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NewsMove of the week: Poundland’s management reshuffle
Poundland is going places. Not content with rolling out Pep&Co to more than 100 stores in the UK this year, it also has its sights set on European expansion via growth of the Dealz fascia in France, Spain and beyond.
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NewsBody Shop poaches Charles Tyrwhitt boss for CEO role
The Body Shop has snapped up Charles Tyrwhitt’s chief executive David Boynton to take the helm of its global business.
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NewsSmiggle pens European expansion as global sales rise
Smiggle has hatched plans to expand its European business next year as the UK becomes the kid’s stationery retailer’s largest market.
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Retail VoiceWhy two-man delivery is a game changer
With rising demand for two-man delivery, DHL explains how retailers are readjusting their logistics operations to meet consumer expectations.
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NewsThe winners: Hermes Retail Week Supply Chain Awards
Primark scooped the Grand Prix Award at the Hermes Retail Week Supply Chain Awards last night.
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NewsConsumer confidence rises as shoppers in defiant mood
Consumer confidence edged up one point to -9 in September as shoppers were in a defiant mood.
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NewsIkea enters gig economy as it acquires TaskRabbit
Ikea has bought odd-jobs firm TaskRabbit, which sends workers to people’s homes to carry out chores such as assembling flat-pack furniture.
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NewsAgenda: Tesco, DFS, SCS and Topps Tiles update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from Tesco, DFS, SCS and Topps Tiles all on the agenda.
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NewsBrightHouse up for sale as it races to refinance bonds
Rent-to-own retailer BrightHouse is up for sale as the business races to refinance £220m of bonds that are due next year.
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AnalysisInfographic: HoF's new CEO and Aldi's big investment
Words and numbers, September 29, 2017: Alex Williamson on his appointment as House of Fraser chief executive, Aldi’s multimillion-pound investment in prices and infrastructure, and B&Q’s sales drop
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OpinionOpinion: How stores are evolving into showcases
On day two of our annual gathering of retail property and placemaking experts, Revo Liverpool 2017, Retail Week broke the news that Microsoft were close to securing a UK store.
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OpinionGearing up for Black Friday and peak 2017
Hermes managing director Martijn de Lange looks to the final quarter of 2017 and asks how delivery providers can be prepared.
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Retail VoiceIs digital transformation a fad or friend?
If retailers want to compete in 2018 is digital transformation the answer or is the buzz phrase merely skin-deep jargon?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers making the most of in store
How can retailers make people put down their smartphones and go shopping? Gemma Goldfingle investigates the latest developments in experiential retail
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VideoWatch: Ikea unboxes 20th UK superstore in Sheffield
This week, Swedish furniture giant Ikea cut the ribbon on its 20th UK store. Retail Week was among the first to look inside.
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VideoThe Retail Week: House of Fraser, Sainsbury's and Aldi
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest news stories in the industry over the past seven days including David Walmsley’s departure from House of Fraser.
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NewsFormer Co-op boss Pennycook named new BRC chairman
Former Co-op chief executive Richard Pennycook has been appointed as chairman elect of the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsToday in retail: Moss Bros suits up for overseas push
After delivering a jump in pre-tax profit at its half-year stage, Moss Bros is in a confident enough mood to step up its overseas plans.
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NewsWiggle losses widen despite climbing sales
Sports etailer Wiggle has posted widening losses in its full-year results despite a sales increase as its Chain Reaction Cycles acquisition punctured its bottom line.
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OpinionOpinion: Harvey Nichols is wrong to axe its CEO role
Harry Gordon Selfridge famously said: ‘There must be one controlling spirit, one who stands for the policy, the principles and the personality of the house.’