All The Original Factory Shop articles
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop axes a third of head office staff
The Original Factory Shop has made a third of its total head office staff redundant less than a week after it collapsed into administration, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsTOFS chair left with âno choiceâ but to appoint administrators
The Original Factory Shop chair has said he was left with âno choiceâ but to put the business into administration after talks with prospective buyers for the brand collapsed, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsClaireâs and The Original Factory Shop lines up administrators
The owner of Claireâs and The Original Factory Shop is set to place both retailers into administration, putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk.
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop drafts in former Poundland exec as new managing director
Discount retailer The Original Factory Shop has named a new managing director.
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NewsWHSmith buyer restricted from immediate store closures
The new owner of WHSmithâs high street stores cannot initiate widespread closures for at least 12 months, despite planning rapid restructuring at its other retail properties.
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NewsHundreds of jobs potentially at risk at The Original Factory Shop
Owner Modella Capital is aiming to renegotiate rents at almost half of the companyâs stores, according to a Sky News report.
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AnalysisâWHSmith: Can its new owners make the high street business actually work?
After 233 years on the high street, news broke last week that WHSmithâs high street business has been sold to Modella Capital for ÂŁ76m
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NewsThe Original Factory Shopâs new owner considers major restructuring
The new owner of The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) is drawing up plans for a significant restructuring of the discount retailer shortly after taking control.
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NewsRace for WHSmith high street business down to two bidders
The expectation is that a deal is being targeted for April.
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop has been bought by Hobbycraftâs owner
The Original Factory Shop has been purchased by Modella Capital, the owner of retailer Hobbycraft.
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop is close to being acquired
Value retailer The Original Factory Shop is close to being bought by the owner of In The Style with a deal expected in the coming days.
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DataRevealed: The most-popular value retailers online
With the value sector remaining popular with UK shoppers, Retail Week teamed up with SimilarWeb to track which discount retailers have been seeing the most traffic to their websites over the past two years
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NewsTOFS picks managing director for new chief executive
The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) has appointed joint managing director Ian Williams as its new chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: PureGym and Poundstretcher eye former Wilko stores
Poundstretcher is looking to take over former Wilko stores while PureGym has since said it is no longer interested in the sites, Retail Week has learned.
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AnalysisPrice cuts vs promotional offers: what have the discounters decided?
As more customers turn to discount retailers during the cost-of-living crisis, Retail Week takes a look at what changes the value sector is making to appeal to a wider range of customers
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OpinionâWilkoâs demise doesnât mean the death of the high streetâ
The collapse into administration of Wilko has been seen as symbolic of an ongoing âdeath of the high streetâ as the town centres in which it mainly operates face the prospect of yet more shuttered stores â some in places where former Debenhams or Topshop stores may still stand empty since they toppled.
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NewsPoundland and B&M circle 150 collapsed Wilko stores
Poundland owner Pepco Group and B&M European Value Retail, which trades as B&M, are reportedly in talks to acquire around 150 of Wilkoâs stores, following failed attempts to find a buyer for the whole group.
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AnalysisHow inflation has forced retailers to adapt their loyalty schemes
As inflation has run rampant and customer confidence plummets, retailers have increasingly turned to loyalty schemes to drive sales. Retail Week takes a look at how six retailers have adapted their programmes to appeal to cash-strapped customers
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NewsExclusive: TOFS to bring back physical club card and extend club pricing
The Original Factory Shop is reintroducing its physical club card to stores and extending its club pricing to all members, Retail Week can reveal.
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DataRanking: The fastest-growing value retailers revealed
In the cost-of-living crisis, affordable retailers have never been more relevant to price-conscious consumers, but which have been making the most of the mood of the nation? And which are set to turn market share into future growth? To find out, the Retail Week analyst team has tracked group sales across 15 of the biggest value retailers and analysed their compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to predict how much bigger theyâll be in five yearsâ time