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NewsRetail lags market despite City upgrades
The FTSE’s record 11-day rally came to an end on Tuesday and retail underperformed the market as good official sales figures and reassuring trading updates were cancelled out by a bearish view on the sector released by credit rating agency Fitch.
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NewsAndy Bond warns of long road to recovery
Despite a better than expected trading outlook for the rest of this year, the road to recovery for UK retailers will be long and hard, Asda chief executive Andy Bond has suggested.
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NewsSwine flu could threaten trading, warns Next's Simon Wolfson
Next chief executive Simon Wolfson has voiced fears that the growing swine flu epidemic could threaten second-half trading.
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OpinionA well deserved second chance?
Should people be given a second chance in business? Some lessons from the comebacks by George Davies and Andy Hornby
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OpinionNext boss Simon Wolfson excels again
Next boss Simon Wolfson is making a habit of beating expectations. So good has recent performance been that Next brought forward its trading update and upped internal profit forecasts by £30m.
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NewsRetailers stir FTSE 100 onto impressive gains
Retailers helped the FTSE 100 make its best run of gains in four years on Tuesday, the seventh consecutive day that the index rose.
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OpinionNext's Simon Wolfson surprises again
Next chief Simon Wolfson has become the master of managing expectations.
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NewsNext raises profit forecast
Next has raised its profit forecast by £30m after a strong start to the year.
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NewsJysk prepares for UK expansion after improving business model
Danish furniture retailer Jysk is poised to roll out more UK stores after resolving teething problems at its operations here and bolsters its management with a head of buying from Next.
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NewsStrong range helps Next in Q2
Next is performing ahead of expectations and should deliver a strong second-quarter trading update when it reports at the end of the month, broker Singer Capital Markets believes.
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NewsThree retailers sign for space at Wood Green
Two retailers including a new anchor tenant have signed for space at The Mall Wood Green in north London, while a third is moving to larger premises in the scheme.
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NewsNext refines online search to lift Sale site
Next is working with its website search provider on the latest version of its Sale website, which will go live on July 18.
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NewsNext Directory to sell Hamleys toys for Christmas
Next Directory is to sell Hamleys toys in its Christmas catalogue alongside its existing gadgets and gift ranges.
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NewsFashion Retail Academy awards
Top retailers celebrated a new generation of talent on Tuesday when the Fashion Retail Academy, the shopkeeping school backed by Sir Philip Green, held its awards.
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OpinionMarks & sparks as Sir Stuart Rose and Sir David Jones face shareholder concern
Two of retail’s great leaders Sir Stuart Rose and Sir David Jones have faced intense investor scrutiny this week.
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AnalysisTop 50 retailers: Retail’s premier league
It’s 18 months since Retail Week’s last look at the UK’s top retailers by sales and margins and much has changed in that time. Retail Knowledge Bank senior partner Robert Clark reports
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NewsNew Look and Next take over Ballymena Bhs
Fashion retailers New Look and Next have signed to take space in the former Bhs store in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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NewsNext celebrates 21 years of Next Directory with model search
Next is celebrating 21 years of its Next Directory with a nationwide search for a new fashion model.
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NewsRetailers work with Google to optimise their sites
Retailers including Next, Debenhams and Schuh have completed a research project with Google to investigate how their sites could be improved.
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NewsLipsy website to relaunch by autumn
Young-fashion brand Lipsy is to relaunch its website using parent Next’s e-commerce platform less than a year after its existing site going live.