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InterviewQ&A: Communities minister Brandon Lewis on Sunday trading consultation
As the Government launches a consultation on Sunday trading hours, we speak to one of the MPs at the heart of it,communities minister Brandon Lewis.
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AnalysisSunday trading consultation: The key questions that need to be answered
The Government’s consultation on Sunday trading has raised as many questions as it has answered. We assess the implications of the proposals.
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OpinionComment: Protect our endangered independent retailers from redevelopment
High street innovation will suffer if smaller independent retailers remain exposed to the excesses of property redevelopment.
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OpinionComment: Does Harvey Nichols' Birmingham revamp 'surprise and delight'?
Harvey Nichols in Birmingham unveiled a glitzy refurb on Friday, but is it too much to say that a shop dazzles consumers?
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OpinionComment: Are UK retail parks still destinations or dinosaurs?
The continued rise in online retailing could be seen as a threat to the physical store environment. Are retail parks doing enough to adapt?
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OpinionComment: Hosting pop-ups is the way forward for retailers and brands alike
The notion of what constitutes a pop-up may be changing, but it is an increasingly important approach for retailers of all kinds to consider.
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OpinionComment: Red Sale signs no longer rouse the right reaction
The plethora of red signage up and down the high street means that Sales have become more or less an irrelevance to shoppers.
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OpinionComment: Was Uniqlo right to close its flagship during its refurb?
Closing a store for refurbishment is a tough call to make and Uniqlo on Oxford Street may have to run fast to make up lost ground.
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OpinionComment: Consumers should be free to shop as they please on Sundays
Liberalisation of Sunday trading hours in England and Wales is a debate that has often polarised opinion, but the consumer knows best.
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OpinionComment: JD Sports Oxford Street looks like a winner
The 34,000 sq ft JD Sports store which opened at the weekend on London’s Oxford Street is all about giving consumers more choice.
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OpinionHarrods’ boss: Why retail, London and Britain need airport expansion
For the past 60 years British governments have not had an airport strategy and it is now clear there is vital need for expansion.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Pep&Co aims to open 50 stores in 50 days
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Andy Bond’s goal to open 50 branches of new value fashion chain Pep&Co in 50 days.
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OpinionComment: Wilf Walsh sets off on a magic carpet ride as profits rise
Until his surprise appointment as Carpetright boss, former HMV man Wilf Walsh was more associated with Inspiral than inspiring carpets.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pep&Co aims to take the value fashion market by storm
Pep&Co opens the doors to its debut store in Kettering this week. Retail Week explores the discounter’s ambitious plans for the high street.
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OpinionBritain’s commercial property model is sinking amid a quagmire of debt
Our broken business rates system needs a comprehensive review before it has a devastating impact on the country’s economy.
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AnalysisHome Retail's first-quarter results: what the analysts say
Like-for-likes rose at Homebase but slid at flagship Argos amid challenging conditions. Here’s what the City had to say.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is Iceland right to shift focus away from simply price?
Frozen food is often unfairly seen as a downmarket option but Iceland is on a mission to shift perceptions as it seeks to halt a sales and profit decline.
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OpinionAnalysis: Boots restructuring – the reasons behind the job losses
Boots today became the latest business giant to reveal plans to cut jobs as it aims to tackle the shifting retail environment.
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OpinionComment: Why airports' retail offers are better than high streets'
If you like good-looking shops in which to while away the pre-flight time, Heathrow’s Terminal 2 is much better than most.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Mike Ashley makes his first foray into the value sector
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley’s newly launched Mega Value discount store.