the coronavirus crisis.
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Analysis: H&M’s China sales trend offers fashion retailers coronavirus hope
With almost 4,000 of its 5,065 stores closed worldwide, H M has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak affecting sales in its 54 markets.
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Opinion
Opinion: Fenwick leadership changes are a huge roll of the dice
Department store group Fenwick is taking a risk as it parts company with both chair Richard Pennycook and chief executive Robbie Feather.
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Move of the Week: Ted Baker’s new boss faces its toughest ever test
It is testament to the job Rachel Osborne has done under the most difficult of circumstances that the former Debenhams finance chief has been trusted to lead Ted Baker through the toughest period in its history.
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Opinion
The Secret Retailer: We are hurtling towards unimaginable social and economic crisis
In the latest in our series of columns from a ‘secret retailer’, one chief executive warns chancellor Rishi Sunak of the stark reality their business faces without access to one of the government’s coronavirus support loans.
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Opinion
Opinion: Coronavirus outbreak will drive investment in new directions
The coronavirus outbreak is first and foremost a human tragedy that will have a profound impact on the global economy.
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Opinion: Putting people before profit will count long after coronavirus crisis
So here we are. Lockdown. It was a move we all anticipated, but Boris Johnson’s words on Monday night still hit home harder than a Tyson Fury uppercut.
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Opinion: Coronavirus – government must give retailers respect they deserve
I’ve been a huge fan of apocalyptic films and TV shows since I was a teenager. With Covid-19 we seem to have come the closest to life imitating fiction with just as many twists in the tale.
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Analysis
Analysis: Next and ‘business as usual’ in the time of the coronavirus
Coronavirus is dominating headlines, from TV bulletins to the front pages of every newspaper section.
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Opinion
Coronavirus: Cash, agility and customer focus will mark retail’s winners
The likely collapse into administration of Laura Ashley is not solely the result of coronavirus. The pandemic was sadly the last nail in the coffin of a retailer that has struggled to appeal to shoppers for some time.
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Opinion
The Secret Retailer: Boris, we face fight for survival without your help
In the first of our columns from a ‘secret retailer’, one chief executive with stores nationwide calls on the government to up its game on coronavirus – and warns businesses will go bust if it doesn’t.
