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NewsWaitrose launches tie-up with Deliveroo as it embarks on future without Ocado
Waitrose has announced a partnership with Deliveroo as it prepares its ecommerce arm for life without Ocado.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will The Hut Group’s IPO float or sink?
The Hut Group has finally revealed its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange after many years of speculation. Retail Week analyses whether it will hit its punchy £4.5bn valuation and why it has chosen to attempt it now.
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NewsPret to cut almost 3,000 jobs as pandemic sets business back by a decade
Sandwich and coffee shop giant Pret A Manger is to axe 2,800 roles after sales fell back to the level of 10 years ago, as the Covid-19 pandemic decimated trading.
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GalleryStore gallery: Amazon opens first supermarket in Los Angeles
Amazon has opened the doors of its first Fresh supermarket in the latest push by the tech giant into food retail.
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AnalysisFrom e-bikes to pound shops: Meet the businesses filling gaps on the high street
While the pandemic continues to force many retailers to the wall, there are some old and new businesses still snapping up space. Retail Week meets those with ambitious store opening plans.
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Opinion‘Online shops mimicking physical stores are new danger for bricks and mortar’
‘Stay home, protect the NHS, save lives’. Whatever your view on the outcome of the strategy that saw most of the population confined to barracks, the result for physical retailers has been calamitous.
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Future LeadersBe Inspired: Retailers raising the bar in mental health support
The UK is facing a mental health crisis. From Superdrug to Pets at Home, meet the retailers making it their responsibility to support and protect their employees’ mental health.
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Digital editionRetail Week magazine: August 28
This week’s issue looks at the true cost of ecommerce for retailers and brands, the sectors capturing the most footfall since lockdown eased, and the essential skills that will be in demand for a new generation of storeworkers.
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NewsWalmart and Microsoft join forces on TikTok bid
Walmart has joined forces with Microsoft to launch a multibillion-dollar bid for TikTok’s US business.
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OpinionThe Secret Retailer: ‘Financial cliff edge looms without rent standstill deal’
We have to secure an extension to the moratorium on landlords taking action against retailers that do not pay rent.
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NewsScrewfix to open 40 new stores by new year
Screwfix plans to open 40 new stores in the coming months despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the retail industry.
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NewsDFS to sell Sofa Workshop to furniture rival Halo
Furniture group DFS has penned a deal to sell Sofa Workshop to luxury home design company Halo.
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NewsThe Works swings to loss amid ‘significant’ coronavirus impact
The Works has swung to a pre-tax loss following the “significant impact” of the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsOcado finance boss Duncan Tatton-Brown steps down
Ocado’s chief financial officer Duncan Tatton-Brown is retiring from his role after eight years with the group.
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NewsThe Hut Group targets £4.5bn valuation in stock market float
The Hut Group has revealed its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange, with a target valuation of £4.5bn.
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AnalysisHow Chinese giant Alibaba plans to take on Europe
Alibaba may be the world’s biggest retailer, but so far its efforts outside Asia have been lacklustre. But all that may be about to change. With a European distribution centre poised to open and an army of European influencers signed up, Alibaba is now firmly eyeing the West. Can it succeed?
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NewsWorld Retail Congress goes digital for 2020
The World Retail Congress, sister brand to Retail Week and Retail Week Live, is launching a virtual Congress that will be streamed live on September 15-17.
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NewsSupply chain watchdog shuns Boohoo Leicester inquiry, questions independence
Supply chain monitor the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has declined to take part in Boohoo’s Leicester inquiry, questioning its focus on factories and not on the retailer’s buying procedures.
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GalleryStore gallery: WHSmith’s new ‘blended essentials’ Heathrow store
WHSmith’s latest travel retail concept, launched in Heathrow airport’s Terminal 2, features a mix of health and beauty, gifts, books and snacks to create a travel one-stop-shop.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Should John Lewis scrap its ‘never knowingly undersold’ pledge?
Since it was introduced in 1925, John Lewis’ ‘never knowingly undersold’ pledge has become a UK retail institution, but new boss Dame Sharon White has hinted it is likely to be scrapped under her new strategy. Industry experts offer their thoughts on whether the retailer should ditch the famous slogan