All Office articles
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NewsJD Sports and Sports Direct square up for Office takeover
Retail rivals JD Sports’ Peter Cowgill and Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley are among the prospective bidders for footwear chain Office.
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CEO churn: Why are retail bosses booted out so quickly?
The turnover of retail CEOs reached its highest level since 2012 last year. Why are retail’s leaders sent packing so frequently?
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Office boss departs as COO steps up
Office chief executive Lorenzo Moretti has stepped down with immediate effect and will be succeeded by the shoe retailer’s chief operating officer.
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Office earmarks 15 loss-making stores for closure
Office is mulling the closure of 15 stores in the UK over the next two years as part of a wider turnaround strategy from parent company Truworths.
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Office latest high street retailer to mull CVA
Office is considering launching a CVA as part of a restructuring process which is expected to take place over the next few weeks.
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Store gallery: Office reopens flagship Oxford Street store
Office has reopened its flagship Oxford Street branch as a brand new concept store, after a three-month refurbishment.
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Office profits slide as HoF demise hits sales
Office has recorded a steep decline in its full-year profits as sales were hampered by House of Fraser’s collapse and the wider consumer spending slowdown.
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Office chief executive Brian McCluskey retires
Office’s chief executive Brian McCluskey will step down in November after 15 years with the retailer.
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Office defies 'tough' market as profits improve
Office has hailed an improvement in full-year profitability despite “tough” trading conditions in the UK market.
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Analysis
Data: The UK's top 30 multichannel retailers
In 2017, there aren’t many retailers that don’t operate an ecommerce site, but being a successful multichannel retailer is so much more than simply opening an online store.
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Top 30 bricks-and-mortar retailers by sales density
Premium retailers Apple and Burberry top this year’s ranking, while Aldi is the best performing food retailer.
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Brexit: Survival lessons from the last recession
The reduced consumer spending that is expected in the run up to Brexit is spurring many retailers to expand overseas. What can we learn from retailers’ expansion during the credit crunch?
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Profile: Game appoints Guy Lister as its new chief operating officer
Guy Lister is swapping pumps for PS4s and Havianas for Halo V as he leaves Office to take up the chief operating officer role at Game.
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Data: Top 30 bricks-and-mortar retailers by sales densities
Discount grocer Aldi has surged into the UK’s top five retailers by sales densities, but technology titan Apple leads the way.
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Review of the Year: The mergers and acquisitions of 2015
If 2014 was the year of the IPO, then 2015 may well have been the year of mergers and acquisitions as several retailers shifted ownership.
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Short Cuts: What do we know about Office's potential new owners Truworths?
After Truworths agreed a deal to acquire footwear retailer Office for £256m, we take a closer look at the South African business – in 60 seconds.
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South African retailer to snap up Office in a £256m deal
The private equity owner of Office is set to offload the footwear chain to South African retailer Truworths International in a deal valued at £256m.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Office, Tesco, Kantar data and more
Retail news round-up on November 25, 2015: Tesco drivers threaten to strike ahead of festive period and Office set to change hands.
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Office sees full-year pre-tax profits double as sales up 5.5%
High street footwear chain Office has reported a doubling of full-year pre-tax profits as sales rose by 5.5%.
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Office and Card Factory join line-up at The Broadway in Bradford
The Broadway shopping centre in Bradford has signed up a trio of new retailers including Office and Card Factory to join the scheme.
