All The Hut Group articles
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has private equity ownership done retail more harm than good?
Buy cheap, pile on debt, flog assets and extract the value, sell high to a new owner and pay yourself handsomely – that’s one characterisation of private equity, with recently collapsed department store group Debenhams seen as the poster child in critics’ eyes.
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Analysis
The Keynote: Let’s stop bashing UK retail’s online stars
The Keynote: Let’s stop bashing UK retail’s online stars
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Retail Voice
Three strategies retail brands should adopt now for success
Last year will go down as one of the toughest recorded by retailers. But learning from businesses that thrived can help brands plan for success.
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News
Online retailers launch new trade body to champion ecomm cause
Big-name pureplay retailers have formed an industry association to highlight their contribution to UK success and fight their corner – including on tax.
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Analysis
The power players: the acquisitive retailers snapping up brands
As Boohoo snaps up Debenhams, Retail Week takes a look at the pack of retailers taking advantage of the acquisition opportunities Covid has created to boost their business. Who are the sector’s new power players?
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News
The Hut Group boss aims to double beauty brands in acquisition drive
The Hut Group chief executive Matt Moulding has said we would like to double the number of beauty brands the business owns in the next two years.
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The Hut Group and Very post record surges in Christmas sales
The Hut Group has reported Christmas sales growth ahead of previous forecasts and upped its full-year expectations, while The Very Group reported its “best ever Christmas trading period”.
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Opinion
‘Investors must separate wheat from chaff as etailers race to market’
The acceleration of online retail sales during the pandemic has brought a race to market as ecommerce players rush to pull off IPOs.
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News
The Hut Group acquires US skincare retailer and UK nutrition suppliers
THG, formerly known as The Hut Group, has acquired US-based firm Dermstore.com, as well as investing in two of its longstanding nutrition product suppliers Claremont Ingredients and David Berryman.
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News
The Hut Group raises sales forecast for second time since float
The Hut Group has bumped up its sales forecast for the second time since it floated in September, citing strong Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
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Analysis
No Limits: Retail’s five best apprentice schemes
As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off, Retail Week looks into why these schemes can’t be a casualty of the pandemic and shines a spotlight on some of retail’s best apprenticeship programmes.
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News
The Hut Group ups full-year guidance as third-quarter sales jump
The Hut Group has reported a surge in sales during its third quarter, bolstered by its beauty and nutrition divisions.
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Analysis
Six ways Amazon, Levi’s and more are transforming their businesses
With retailers forced to rethink their operations to meet new customer demand, cut costs and ultimately survive, RWRC’s latest report reveals where retailers should be placing their time, money and energy in the year ahead.
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News
The Hut Group snaps up Perricone MD in $60m deal
The Hut Group has bolstered its beauty portfolio with the acquisition of luxury skincare brand Perricone MD.
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Hotel Chocolat strikes Hut Group deal in US as coronavirus hammers profits
Hotel Chocolat has struck a deal with The Hut Group’s Ingenuity technology arm to bolster its presence in the US after the retailer’s profits were hammered by the coronavirus crisis.
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News
The Hut Group begins trading on London Stock Exchange after successful float
The Hut Group has begun trading on the London Stock Exchange this morning after its successful float raised £1.88bn, in turn pushing its market capitalisation to £5.4bn.
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The Hut Group aims to raise £1.9bn as it confirms IPO
The Hut Group has confirmed its intention to launch a £4.5bn stock market listing that would give the etail group a £5.4bn market capitalisation.
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News
Homebase calls on The Hut Group to 'fast-forward digital plans'
Homebase has penned a 10-year partnership with The Hut Group’s technology arm to overhaul its ecommerce operations.
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Analysis
Analysis: Will The Hut Group’s IPO float or sink?
The Hut Group has finally revealed its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange after many years of speculation. Retail Week analyses whether it will hit its punchy £4.5bn valuation and why it has chosen to attempt it now.
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News
The Hut Group targets £4.5bn valuation in stock market float
The Hut Group has revealed its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange, with a target valuation of £4.5bn.
