All articles by Nicola Harrison – Page 18
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John Lewis boss Andy Street apologises for anti-French comments
John Lewis managing director Andy Street has apologised “unreservedly” for anti-French comments he made at an internal event.
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Morrisons to price match Aldi and Lidl in industry first
Morrisons has stepped up its fightback against the discounters with a “game-changing” price-matching scheme that compares prices with Aldi and Lidl.
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Boots poaches Waitrose ecommerce director Robin Phillips
Waitrose ecommerce director Robin Phillips has been appointed by Boots as the health and beauty giant’s director of multichannel.
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Shop Direct among retailers to join data sharing coalition to curb online fraud
Retailers including Shop Direct have joined forces to share data with one another in a bid to curb online fraud collaboratively.
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Fears over fashion sector as clothing sales dry up in warm September
Alarm bells are sounding over the fashion sector after a warm September prompted Next to warn third quarter sales had been hit.
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Carrefour Spain gives VAT discounts to young people
Carrefour Spain has launched a new discount that gives young people VAT discounts on fresh food.
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Graze.com reports rising sales after targeting family market
Snacks etailer Graze.com has reported sales up 31% to £52.7m after successfully targeting the family market.
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Aldi says price war has played into its hands as sales and profits surge
Aldi has revealed surging full-year sales and profits and claims that the grocery price war has played into its hands.
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Interview: Aldi bosses on how the discounter is shaking up UK grocery
Aldi’s disruptive model has led to an historic structural shift in grocery. And it’s only just getting started.
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John Lewis hires Sienne Veit to new position of online product director
John Lewis has bolstered its multichannel team with the appointment of Sienne Veit to the newly created role of director, online product.
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Asda maintains share growth as Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons suffer declines
Asda remains the only one of the big four grocers to have grown its market share as Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s suffered falls.
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Halfords to roll out bike-only format to tap into London cycling boom
Halfords is to roll out cycling-only format Cycle Republic to take advantage of the boom in bike ownership in London.
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EE acquires 58 Phones 4u stores, saving 359 jobs
Mobile phone operator EE has acquired 58 Phones 4u shops out of administration, saving 359 jobs.
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Moss Bros sales up but profits dip as it refits stores
Formal menswear retailer Moss Bros first half sales increased but profits slipped as it temporarily closed stores to refit them.
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Tech & Ecomm Summit: Retailers should embrace creative content, says BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed’s European advertising boss has urged retailers to embrace social media and imaginative content to engage with customers.
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August retail sales increase 'reflects underlying growth' in sector
Retail sales volumes increased for the seventeenth consecutive month in August, rising 0.4% and reflecting “underlying growth” in the sector.
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JD Sports Fashion doubles profits in the first half
JD Sports Fashion doubled its profits in the six months to August 2 as the retailer’s sales jumped 27%.
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New Look hires former Asda and Matalan boss Paul Mason as non-exec chairman
Fashion retailer New Look has appointed Paul Mason, the former Asda and Matalan chief executive, as its non-executive chairman.
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Vodafone and EE eye Phones 4u stores and stock
Vodafone and EE are separately in talks with Phones 4u’s administrator about acquiring elements of the business.
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Inflation falls to 1.5% in August as supermarket price war pushes down prices
The supermarket price war has pushed prices down for another month as the CPI rate of inflation fell to 1.5% in August, from 1.6% in July.