All Retail Week articles in September 16 2016
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Penguin starts a new chapter for office stores in Toronto
The bookshop at Penguin Random House’s offices in the Canadian city imaginatively uses its brand and the space to good effect.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Ted Baker engineers luxury train travel in Ottawa
As far as drawing on local themes, landmarks and history goes, Ted Baker’s new store in the Canadian capital is an exemplar of the tactic.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Tracey Neuls goes back to school in central London
Luxury shoe shop Tracey Neuls has turned its Marylebone outlet into a lecture room in a clever link-up with the London Design Festival.
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Retail Voice
Optimising payment strategies to boost cross-border sales
Understanding local payment landscapes when entering any market is vital. Adyen explores these in China, Brazil, Mexico and Southeast Asia.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can retailers portray their values to incoming staff?
How can retailers portray their values to incoming staff?
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Analysis
The Brexit effect: How will global retail supply chains be impacted?
With the UK’s out vote inevitably impacting retailers, Nick Hughes investigates the wide-reaching implications for the global supply chain.
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News
Agenda: Sainsbury's, Boohoo, Moss Bros and MySale post updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Sainsbury’s, Boohoo, Moss Bros and MySale all on the agenda.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Boucherie Grinder offers a slice of sophistication
Upmarket butcher Boucherie Grinder has tapped into the glamorous side meat buying in Montreal, offering a taste of something different.
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Analysis
Analysis: How should you tackle the living wage conundrum?
The introduction of the national living wage has sent shockwaves through retail that will reverberate for many years to come.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on River Island, retail jobs, Amazon and more
Retail news round-up: River Island refuses windfall, how to create more retail jobs and Sainsbury’s to stop digital entertainment business.
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Opinion
Opinion: Consumers have transformed the catwalk into a real-time runway
Only a few years ago, the runway traditionally served as an exclusive industry event tailored to the privileged few press and buyers.
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News
Supermarket sales inch up as Waitrose and Lidl reach market share highs
Supermarket sales inched up 0.3% in the 12 weeks to September 11, with Waitrose and Lidl both reaching record market shares.
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Opinion
Opinion: John Lewis takes short-term profit pain for long-term gain
Bellwether retailer the John Lewis Partnership, which rarely puts a foot wrong, appears to have stumbled over falling profits.
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News
Sports Direct bows to pressure for independent review
Sports Direct has bowed to pressure for an independent review, displacing its own legal advisers in favour of an as yet unknown “independent party”.
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News
Dominic Chappell 'owes £500,000 in tax' on profits from BHS ownership
Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell reportedly owes more than £500,000 in tax on profits he made from owning the collapsed chain.
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News
The Entertainer has seventh year of growth and pushes for personalisation
The Entertainer has posted a seventh consecutive year of sales growth in what founder Gary Grant described as a “momentous period”.
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News
French Connection retail like-for-likes up but wholesale decline continues
Fashion chain French Connection has posted a rise in its retail like-for-likes, but its wholesale business has continued to decline.
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News
Kingfisher's sales and profits rise as ONE Kingfisher plan progresses
B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher has reported rising half-year sales and profits as its strategic initiative, ONE Kingfisher, takes effect.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail News on Lidl, BHS and shop openings
Retail news round-up: Lidl’s US expansion plans, Dominic Chappell’s 'unpaid tax bills', and shop vacancy rates up for first time since 2012
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Gallery
Store gallery: Liberty's Fashion Week windows celebrate its unique heritage
Liberty’s entry in this year’s RIBA window competition celebrates its founder Arthur Liberty’s impact on retail and the fashion industry.