All Next articles – Page 31
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: John Lewis and Next are retail’s Christmas stars
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on John Lewis and Next being retail’s big winners over the festive period.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: No jam for M&S today – maybe tomorrow?
Marks & Spencer continues to promise that things will soon get better for the struggling retailer, but somehow they never do.
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OpinionComment: Retailers should prepare for another year of change
Black Friday and increased online trading made 2014 a tumultuous year in retail – and the pace of change looks set to continue into 2015.
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AnalysisChristmas 2014 trading league table: Retailers battle it out for the top spot
Boux Avenue is third in the Christmas trading league table, while sixth-placed Fortnum & Mason benefited from an unprecedented demand for luxury items.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Asda, Next and retail prospects for 2015
Retail news round-up on December 31, 2014: Asda’s Clarke warns of challenging year for grocers, Next boss labels Black Friday ‘pointless’, retail sales to rise 2% next year.
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NewsNext sales increase 2.9% as it allays fears about Christmas discounting
Next has reported a 2.9% sales increase during Christmas trading as it recovers from dramatically cutting profit expectations in October.
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NewsChristmas success rides on final days after shopping patterns skewed
Retailers are banking on a last-minute shopper rush for seasonal success after Black Friday disrupted shopping patterns in the golden quarter.
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NewsGraduate Fashion Week appoints Mothercare boss as chairman
Mothercare chief executive Mark Newton-Jones has been appointed chairman of Graduate Fashion Week, replacing former Debenhams boss Rob Templeman.
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OpinionComment: Marks & Spencer stores must reflect its fashion-led product
Marks & Spencer’s results show that Bolland’s strategy for turnaround is slowly taking hold, but does the retailer need to take more risks?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Fashion sales demonstrate need for a weatherproof retail plan
Fashion sales have been hit as unusually high autumn temperatures means shoppers have stuck with T-shirts instead of buying sweaters.
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NewsExperts warn that weather woes could threaten fashion retail model
Following Next’s downgraded profits forecast, experts have warned fashion retailers they must overhaul their retail models to suit customer demand.
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OpinionComment: How will the Christmas weather forecast impact retail sales?
As the Christmas shopping season nears, retailers will rely on the weather for a significant portion of their festive trading.
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NewsChristmas sales to increase by £2.3bn this year, says Verdict
Retailers can expect a £2.3bn year-on-year sales increase during the Christmas season, according to a study conducted by Verdict.
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NewsNext's third quarter results: What the analysts say
Next sales increased 5.4%, behind its expectations of 10%, in its third quarter to October 25. Retail Week highlights what the analysts say about the results.
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NewsNext cuts full-year profit expectations as warm autumn hits sales
Next has reduced its profit expectations for the year after the unseasonably warm start to autumn hit sales growth in its third quarter.
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NewsM&S fashion market share declines but margin likely to have been preserved
Marks & Spencer has suffered a further erosion of fashion market share, the latest Kantar fashion retail data has shown.
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OpinionComment: Why direct mail is undergoing a retail revival
As Next and Very.co.uk use direct mail to create personalised offers for their customers, is the trend undergoing a resurgence?
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NewsAsda test case could put retail sector in firing line over equal pay
Asda faces mass legal action over equal pay by female store workers, and the outcome is expected to have implications for the whole sector.
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OpinionComment: Etail Power List 2014 emphasises ecommerce evolution
The Etail Power List of this year’s most influential retailers in ecommerce shows the industry and its leaders are changing faster than ever.
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AnalysisEtail Power List 2014: The year in ecommerce news and innovation
The Etail Power List of this year’s most influential retailers in ecommerce has been announced. Here is a round-up of the biggest etail news events and projects of 2014.